Bit by bit the smokestack economy — and the subsets thereof — come online, go digital, find new ways to connect stakeholders. And as counterintuitive as it might seem, fleet management, among the most smokestacky of the stacks, is inching toward becoming a beacon of...
Freight industry booking platform Freightos has launched a partnership with Virgin Atlantic Cargo. The collaboration, announced Monday (Feb. 5), combines Virgin’s “extensive” network with the digital reach of Freightos’ WebCargo offering, “providing more options for forwarders globally,” Freightos said in a news release. The release illustrates just how...
Cleo has unveiled its latest cloud-based B2B integration platform extension, Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) for Logistics and Transportation. This solution aims to improve supply chains by bringing efficiency, optimization and resilience to the industry, the provider of ecosystem integration software said in a Monday (Feb. 5) press release. More than...
Supply chain logistics company Flexport is reportedly embarking on another sweeping round of job cuts. The firm plans to cut almost 20% of its staff — about 500 workers – in a bid to regain its momentum after a dip in shipping demand, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...
The World Economic Forum’s annual Davos meeting is taking place against a complex backdrop. The geopolitical and geoeconomics complications being discussed by world leaders are far from foreign concepts to the executives of the businesses powering today’s industrial economy. Ongoing macroeconomic headwinds, trade tensions and labor realities are...
Like all chains, supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link. Only, unlike most physical chains, identifying the weakest link in a complicated supply chain be, well, complicated. “Many businesses, for example in retail, that are vertically integrated are facing exactly the same...
Blue Yonder has added generative artificial intelligence (AI) capability to its range of supply chain solutions. The new Blue Yonder Orchestrator helps companies make sense of their data and use it to make decisions more quickly and intelligently, the company said in a Tuesday (Dec....
Maersk is planning to invest over $500 million to support its supply chain operations in Southeast Asia. The Danish shipping firm said in a Monday (Dec. 4) press release that the investment aims to boost efficiency, reduce trade costs and strengthen supply chain resilience in the region. Maersk...
FreightTech company Flock Freight has released an open letter addressed to Biden administration officials that offers the company’s help in optimizing the nation’s supply chains. The letter aligns with the administration’s Monday (Nov. 27) announcement that it is taking action to strengthen supply chains, Flock...
