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Shopify, Flexport and Freightos in Supply Chain Tech Related News

Supply Chain Matters

Existing shareholders in Freightos include SGX Group (the Singapore Exchange Limited ), FedEx Corporation , a number of major airlines, including Qatar Airways , IAG Cargo , the cargo division of International Airlines Group , LATAM Airlines Group. The tech company reportedly raised $80 million in the transaction.

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The decrease of air freight, an opportunity for commercial airlines?

KEPLER Consulting

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) attributes this decline to rising kerosene prices, Sino-American trade tensions and protests in Hong Kong – forcing world’s first cargo airport to shut down temporarily. Cargo decks of commercial planes are becoming an additional source of revenue to leverage. (2).

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

According to the announcement , the combined software offering gives retailers crucial visibility into inventory as well as the sophistication needed to optimize planning and fulfillment. This column featured details of that acquisition in a November 2021 update. GreyOrange Closes $110 Million Growth Financing Round.

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A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition)

EcoVadis

So without further ado, let’s look back at 2016… Skytop Strategies: Sustainability & Risk 2016 (Washington, D.C.). Skytop Strategies ’ Sustainability & Risk 2016 focused on ESG factors altering operational & investment landscapes, and best practices from sustainability pioneers using risk management platforms for ESG.

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Freightos is going public…and how we got here

Freightos

In retrospect I’m pleased that I was blissfully ignorant of the fact that it would take so many years for even a single cargo airline, or container ocean liner, to provide an API (that is digital computer to computer connection) for instant rates, capacity, and electronic bookings. Platforms for pricing and booking are key for any industry.