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Signatures from a distance

An innovative no-touch signature capture feature developed by DB Schenker enables safe documentation of deliveries while everyone involved maintains the required coronavirus distance. The technology, which allows personal signatures to be captured from a distance of up to three meters, is now being used by the world’s leading logistics service provider in several European Countries such as Spain, Austria, Finland, Portugal and Sweden. The IT solution for contactless proof ... [+]

TAPA warns of a significant spike in cargo thefts

Manufacturers and logistics service providers must be prepared to protect their supply chains from a projected significant spike in cargo thefts as coronavirus lockdowns begin to be lifted across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has warned. With ... [+]

DP World Joins with TradeLens

DP World has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens a blockchain-based digital container logistics platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM. The collaboration between DP World and the TradeLens platform will help accelerate the digitization of global supply chains. ... [+]

Tigers Expands into New Rotterdam Warehouse

Supply chain specialist Tigers has expanded into a newly-built 50,000m2 omnichannel fulfilment facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, offering sustainable e-commerce products and low-cost last mile B2B and B2C solutions across Europe. The carbon neutral warehouse has 60,000 pallet positions, 550,000 bin locations, and has been ... [+]

Kontainers, Konversational Join Forces

COVID-19 has significantly raised awareness for the need to garner the benefits of digitizing the various aspects of freight execution with customers. To help address the growing demand to find new digital ways for freight brands to communicate with their customers, Kontainers, the global leader ... [+]

Delivering life-saving supplies to fight COVID-19

Cool Chain Association (CCA) recently partnered with the charity Every Infant Matters, which is distributing vital supplies to homeless and jobless people in India and Africa, as well as PPE to hospital staff who can't afford it in the fight against the pandemic. everyinfantmatters.org was ... [+]

YRCW Women Leaders Dominate “Top Women to Watch” List

Eleven female leaders across YRC Worldwide have been recognized by the Women in Trucking Association on its 2020 list of “Top Women to Watch in Transportation.” The editorial staff of WIT’s Redefining the Road magazine selected these individuals for their significant career accomplishments in ... [+]

First Solar Selects Greenville

Good news for South Carolina Port Authority (SCPA) First Solar, Inc., America’s largest solar manufacturer, has selected Greenville, SC, for its new distribution hub on the East Coast. Headquartered in Arizona, First Solar operates the Western Hemisphere’s largest photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing footprint in Northwest Ohio, as well as factories in Malaysia ... [+]

SEKO Distributes PPE to Frontline Staff

Exemplifying a key pillar in their SEKO CARES campaign, SEKO Logistics has distributed over 28,000 face masks and over 138,000 gloves to their frontline teams in North America who enable their clients’ supply chains during the coronavirus crisis.  To ensure the health and welfare of SEKO’s consignees and shippers, they ... [+]

CSafe Global Launches Hub Operations in São Paulo

CSafe Global, the innovation leader in temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, has once again expanded their global reach and local presence with the opening of a new hub operation in São Paulo, Brazil. This is the latest addition to CSafe’s worldwide container ... [+]

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