Container and Packaging

Supply Chain

MxD, Software AG | April 12, 2021

As part of a partnership with MxD, the country's Digital Manufacturing Institute, and the National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing, Software AG Government Solutions announced yesterday that it would provide a supply chain risk alert framework for the US Department of Defense (DoD). As part of the collaboration, Software AG will provide MxD with hybrid integration solutions, while both companies will deliver their strategies for delivering supply chain risk alerts. Read More

Amazon | September 04, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Amazon Prime Air a Part 135 exemption in the form of a standard operating certificate, which allows the company to begin drone delivery within a test range, according to documents from the agency and confirmation from the retailer. Amazon said it estimated the test would initially involve 10 houses, according to the exemption. It did not provide details on where these homes would be located. Prime Air has development centers in the United States, t...

Freight

Flock Freight | February 01, 2023

On January 31st, 2023, Flock Freight, a company using proprietary technology to pool freight at scale, announced a partnership with BluJay Solutions, e2Open's subsidiary, to improve service for large shippers who use BluJay's popular TMS (transportation management system) platform. BluJay users can now access FlockDirect rates in the TMS platform without delay due to this integration, which utilizes an API connection that enables real-time communication between the two s...

Transported Asset Protection Association | February 16, 2020

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has launched the most comprehensive industry security standards in its 23-year history to help protect freight facilities and trucking operations from the escalating threat of cargo crime, which now costs supply chains losses of millions of dollars per month. The 2020 revisions of the Association’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) – which take effect on 1 July 2020 and are valid for three...