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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

I was in San Diego for Kinaxis Kinexions , and it was a great trip (I will have a full recap of the conference next week). The new yard is the centerpiece of four rail projects at the port to move cargo faster, more efficiently and more sustainably as the unprecedented increase of imports from Asia shows no sign of slowing down.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Cubic Global Tracking.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Cubic Global Tracking Solutions and arviem AG Form Strategic Partnership for Global Cargo Monitoring Services. SAN DIEGO, Calif. million to supply container tracking and monitoring equipment for arviem AG’s Global Cargo Monitoring Service.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. This week, Walmart Walmart GoLocal, the retailer’s delivery-as-a-service platform, has teamed up with air cargo technology and logistics solutions company SmartKargo to expand its delivery capabilities for retailers and e-commerce companies.

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How Carrier Technology Affects Your Supply Chain

CH Robinson Transportfolio

I’m based in San Diego, CA, which means I help a lot of customers move their freight across the Mexico border. Mexico does not require cargo insurance on truckload shipments, therefore track and trace and GPS technology is crucially important to knowing where freight is at any given time. A lingering perception about carriers.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

billion in chemicals cargo a week. They cited examples such as Los Angeles, the New York Metro region, the Puget Sound region, San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, San Diego, Washington D.C., Boston, and Chicago. That’s all for this week.

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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

Supply Chain Network

The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo, all with zero vehicle exhaust emissions. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif.

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Ocean Freight Survival Guide with Nathan Strang

The Logistics of Logistics

He holds an MS in Business Leadership from the University of San Diego and a BA in International Relations from Manhattan College (NY). Flexport enables shippers to automate orders, onboard suppliers, book logistics, track cargo—even if other partners handle it. About Flexport. Flexport is the platform for global logistics.