Eight companies signed the Ocean Conservancy's Arctic Shipping Pledge last week, promising to forgo shipping goods via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) out of concern for the environment. The new signatories are Allbirds, Artizia, Bureo, Hudson Shipping Lines, International Direct Packaging, Kuehne + Nagel, Puma and Ralph Lauren. They join ocean carriers including CMA CGM, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd and MSC; and retailers including Asos, H&M and Nike that signed on shortly after the pledge launc...
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Nolan Transportation Group, a non-asset truckload freight brokerage and provider of third-party logistics services in North America, recently announced the acquisition of Eagle Transportation LLC, a Mississippi-based freight brokerage specializing in temperature-controlled shipping. With the addition of the team at Eagle Transportation, NTG will bring enhanced temperature-controlled capabilities to their customers nationwide. The Eagle team will continue to manage existing customer and carrier r...
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DB Digital Ventures, Deutsche Bahn’s digital business division, is investing in drone infrastructure company Skyports. Through testing, the two organisations will explore how drones can be integrated into logistics supply chains. DB will conduct a joint pilot project with Skyports to test drones in a logistics supply chain. The project aims to make cargo transport faster, more flexible and more efficient. Sabina Jeschke, DB management board member for digitalization and technology, comment...
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A&R Logistics ("A&R") today announced the expansion of its leadership team in three key strategic businesses – In-Plant Services, Global 3PL and East Coast Export Services – to further establish the company as the leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions to the chemical industry. With more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries, Chuck Wells was selected to lead commercial growth for A&R's In-Plant Servic...
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ACG Inspection rides the technology wave with the launch of a blockchain-based software platform, aiming to meet industry demands on traceability. The platform is part of the company’s VeriShield suite of services, designed to provide manufacturers with serialization and aggregation solutions for cartons and bottles at primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging levels. According to the company, the blockchain technology leveraged by the service ensures that all medicines, buyers, sellers, ...
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As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to extend its global reach, the impact is being absorbed in every corner of the economy, and the global supply chain is no exception. With marked declines in manufacturing, exports, and overall global commerce, the transportation and logistics network is being tested. While there are hopeful developments to point to at the epicenter of the outbreak, the global economy still has many challenges ahead. The onus is on the U.S. Congress to stabilize the economy, s...
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