The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, 15 percent of trucking will be via shared transport platforms and shared warehousing will comprise 20 percent of the market. MORE

Wal-Mart cuts delivery time for pilot shipping plan (Reuters). Hapag-Lloyd, Five Asian Liners Form New Shipping Alliance (Bloomberg). trillion short through 2025 (Reuters). The drone’s cargo was typically either sporting goods or urgently needed medicines and it arrived at the Alm station within just eight minutes of take-off. Finally, in more terrestrial news, Walmart is making adjustments to its subscription shipping program. MORE

Somali Pirates Hijack First Commercial Ship Since 2012. Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, Somali authorities said last week, the first time a commercial ship has been seized in the region since 2012. Amazon Plans Air Cargo Services for Chinese Retailers. These modern sails could reduce average fuel consumption by 7-10% on global shipping routes, developers say. MORE

The truck, after dropping off 2000 kilograms in New York, will be left with empty space that can be filled up if we could somehow find out if someone needs around 2000 kilograms of freight cargo to be transported from New York to Atlanta on the same day. By 2025, 63.5 Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend, Rachel Everly, a freelance writer in business and finance who shows us how digitized trucking will change the game for logistics companies. . MORE

We’ve talked about the truck driver shortage and its potential to disrupt domestic freight shipping: fewer people are choosing to become truck drivers, leading to a serious dip in truck capacity in only a few years. Germany-based automotive group Daimler recently developed a self-driving truck , with the intention of reducing road accidents and improving efficiency in cargo-loading and transportation. of all freight revenue will be done through mobile brokering by 2025. MORE

estimates the number of IoT-enabled devices will surge to more than 30 billion by 2020 and 75 billion by 2025. For example, if you have a temperature sensitive product being shipped in climate-controlled containers on a cargo ship, sensors on the ship can tell you right now its relative location, and sensors within the containers can tell you the current temperature inside. by Alexa Cheater Marketing spin or actually making a difference? MORE

Forecasters such as McKinsey estimate potential savings as being worth over $1 trillion (US) by 2025. Some of their biggest challenges lie in supply chain and logistics management, with many SMEs struggling to access shipping solutions and distribution networks controlled by gigantic enterprises that focus on serving similarly enormous customers. International shipping is complicated, and documentation requirements hard to understand. It’s time to start looking ahead again. MORE

We’ve talked about the truck driver shortage and its potential to disrupt domestic freight shipping—fewer people are choosing to become truck drivers, leading to a serious dip in trucking capacity over the course of just a few years. Germany-based automotive group Daimler developed a self-driving truck , with the intention of reducing road accidents and improving efficiency in cargo-loading and transportation. of all freight revenue will be done through mobile brokering by 2025. MORE

The idea of the new regulation is simple: For the shipping industry to clean up its act. The regulation, widely known as IMO 2020 after the International Maritime Organisation and the date of introduction set for 1 st January next year, demands that ships reduce sulphur released from burning fuel. The net result of this is that big expenditure is going to have to be made to make ships around the world comply and one of the easier ways of doing this is to switch fuels. MORE

Global shipping feels fallout from Maersk cyber attack (Reuters). UPS Commits To More Alternative Vehicles, Fuel And Renewable Power By 2025. It’s only a question of time, I believe, before these words from Matthew Mather’s book CyberStorm becomes an actual headline: ‘FedEx and UPS have ground to a complete standstill today due to what they say is a virus in their logistics shipping software.’”. The cyber attack was among the biggest-ever disruptions to hit global shipping. MORE

Driven by the “Made in China 2025” mandate, manufacturing in China is set to undergo a massive transformation in the coming years and these 9 tasks have been identified as key priorities: Improving manufacturing innovation. China manufacturing 2025 will be spurred by significant government investment and subsidies. China manufacturing remains a leader and is expected to grow 6% to 7% every year until 2025. Ocean engineering equipment and high-tech ships. MORE

Whether you’re shipping goods across the sea or across the highways, your products will eventually move along inside of a vehicle without a driver. Uber’s self-driving trucks, known previously as Otto, have already begun delivering cargo in routes between Nevada and California – and have apparently taken thousands of trips , although the company has been secretive regarding further details. Autonomy may present a lifeline for a beleaguered shipping industry. MORE

Changing tack: windpower breezes back into shipping with Swedish venture. A Swedish consortium aims to launch commercially by 2025 a wind-driven car carrier that will emit 90% less carbon dioxide than a conventional roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo ship, it said on Thursday. MORE

Changing tack: windpower breezes back into shipping with Swedish venture. A Swedish consortium aims to launch commercially by 2025 a wind-driven car carrier that will emit 90% less carbon dioxide than a conventional roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo ship, it said on Thursday. MORE