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New Sensors Monitor Temp of Dangerous Goods

Apr 28, 2017

Nexiot AG is customizing its zero-maintenance smart sensor system for Bertschi Group’s tank containers, to monitor the temperature of dangerous goods and help ensure safe delivery of consignments. The data is then sent to a control system…

Maersk to Pay $4 Bln for Hamburg Sud

Apr 28, 2017

The world's biggest container shipping company Maersk Line will pay 3.7 billion euros ($4.02 billion) for its acquisition of smaller German rival Hamburg Sud, it said on Friday. Combined, the two companies will be able to realise annual operational savings of about $350 million to $400 million…

Op/Ed: Trump's Infrastructure Plan Should Include Inland Waterways

Apr 26, 2017

Bryan Day, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority, weighs in on President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan, calling for U.S. policymakers to consider inland waterways and ports in America’s infrastructure plan.  President…

Crowley Expands Transportation Offerings with 3Gtms

Apr 25, 2017

3Gtms, Inc., a global provider of Tier 1 transportation management software, and Crowley Logistics, a provider of logistics services around the world, has announced Crowley’s expanded use of the 3G-TM transportation management system (TMS) for its inland transportation customers…

Crowley's San Juan Terminal is Live with Tideworks’ TOS

Apr 25, 2017

Tideworks Technology Inc., a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal management and planning software solutions, has announced that Crowley Maritime has gone live with CitadelMC, Tideworks’ cloud-based SaaS terminal operating system (TOS)…

Allcargo Logistics, Concor Partner on Connectivity Solutions

Apr 24, 2017

Allcargo Logistics Limited, an integrated logistics solutions provider, collaborates with Concor (Container Corporation of India), a Navratna company of government of India to provide better transport solutions for their customers. This…

Crowley Increases Supply Chain Velocity in Puerto Rico

Apr 24, 2017

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new terminal operating system (TOS) at its Isla Grande port facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is allowing cargo to be delivered and dispatched from the terminal 50 percent faster than it had been previously, providing customers with increased supply chain velocity…

New Port Managers for TNPA

Apr 21, 2017

Transnet National Ports Authority has made several senior appointments that will assist the division to sharpen its focus on the delivery of its strategic objectives and improve operational efficiencies. The changes – which follow the recent…

Barge Shipping Steady at Port of Little Rock

Apr 19, 2017

The Port of Little Rock had a busy month in March with increased activity across both docks, according to the Little Rock Port Authority. March activity started slowly but increased during the second half of the month. Logistic Services Inc…

US, Canada Cargo Theft Trends for 2017

Apr 19, 2017

CargoNet recorded 358 supply chain risk incidents across the United States and Canada.Of those 358 incidents, 58 percent involved theft of a trucking vehicle, 54 percent involved theft of cargo, and 7 percent were classified as fraud (often identity theft and wire fraud)…

First Ocean Vessel of 2017 Arrives at Port of Indiana

Apr 13, 2017

The first ocean vessel of the year arrived at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor marking the official opening of the international shipping season. Port officials welcomed the 413-foot general cargo carrier BBC Mont Blanc and presented the captain with the Ports of Indiana Steel Stein…

Surging Imports Power Long Beach Cargo Gains

Apr 13, 2017

Containers arriving in Long Beach with goods bound for U.S. consumers spiked 20.2 percent in March compared to the same month in 2016, pushing the Port to its best first quarter since 2007. Dockworkers offloaded 249,534 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from vessels in March…

Georgia Ports Authority Reports Record Growth

Apr 11, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority experienced strong growth in containerized, auto and breakbulk trade in March. The Port of Savannah moved 311,770 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, an increase of 5.6 percent or 16,621 TEUs. Total tonnage across all terminals increased 9…

ASF Intermodal Chose BigRoad’s Compliance Solution

Apr 10, 2017

ASF Intermodal, a full service drayage provider and transportation broker, has chosen BigRoad’s DashLink electronic logging device to achieve ELD mandate compliance.  Their fleet of 500 owner-operators drove the decision, choosing the driver-friendly solution…

India to Establish Multimodal Terminal in Jharkhand

Apr 06, 2017

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the multi-modal terminal at Sahibganj, Jharkhand.  The terminal at Sahibganj is an important component of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for the augmentation of the navigation…

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