FreightExchange

Hapag-Lloyd | February 06, 2020

Hapag-Lloyd is adding near real-time monitoring of its reefer containers to their product portfolio: “Hapag-Lloyd LIVE”. The monitoring tool will increase the transparency of the cold chain by offering customers a number of data sets about the condition and location of their reefer containers. The product will initially be launched to a selected group of customers and will gradually be made available as the reefer fleet of some 100,000 containers is being outfitted with the monitorin...

LOGISTICS

Passport Shipping | August 10, 2021

Passport, an international shipping carrier built for cross-border e-commerce, has acquired Access Worldwide Inc. - an Atlanta-based international shipping consolidator with more than two decades of parcel supply chain industry experience. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This is great news for the customers of both companies as it provides value-added capabilities and services to each," said Alex Yancher, founder and CEO of Passport. "By combining our ...

Amazon | September 21, 2020

Amazon's delivery stations, the facilities closest to the consumer, are growing the most as the e-tailer expands its logistics footprint, according to a research note published last week from RBC Capital Markets based on data from the supply chain consultancy MWPVL and Amazon's financials. Amazon delivery stations are growing in number and getting larger, the researchers noted, pointing out this helps Amazon get inventory "dramatically closer to the consumer." Amazon announced ...

FREIGHT, TRANSPORTATION

Transfix, Inc | September 01, 2022

Transfix, Inc. ("Transfix"), the Intelligent Freight Platform™, announced new API connectivity with e2open's global multi-modal Transportation Management System (TMS), providing shippers with easy automated access to dynamic market rates and capacity. Transfix's new integration with e2open, the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, will allow shippers on e2open's platform to access Transfix's nationwid...