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This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Shipping firm CMA CGM to buy 25 pct stake in Ceva Logistics (Reuters). Customers of UPS can now ask the chatbot to find nearby UPS locations, calculate shipping rates and show the location of a package. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Stord Named a Top 40 Innovative Technology Company for Rapid Growth, Disrupting the Supply Chain Tech Market

Stord

ATLANTA, Jan. We are extremely grateful to be named to this prestigious list of the top innovative companies, and it’s an honor that we attribute to our customers’ success in using our solution to revolutionize the shipping industry.” TAG will recognize honorees at The Summit 2019 event on Feb. and globally.

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Chainalytics and Drewry partner to create Ocean Buying Group for small and medium sized shippers

CHAINalytics

Atlanta, GA, 02 March 2018 – Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, and Drewry, the global shipping consultancy, have partnered to launch an innovative ocean freight procurement solution for shippers.

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The Story Continues…. Let’s Don’t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

As a country, I think that we need to rethink supply chain flows for chassis, drayage and the unloading of larger ships. I don’t think that the ports are up to the challenge of moving the high-levels of freight with larger ships without rethinking unloading space, equipment and flows. It takes 2 to 3 days to unload a ship.

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3D Printing Changes the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

3D printing has gone from a novelty to a serious industry, a predicted $16 billion industry by 2018 according to Canalys as stated in another article from the Guardian. A startup local Atlanta-based 3D printing company, CloudDDM , is looking to make an impact. Basically, it has become mobile. It has become additive manufacturing.

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Technologies are changing the Logistics Picture

Enterra Insights

“We may still be a long way away from a future where trucks and ships will be controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) alone,” he writes. This trend will continue to be positively-exploited throughout 2018.”[6] ” IndustryWeek , 17 November 2018. [4] ”[7]. Footnotes. [1] 10] David Z.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

British Navy saves 27 aboard doomed cargo ship. The ship ultimately sank to a depth of 2,800 miles. Lanes from Dallas to Los Angeles, Memphis to Atlanta, and Philly to Boston all gained ground. 310,000 Class 8 truck orders in 2018 marked the fourth strongest year for heavy duty truck purchases on record.