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How Shipping Containers Revolutionized the Supply Chain Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

More than just a Box! Infographic) Shipping containers have left a mark on the supply chain industry and beyond. Learn more about how shipping containers revolutionized the supply chain industry in this blog. In 1956, he launched the first container ship , the Ideal X, carrying metal containers from New Jersey to Houston.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. The output was just not helpful. We have too hard-wired solutions bolted into IT architectures to enable the flexibility needed by business leaders during times of high variability. Over time, this changed. It will not be over soon. The reason?

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Ocean Container Tracking & Port Terminal Operations: Maritime Supply Chains and the “Visibility Paradox”

3rdwave

Dating back to EDI and XML, and now through solutions that employ the Internet of Things, GPS, API’s and Artificial Intelligence, there’s no limit to what people can build in their quest to facilitate global trade. With the above said, I’ve observed a “Visibility Paradox” regarding ocean container tracking that I believe requires a call-out.

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How Road Freight Technologies Are Reshaping Maritime Shipping Practices

NC State SCRC

Maritime shipping has long been the backbone of international trade, facilitating the transport of goods across oceans and connecting distant markets. Maritime shipping has long been the backbone of international trade, facilitating the transport of goods across oceans and connecting distant markets.

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RFID: The Key to Improving Visibility

20Cube Logistics

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is one such innovation which is widely used in Supply Chain and Logistics as it’s efficient and saves time. The only change with RFID is that one can scan more than one object at a time, thus reducing time and energy with improved efficiency. RFID for container tracking.

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The Silk Railway: freight train from China pulls up in Madrid

Global Trade Management

En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. It consisted of 30 containers carrying 1,400 tonnes of cargo – mostly toys, stationery and other items for sale over Christmas across Europe.

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How to Keep Your Multimodal Transport Operators on Track

Roambee

Multiple modes of transportation, several freight forwarders, and a complete loss of visibility and control after the first mile — these are some of the multimodal shipment tracking challenges that customers can now tackle head-on thanks to revolutionary solutions in the IoT-enabled supply chain tracking space.