Global Logistics

Cargo's Crystal Ball: The Power of Machine Learning

September 11, 2017

Many shippers were caught off-guard last August when the world's seventh-largest container line suddenly went into receivership. An estimated $14bn in cargo was left in limbo after two-thirds of South Korea-based Hanjin's fleet - some 93 vessels - were seized, stranded or denied entry into ports.

Opinion: Using Automation to Combat the Impending Labor Shortage

September 11, 2017

Joe Vernon and Jeff Hughes, Capgemini Group, IndustryWeek contributors

Carriers and third-party logistics operators have warned for years of an impending driver shortage, and now it is becoming clearer that this is a symptom of a much broader labor shortage facing the logistics industry that will impact drivers, dispatchers, and warehouse and dock workers.

Top Five Cargo Communities Improve Supply Chain Speed, Accuracy

September 7, 2017

Air Cargo World

Less than five years ago, the idea of a "cargo community" at an airport was little more than an attempt by various cargo executives to know all the names up and down the supply chain. What each member of the supply chain did, however, was largely a mystery.

'Amazon Effect' Sparks Deals for Software-Tracking Firms

September 6, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

A growing number of companies are paying to track in real time everything from truckloads of pork chops to shipping containers full of exercise equipment.

China's 'Robot Revolution' May Weigh on Global Rebalancing

September 5, 2017

Industryweek

China is installing more robots than any other nation, and that may affect every other nation.

Transform Global e-Commerce and Maximize the Customer Experience

September 1, 2017

Amber Road

"Data: Blessing or Curse?”

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

Benefits and pitfalls of leveraging data in the supply chain

Transport Management for Logistics Hubs

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

The digital linchpin of logistics

Hyundai Merchant Marine Looks to Arctic Route

August 31, 2017

Maritime Executive

Hyundai Merchant Marine, South Korea's largest container carrier, says it's planning to sail the Northern Sea Route by 2020.

Drewry East-West Price Index Continued Climb Through July

August 31, 2017

Air Cargo World

Even during the usually slack summer months, the good news for 2017 air cargo keeps rolling in.

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