Transportation Management

Five Ways This Year’s Cyber Monday Shook Up Logistics

December 8, 2017

Cyber Monday once again netted record-breaking online sales. E-commerce retailers slashed prices, and more shoppers than ever avoided the usual bedlam of brick-and-mortar stores — opting instead to shop online.

Maersk Lets Customers Track Containers With IoT

December 8, 2017

Supply Management

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, is working to reshape supply chains through the internet of things.

UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays

December 7, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

The delays show that delivery networks such as UPS, which are critical components of the e-commerce boom, are still struggling to cope with the busiest shopping periods despite heavy investment to build out and automate their operations and capacity.

Disappearances Are Rising in the Pacific

December 6, 2017

Maritime Executive

The U.K.-based charity Human Rights at Sea has published its latest investigative report into the increasing number of deaths and disappearances of crew and fisheries observers in the Pacific Ocean.

Drewry: Freight Rates Hit 2017 High in October

December 6, 2017

Air Cargo World

Airfreight rates for East-West routes reached their highest level so far for the year in October, reaching $2.89 per kilo, as the impact of peak season demand began to be reflected in rising rates, according to Drewry’s latest East-West Airfreight Price Index report.

Get Your Supply Chain Holiday-Ready — Before It’s Too Late

December 6, 2017

Industryweek

As the holiday season quickly approaches, it’s a good time to prepare. Unfortunately, with an ever-increasing amount of data, an increasingly complex and varied competitive landscape and demanding customers, the question is often: Where to begin?

UPS Testing Sustainable Delivery System in Europe

December 5, 2017

Environmental Leader

UPS is testing a depot-to-door delivery system in central London. The Low Impact City Logistics project will reduce traffic congestion and emissions associated with urban package delivery by using a power-assisted delivery trailer. If successful, it could change the way packages are delivered in cities in the U.K.

Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights

December 4, 2017

Industryweek

Mercedes-Benz, conducting the biggest test using drones to ship everyday items like ground coffee and cellphones, said the mini aircraft completed 100 drop-offs to strategically placed vans in Zurich with a perfect safety record and more deliveries are planned for next year.

Lawmakers Push for U.S. Ban on Slave-Made Goods to Sharpen Its Bite

December 4, 2017

Reuters

A law banning slave-made goods from entering the United States has failed, lawmakers and advocates said, as they push border authorities to step up inspections of suspicious shipments.

Interstate 95: How America’s Most Important Highway Fails

December 1, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Interstate-95 is busier than any other freeway and among the longest. It runs through some of the country’s biggest cities and costs billions of dollars a year to maintain.

Transportation Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding transportation management systems (TMS) and their impact on supply chain management. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and transportation management is critical in the overall supply chain. New technologies are optimizing productivity, increasing efficiency and cutting costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of transportation management systems and software.