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C.H. Robinson has performed more than 3 million shipping tasks with its fleet of generative artificial intelligence agents, proprietary tech tools the global logistics provider has built to automate steps across the lifecycle of a shipment and reduce customers’ speed-to-market from hours to seconds.
“That’s 3 million manual tasks our people didn’t have to do,” said Arun Rajan, chief strategy and innovation officer of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based C.H. Robinson, one of ...
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Countries in the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization struck a deal April 11 in London on a global fuel emission standard for the maritime sector that will wield a stick against violators and a carrot for vessels burning cleaner fuels, Reuters reported.
A majority of countries ...
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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) ...
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The Port of Corpus Christi moved a record 51.3 million tons of commodities through the ship channel in the first quarter, a 5 percent increase over the year earlier, and driven primarily by increases in crude oil and liquefied natural gas, or LNG, shipments.
The result ...
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South Carolina Ports completed the US$55 million expansion project at Inland Port Greer on March 26, strengthening the port’s statewide intermodal capabilities and connectivity from the Port of Charleston to inland markets.
Upgrades include an expanded container yard to increase cargo capacity by 50 percent, 9,000 ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., or GLS, opened its 67th navigation season on March 25.
GLS joined partner the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., or SLSMC, at a ceremony for the opening of the binational waterway, which took ...
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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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Drewry, the maritime research and consultancy, said its World Container Index rose 3 percent to USUS$2,265 per 40-foot equivalent unit, or FEU, the week of April 10.
The latest Drewry WCI composite index is 78 percent below the previous pandemic peak of USUS$10,377 in September 2021 ...
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