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Blume Global | September 23, 2020

Blume Global, a leading provider of logistics and supply chain solutions empowered by the largest globally-connected network, today announced the newest members of the Blume Executive Advisory Board (EAB) - Michael Moore and Yannis Skoufalos. The EAB is an advisory team of respected supply chain executives, industry experts, and technology and academic leaders that help shape and define Blume Global's go-to-market strategy, R&D priorities, and product roadmap. Moore and Skoufalos bring d...

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Sixfold | May 10, 2021

Sixfold, Europe's leading real-time transportation visibility platform has launched a data-sharing campaign aimed at a new era of openness, accessibility, and transparency in the supply chain and logistics sectors. The Open Visibility Data Exchange establishes a new data-sharing standard, allowing carriers and logistics service providers (LSPs) to take ownership of their real-time visibility data and optimize value for stakeholders in the supply chain. Accurate shipping ETAs h...

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Aurora Innovation, Inc. | May 19, 2022

Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) and FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced the expansion of their pilot program to autonomously move FedEx shipments on an additional commercial lane in Texas. In March 2022, Aurora's next-generation autonomous trucks – based on the new Peterbilt 579 – began to transport FedEx shipments between Aurora’s new terminals in Fort Worth and El Paso. Aurora is making the 600-mile trip on a weekly basis with safety drivers on board an...

Tech Wire Asia | January 30, 2020

THE ROARING success of e-commerce has shifted the dynamics in the supply chain, particularly within the logistics industry. What follows is increasing customer demand for speedier processes and improved experiences. This has then created both, pressure and opportunities, for logistics companies, like UPS, to innovate and augment their operations. UPS, therefore, has decided to leverage autonomous vehicle capabilities and launch drone-based trial projects. “As megatrends like population gro...