Logistics
A Senate bill was reintroduced April 10 that would establish a “unified, federal response” to the rampant spread of cargo theft by criminals who often operate across state and international borders.
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, reintroduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) would go after thieves that target freight shipments and cost the supply chain up to US$35 billion annually and ...
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RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said April 8 it has made strategic hires in its senior leadership team, which it said is positioning itself for strategic growth.
The intermodal logistics provider made hires across key areas including finance, operations, warehousing, pricing, sales and marketing, to position itself for significant ...
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New logistics software provider Emerger on April 8 announced the launch of an all-in-one cloud-based project logistics software platform to empower logistics professionals to save time, increase productivity, and reduce operational cost.
Emerger utilizes technology to streamline communication and transactions between shippers and logistics service providers ...
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Danish logistics company DSV has secured EU antitrust approval for its US$15.85 billion acquisition of German rival Schenker, creating what will become the world's biggest logistics company, the European Commission said April 9, Reuters reported.
DSV announced the deal for the logistics arm of German state-rail ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions provider, announced that the Descartes Air Messaging solution has streamlined the transmission of air shipment data according to the International Air Transport Association’s ONE Record messaging standard.
IATA’s ONE Record initiative aims to help airlines, their partners and service ...
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Global platform Trade Tech Inc. said it is streamlining its Customs regulatory processes to support freight forwarders and logistics providers with more efficient digital solutions.
As part of this effort, U.S. Customs veteran Mike Cooney has joined the Seattle-based company as senior systems analyst – Customs ...
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International freight forwarder and logistics service provider Skypace has adopted Descartes Systems Group’s Global Price Management, or GPM, solution to populate its self-service quote-to-book platform with accurate shipping rates and provide a digital-first experience for its growing customer base.
“As the momentum for digitization accelerates, customer ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the global provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, said it has acquired 3GTMS, or 3G, a provider of transportation management solutions, for about US$115 million cash.
3G, based in Columbus, Ohio, combines modern cloud architecture, an expansive carrier network, and planning-driven automation to help ...
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Supply chain risk and compliance platform provider Resilinc said its EventWatchAI database revealed that overall disruptions to global supply chains increased 38 percent from 2023.EventWatchAI, a risk monitoring database found the top five disruptions in 2024 were factory fires, labor disruption, business sales, leadership transition ...
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There was a substantial disconnect between supply chain leaders’ expected and actual performance during the 2024 holiday season, according to post-peak analysis by Deposco, the supply chain software provider.While 93 percent of organizations entered peak season confident in meeting customer expectations, 58 percent struggled with ...
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