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The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management

Talking Logistics

The Regulation’s Impact on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. The revised Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) container weight verification requirement is a significant change in the ocean cargo supply chain. In regard to rolling out the regulation in practice, multiple considerations remain depending on the type of cargo and other factors.

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

The FedEx Express team met the cargo plane at the gate to immediately move the coveted commodity toward the consumers. administration and agencies to provide logistics and transportation support as needed, because when it matters most, FedEx delivers.” on May 22, 2022. Can AI and VR Technologies Improve Healthcare Field?

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

The variety of attacks include targeting the oil infrastructure, hijacking and cargo theft through to contraband smuggling, extortion and kidnapping schemes. . Physical attacks against the supply chain, such as arsons, bombings, or armed assaults create direct disruption and often result in the destruction or loss of transported cargo.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 26 – December 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon, launched a supply chain management application it said will eliminate the need for businesses to use multiple systems and vendors to access critical network data. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon is acquiring Cloostermans, a company out of Belgium that is a specialist in mechatronics. A rise in cargo volumes and idling empty containers led the port to propose a dwell fee in August in hopes it would speed throughput. You learn something new every day.

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Why the European Union’s UCC Matters to Global Trade

Talking Logistics

European Union (EU) Customs handles over €3,400 billion of goods per year and two billion tons of cargo annually. UCC changes will affect shippers, warehouse operators, third-party logistics service providers (3PLs), freight forwarders, customs brokers, agents, intermediaries and others. Who is affected by the UCC?

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E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network

E2open

E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network. Combination of E2open and INTTRA forms the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Network with Access to World-Wide Ocean Container Capacity and information.