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BRINK | April 20, 2020

Until now, business models for Industry 4.0, based around automation, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, have been largely theoretical. The technology has been there without the determination to take on the social and economic shocks involved with implementation. However, one of the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 crisis is likely to be an acceleration toward the automation of systems and near-shoring. We may see shorter, simpler supply chains with new levels of resilience built in ...

Armstrong & Associates, Inc. | September 25, 2020

According to Armstrong & Associates, Inc. (A&A's) newest report "Rising Tide: The Rapid Growth of E-Commerce Logistics, 3PL Solutions, Last-Mile Delivery, and the Dominance of Amazon," the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce reported adjusted retail e-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2020 of $211.5 billion, a COVID–19 driven increase of 31.8% from the first quarter of 2020, and a whopping 44.5% increase from the second quarter of 2019. E-comm...

Blume Global | March 02, 2020

Blume Global, a leader in global logistics and digital supply chain solutions, today announced that Matson Logistics, a provider of supply chain services and a subsidiary of Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), has selected Blume Assets to increase visibility, and optimize utilization for its fleet of more than 700, 53-foot intermodal containers. Matson Logistics provides highway and intermodal service to many of the world's best-known companies and brands, moving thousands of shipments of inbound mat...

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...