Supply chain

As the container shipping industry appears to be embracing technology to improve productivity and cut costs, venture capital has taken notice, funding a large array of startups across the various focuses of logistics and shipping technology.

The global logistics industry is facing a shortage of skilled workers.

Blockchain pilot programs have been flourishing this year.

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce President Mahbubul Alam expressed satisfaction over the government’s moves.

This infographic breaks down the key types of shipping and logistics technology and their place in the supply chain.

The FMC has maintained that the commission has more pressing priorities than clarifying its position on detention and demurrage fees.

China’s clean-up campaign has shut down tens of thousands of Chinese factories with no end in sight.

Around 10 percent of all claims in the last decade have been for cargo theft that logistics minded crooks are stealing ever more efficiently.

In the first six-month phase, the Supply Chain Visibility Project will track grain and fertilizer rail shipments, both carload and containerized.

Hub Group has launched a new cargo tracking tool.

The first interim result of Li & Fung's three-year plan has been positive as the Hong Kong group begins to transform itself from trading giant to tech savvy supply chain solutions provider.

This resource includes customer updates from logistics companies and transportation providers, and ways people can contribute to charitable organizations to help those affected by the storm and flooding.

The effects of a weak start to the year for Kerry Logistics were reversed by a strong second quarter and the Hong Kong-based company is expecting a positive full-year result.

Maersk Line is ramping up its end-to-end cold chain service to and from India.

The software offers a way to connect a blockchain system with a variety of existing or legacy technologies.

Technology is playing a bigger role in Indian trade than ever before.

Logistics impacts from flooding in Houston and other parts of southeast Texas continue to spread.

Roadside inspectors' group provides a detour around a pre-holiday logistical nightmare by delaying out-of-service enforcement for ELDs.

In terms of exports, the April-to-June index for the food and beverage industry led the pack.

The Brazilian government has established a working group to explore the privatization of dredging operations and set a 90-day deadline.

The web-based platform appears to be the only one of its kind targeting empty capacity globally, whereas the other platforms are either within the United States or Europe.

Electronic logging devices will raise costs and complexity of renting trucks for seasonal business. Companies such as Ryder System want an ELD exemption for rental drivers.

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit by ILA officials who challenged their subpoenas from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor after a Jan. 29, 2016 wildcat strike at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Ryder System and Chanje see opportunity for electric commercial vehicles in rapid growth of "final-mile" delivery business.

“Trade volumes between Qatar and Turkey have significantly increased over the past few months.”

The new investment brings its total venture capital funding to $13 million.

At this point, Flexport is the only digital freight company wading into physical logistics.

Indian dockworker labor unions and the chief labor commissioner reached a tentative last-minute agreement Thursday, averting an Aug. 18 strike.

Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation will expand their pilot program across the entire port to establish a single electronic platform through which port users can share shipment information in a secure environment.

The dispute focuses on efforts to modernize the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The increase in earnings was driven mainly by higher freight traffic on North Sea and Baltic Sea routes.

UK government's first paper on its Brexit plans to outline ways to handle customs procedures in the future, but more information is required.

The offering starts Aug. 27 and lasts eight weeks.

Union representatives and officials from the chief labor commissioner have had several rounds of negotiations.

Maersk is “quite pleased with growth in the [air cargo] business.”

Descartes' acquisition of MacroPoint will accelerate drive toward shipment, SKU-level tracking of freight across modal networks.

Singapore carrier PIL and port operator PSA are exploring blockchain technology with IBM, the latest container shipping industry players to link up with the IT giant.

Private equity firm Transplace management to buy company as shippers increasingly demand not just technology, but also realizing the value of that technology.

The growing popularity of the direct port delivery program has put pressure on the earnings of logistics companies.

The 112-year-old company is at the fulcrum of change rippling through the US trucking market and across trade lanes from Asia to Europe, much of it driven by e-commerce and technology.