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Maersk | September 17, 2020

Maersk and Canadian Pacific will build and operate a transload and distribution facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, according to an announcement Tuesday. It is slated to be operational in 2021. Canadian Pacific will shuttle containers to and from port terminals, taking the reliance off of trucks, according to the announcement. And because the facility will be an expansion of Canadian Pacific's intermodal center, the rail infrastructure is already in place, Maersk said. "We can now ...

Supply Chain

Accenture | September 07, 2022

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Inspirage, an integrated supply chain specialist firm focused on Oracle technology. The acquisition will further enhance Accenture’s Oracle Cloud capabilities, helping it accelerate innovation for clients through emerging technologies, such as touchless supply chain and digital twins. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 2007, Inspirage is headquartered in Bellevue, WA with offices across North America, Europe and Asia. Once the...

Software and Technology

Softeon | July 23, 2021

Softeon, a global supply chain software provider with the best client success record in the industry, announced the continued expansion of its software support for automated distribution centers. The fast rise of e-commerce and high fulfillment costs, rising labor rates, labor shortages in many regions, and other factors drive increased interest in warehouse automation. Of course, there are many material handling system alternatives, ranging from high levels of auto...

Container Management | June 19, 2020

A consortium of 36 partners across the supply chain has launched a project to future-proof logistics chains, under the coordination of the Port of Antwerp.The organisations are looking to enable the seamless transport of goods, focusing especially on the technological and operational opportunities that the Physical Internet, synchro-modal operations and other disruptive technologies such as Hyperloop, Industry 4.0 and autonomous vehicles provide.The ePlcenter project, which is funded...