Logistics
Descartes Systems Group, a provider of-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, said a study found that 40 percent of shippers and logistics service providers plan to invest in transportation technology to prepare for industry and regulatory changes.Decartes’ study, its eight-annual Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey, surveyed more than 630 shippers and LSPs based in the U.S., Canada and western Europe.For top financially performing companies where senior leadership view transportation as a competitive weapon, ...
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Supply chain solutions provider NFI said it has acquired the freight brokerage operation of Transfix, a digital freight platform.Transfix will pivot its core business to solely focus on software and data solutions for brokers, shippers and carriers, with NFI to be the first third-party customer ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has called on breakbulk cargo owners, carriers and other stakeholders to identify critical freight routes that are critical to multimodal transportation across the U.S.The DOT published a request to solicit written input from the public, through June 11, on what ...
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A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill would create a government-wide approach to monitoring, tracking and strengthening U.S. supply chains.The Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act, introduced by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a ...
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Savage, the supply chain infrastructure and solutions provider, said President and CEO Kirk Aubry will retire from the company on Dec. 31. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Roberts is being promoted to the additional role of president, effectively immediately, and he’ll take on the CEO role ...
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Swiss logistics and freight forwarding provider Kuehne+Nagel’s first quarter earnings declined from the same period in 2023, though the company’s sea and air logistics showed slight improvement.First quarter net turnover was down 18 percent to US$6.06 billion, with an EBIT of US$414 million and earnings ...
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DHL Group said it is transitioning key leadership in DHL Supply Chain North America, with Patrick Kelleher, current global chief development officer, assuming the role of North America CEO, effective July 1, succeeding Scott Sureddin, who will retire Dec. 31.“Our North America business has achieved ...
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The Port of Brownsville has secured the first tenant, Westa Inc., at the port’s new 118-acre business park.Westa Inc., a major player in the agricultural industry, will invest US$20 million to establish an advanced wheat flour mill and wheat storage silos at the Port of ...
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Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain on April 30 reported strategic changes in its global leadership team, with a partial restructuring of roles and the addition of new members to the division’s global board of management.Patrick Kelleher has been promoted to CEO of DHL Supply ...
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More than half of supply chain and logistics leaders are focused on automating non-value-added and repetitive tasked with technology to improve worker productivity in the face of workforce shortages, according to a study released April 15 from Descartes Systems Group.The study, What Are Companies Doing ...
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