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| Aljex and AES Logistics integrate on intermodal rates |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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AES Logistics and Aljex Software said Thursday the two companies have integrated AES Logistics rates into Aljex hosted software for quick access by Aljex users. AES is a provider of transportation services and supply chain logistics including truckload, less than truckload (LTL), ocean and air cargo service. Aljex is a provider of hosted transportation management software for brokers, carriers and other transportation providers. "Integration with AES provides sourci...
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| Schenker renews visibility deal with GT Nexus |
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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DB Schenker Logistics has renewed its contract for supply chain visibility solutions with the cloud-based supply chain technology provider GT Nexus, the Oakland-based company said Tuesday. DB Schenker has used GT Nexus since 2008 to provide cargo management capabilities for its customers, including end-to-end inventory and shipment visibility, purchase order management and origin management. “We originally selected GT Nexus to offer our customers a strategic cloud-...
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| Little cloud uptake yet, according to Australian CIOs |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Information technology is still predominantly conducted outside of the cloud in Australia, according to research by the global analyst firm Ovum. A recent survey of 63 chief information officers in Australia found that three-quarters of IT activities were provided by in-house IT departments. “It is always difficult to assess the true rate of cloud services adoption – and to sift fact from fantasy,” said Steve Hodgkinson, research director for Ovum’s Asia-Pacifi...
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| Home Depot punches up online sales |
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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The Home Depot recently achieved $1 billion in e-commerce sales out of its $70 billion of annual revenue, and officials are making strides to connect this aspect of its supply chain strategy with more traditional retail sales. Officials at the building supplies company will roll out an offering where consumers can purchase products online and have them delivered directly from a store, turning each of the chain's U.S. locations into a de-facto distribution center. Mark...
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| Korean registry adds app |
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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The Korean Register of Shipping has taken its information mobile with the launch of a new app called SMART Fleet. SMART Fleet is available on Android and iOS platforms and delivers up-to-date information on vessels, fleets, surveys, audits, and port state control. Along with SMART Fleet, the registry has developed a mobile Web version of KR-CON, an international database program of IMO instruments. “In today’s fully wired world, the busy shipping execut...
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| 'Disruptive innovations' cloud IT security |
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Friday, January 04, 2013
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A new report from the Security for Business Innovation Council has highlighted the growing threats to critical information from what it dubbed “disruptive innovations” like cloud computing, social media technologies, enterprise mobility and big data analytics. The report “ Information Security Shake-Up: Disruptive Innovations to Test Security's Mettle in 2013 ," drew from opinions of the security chiefs at 19 major multinational firms on how to tackle the security concerns ...
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| RedLine, Junction partner on produce tracking |
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
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RedLine Solutions, a provider of produce tracking solutions, and Junction Solutions, which offers market-specific and on-demand software to the food and beverage and multi-channel retail sectors, are partnering to eliminate the manual link between field labeling and a company’s mainline ERP system. The firms said this will make for an easier and more efficient “field-to-fork enterprise solution” compliant with the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI). PTI is ...
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| U.S. Bank boosts freight pay management team |
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
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U.S. Bank, a large volume freight payment provider, plans for continued growth of its transportation business by hiring two new managers. Keith Stopyra joins the bank’s Corporate Payments Systems business as Northeast regional sales manager for transportation payment solutions. Formerly with liner carrier “K” Line, Stopyra brings more than 15 years of experience in transportation and logistics sales and service. Robert Maidman also joins Corporate Payment Systems a...
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| Navis highlights potential for cloud terminal operations |
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Friday, September 07, 2012
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Navis, which provides software to about a quarter of the world’s container terminals, sees the future of its service space and operations heavily invested in the cloud. “We’ve been looking at the cloud for quite a long time. It’s just a matter of when the industry and our customers are ready, and on that day if the technology and applications are ready for a full cloud deployment,” Robert Inchausti, Navis' Chief Technology Officer, told American Shipper in an intervie...
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| Tata provides global support for Cargotec |
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Friday, September 07, 2012
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Tata Communications has been selected to deliver WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity to more than 150 Cargotec sites in 50 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Tata owns and operates one of the largest subsea fiber optic cable networks which connects to countries representing 99.7% of the world’s GDP. By having a single WAN connection, Cargotec seeks to improve the productivity and operational...
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| Commentary: Cloud delivered, but not stored |
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
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As cloud services began popping up around every aspect of the shipping business, one concern that arose was the need to store data on a series of third-party cloud systems even if a company simply wanted to share files and access specific computers while on the go. A new offering from Syncbox may alleviate some of this concern and highlight a way future cloud services can provide access to data without the need to hold onto it. For companies, putting data on a third...
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| Equinox provides on-the-road mail |
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
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Equinox Owner-Operator Solutions has developed a mailbox service for truck drivers and other carriers on the go to review and respond to their regular mail received at home. Equinox, which also offers bookkeeping, tax, and business services for owner-operators, said its Equinox Mailbox service takes mail received at home, scans it, and uploads it to a secure and private online portal so that drivers can access it from any computer, laptop, or mobile device. "I...
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| APi picks Astea for growth |
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
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Astea International will provide its services to streamline and strengthen the mobile and business operations of APi Group. APi, which serves the industrial, specialty construction and life safety markets, said it chose Astea to help with lifecycle management and mobility solutions for its customers. APi has about 200 locations and 40 subsidiaries each operating as independent companies across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. &nb...
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| CargoWise expands further into China |
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Friday, August 31, 2012
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The logistics technology provider CargoWise said Friday it has deepened its reach into mainland China with the successful adoption of its ediEnterprise software platform by Hong Kong-based freight forwarder S-Cargo Group Co. CargoWise, which specializes in technology solutions for logistics service providers (LSPs), said the integration and adoption project began in March by installing ediEnterprise in S-Cargo’s Hong Kong headquarters. The two have since expanded their eff...
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| IBM buys Kenexa for Web applications expansion |
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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IBM will buy Kenexa Corp. for about $1.3 billion to enter the Web-applications market and compete with Oracle and SAP, adding another campaign to the information technology services arms race. IBM’s first move will be in the human resources software market, but the deal is important to everyone in sectors where IBM has a presence and competes against Oracle and SAP. These three large players are moving into more Web-based software markets that will shif...
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| RBS automates some trade documents |
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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The Royal Bank of Scotland said it will use Trade Technologies’ global trade management (GTM) software to receive online presentations of trade documents from exporters. Trade Technologies, which provides international trade documentation services, said its GTM will automate the process of delivering original UCP 600 compliant letters of credit via the Internet to major global trade banks. The company said combining this with its document preparation services allows companies to...
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| Key official to leave ACE program next month |
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is losing to the private sector an official who was instrumental in helping the agency get its troubled ACE information technology system back on track. Allen Cindy Allen is leaving her role as executive director of the ACE Business Office on Sept. 15, Commissioner David Aguilar announced in Seattle at a quarterly meeting of the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), according to three people who were there but did not want ...
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| Catapult inks Ecu-Line deal |
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
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Logistics software and rate management software developer Catapult International said Tuesday it has won a long-term contract with global non-vessel operating common carrier Ecu International to provide a cloud-based technology system for the global ocean consolidation services company. Antwerp-based Ecu-Line will use Catapult’s rate and quotation management system, where employees and customers are able to manage their global shipping rates from one web-based system....
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| Oracle buys Xsigo for cloud boost |
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Monday, August 06, 2012
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Software manufacturer Oracle has acquired network virtualization provider Xsigo Systems in an effort to boost its cloud capabilities. Xsigo, based in San Jose, Calif., provides a system that connects to almost any network and provides customers with a way to adjust and increase performance operations while reducing costs through virtualizing services. The company's tools will be merged with the Oracle VM server virtualization technology to build new cloud capa...
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| Evanhoe pairs with Fluensee on RFID |
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Fluensee, a provider of radio frequency identification device tracking and supply chain management services, has entered into a partnership with Evanhoe & Associates, an IT systems integrator with automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) experience in industries such as government, healthcare, and manufacturing. The agreement will allow Evanhoe to offer Fluensee’s Web-based RFID services to its customers. The companies said services will be available if companie...
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| Some cloud considerations |
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Friday, June 15, 2012
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As more companies begin to push the cloud and other software-as-a-service platforms to their customers, it becomes difficult to stay away from the hype about what the cloud could mean and see what the offer truly is. While touted as the next revolution in computing, there are four key concepts present in both the marketing and IT pitches that companies need to be aware of. Hype often leads to false expectations, so be cautious when thinking the cloud may be for you. ...
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| Washington Notebook: The economy, a transport bill and Twitter |
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012
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By Eric Kulisch U.S. GDP slows to 2.2% The U.S. economy grew 2.2 percent in the first quarter, down from the 3 percent output of goods and services in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Commerce Department. Personal consumption and exports were the strongest contributors to Gross Domestic Product. Exports of goods and services increased 5.4 percent in first quarter, compared with an increase of 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter. &nbs...
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| IQMS launches shipping management module |
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software developer, has released a new shipping and distribution management module, Shipping Manager, to provide better information and order integration. IQMS said its Shipping Manager product allows customers to send real-time data to and from common freight and parcel carrier systems, such as FedEx and UPS, from within EnterpriseIQ. The company’s EnterpriseIQ is its manufacturing ERP software that allows customers to monitor, track, trace and commun...
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| RedStone Logistics offers transportation diagnostic |
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
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RedStone Logistics, an Overland Park, Kan.-based third-party logistics company that focuses on management of logistics networks, is now offering a new diagnostic transportation assessment service called StoneBench. The new service, currently free though the company plans to start charging down the road, provides companies with an evaluation of their transportation processes and operational performance and benchmarks the results against those of similar size companies. &n...
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| Chainalytics extends freight market intelligence |
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012
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Chainalytics, a provider of supply chain intelligence and analytics services, said that its new Integrated Freight Market Intelligence (iFMI) service offering has gone live. The iFMI service allows members of Chainalytics’ Freight Market Intelligence Consortium to build in predictive analytics on freight markets and rate behaviors in off-the-shelf and internally-developed transportation management and enterprise planning systems. Chainalytics said the new service will cover its...
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| Oz and SPS partner on integrated supply chain |
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012
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Oz Development, a Westborough, Mass., cloud-based application and integration service provider, and SPS Commerce, which provides on-demand supply chain management solutions, have partnered on a new cloud-based integration and supply chain solutions platform aimed at manufacturing, distribution, retail, and e-commerce companies. The goal of the systems is to allow these companies to comply with customer shipping and logistics requirements while also integrating their new systems...
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| SATO buys Argentina’s Achernar |
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Monday, March 26, 2012
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SATO, a provider of barcode printing, labeling, and radio frequency identification device technologies, will acquire Achernar, a privately held firm based in Buenos Aires. Achernar, founded in 1971, is one the region’s largest providers of adhesive labeling services to industries including food, cosmetics, electronics and postal services. SATO said the acquisition is part of a larger plan to expand its offerings and coverage in So...
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| SaaS-based supply chain management sees growth |
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
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Research and Markets has added TechNavio’s new Global SaaS-based Supply Chain Management Software Market 2010-2014 report that says the market will see growth thanks to increased usage of Web-based applications and cloud computing. The global supply chain management market has seen a rapid adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) models and offerings for transportation management, but the report found security concerns are still prevalent. The report – which covers...
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| Orium expands in Europe |
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Orium, which operates an e-fulfillment and multilingual contact center, has launched a new Website dedicated to helping U.S. e-commerce and multichannel retailers expand their Internet sales to European markets. In particular, the new site helps facilitate exchanges with clients by streamlining inventory access, e-fulfillment, and shipping options. The company said the biggest barriers it has found for U.S. retailers successfully expanding to EU market...
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| Descartes expands control for retailers |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Descartes Systems Group has unveiled a series of extensions to its Logistics Flow Control application. The new modules give retailers better means to coordinate with supplier-managed shipments and commercial and logistics documentation for import duty filings, the company said. The Logistics Flow Control is a multi-party Microsoft-based cloud service that unifies the interface and interactions of retailers, suppliers, carriers, and brokers, and covers a...
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| New Penn develops service alert |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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New Penn, a Pennsylvania-based less-than-truckload carrier, has launched a service alert process that will inform its shippers about situations that could impact their supply chains. Aimed largely at addressing the seasonal effects of winter weather, the new email-based alert and its corresponding Web page will provide detailed information about weather, natural disasters, and other circumstances that can impact service. "A consistent flow of goods...
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| PAR completes logistics unit sale |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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PAR Technology Corp. has completed the asset sale of its PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS) to ORBCOMM, a New Jersey-based global satellite data communications company. The total selling price is valued at about $6 million in cash and ORBCOMM common stock with a potential additional earn-out of $4 million. The two companies first announced plans for the sale in December.
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| Arigo, Tompkins International partner |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Arigo, a Massachusetts-based provider of trade management technology, and Tompkins International, a supply chain consulting and implementation firm, have formed a partnership to provide a unified global trade management (GTM) application. “True global trade management, today, requires new operation strategies and a full integration of organizations, processes, and technologies throughout the end-to-end supply chain,” said Bill Ren, chief executive officer of Arigo. “We...
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| GEP buys Enporion for supply chain play |
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Florida’s Global eProcure (GEP) has announced its acquisition of Enporion, a Tampa-based supply chain management firm. GEP has been a provider of sourcing and procurement services since 1999 and has expanded its business to include a SaaS (software as a service)-based source-to-pay platform. Enporion’s operations cover sourcing and e-procurement applications with many customers in the utilities and manufacturing industries. GEP said it will brand Enporion as a GEP C...
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| Safmarine starts Android app |
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Monday, January 09, 2012
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Liner shipping company Safmarine Container Lines has released a new mobile application for Android devices that allows customers to access and download shipping information on demand. This launch by the Maersk Line subsidiary follows an April 2011 release of a similar e-business app for Apple’s iOS devices. The release of this and many other Android counterparts lately highlights a trend of meeting customers’ needs across the access point...
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| Cell phone restrictions in trucks take effect |
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
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Starting today, interstate truck drivers are prohibited from using handheld cell phones while driving due to a final rule implemented by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Violations carry a $2,750 fine for each offense and possible commercial license suspension for drivers with multiple convictions involving these violations....
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| U.S. grant helps Brazilian intermodal firm |
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a $450,000 grant to EcoRodovias, a privately held Brazilian intermodal logistics and highway concessionaire company. The grant will fund a technical assistance program to help EcoRodovias modernize and expand its use of intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies on its road network in Brazil. USTDA said in an effort to improve Brazil’s mobility, maintenance and the pace of expansion, certain...
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| Maryland app keeps trucks moving |
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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The Maryland governor's office has produced a new mobile application that gives truckers in the state a list of nearby emergency parking locations to ride out coming winter storms. Maryland’s Transportation Secretary Beverley Swaim-Staley announced the pilot for this program alongside the Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA) and I-95 Corridor Coalition, saying it will give drivers quick access to locations and lots that can act as safe havens for truckers to ride out ...
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| TranZcenter's transport management Website |
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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A new transportation management Website has popped up, promising to help shippers, distribution centers, manufacturers, and other companies get better rates from a list of more than 28,000 available carriers. The RateMyShipment.com site comes from TranZcenter, a logistics and supply chain management services provider, and its head of operations Milton Collier. The network of multimodal carriers covers North America and includes modes like less-than-truckload (LTL), truckloa...
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| IBM enhances supply chain offering |
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Massachusetts-based Emptoris, a cloud and on-premise analytics software provider with a focus on supply chain management. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Emptoris has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, India, Brazil and China, and counts more than 350 customers in 75 countries. Its acquisition is the latest in a series of additions to IBM’s “Smarter Com...
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| Komyo picks RedPrairie |
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Friday, December 16, 2011
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Komyo Logistics will use RedPrairie’s On-Demand Warehouse software to facilitate work with small and mid-sized shippers. The platform will allow Komyo to offer logistics services to all customers using a dedicated or shared facility, as well as supporting its material handling and management services. The On-Demand Warehouse service enables Komyo to track all its services on a single platform, provides online reporting options, and gives its cus...
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| Chemoil picks Aspect’s trade platform |
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
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Singapore-based energy supplier Chemoil has installed Aspect Enterprise Solutions’ AspectCTRM trade and risk management platform for its marine and renewables business. The deal gives more than a thousand Chemoil employees an integrated way to process trades from initial capture through to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Aspect said its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) package will replace multiple incongruent systems at Chemoil and will be del...
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| New fuel tested by Marad, Navy |
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
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An alternative fuel that is partially made by algae has been tested as part of a joint effort by the Departments of Defense and Transportation. The Maritime Administration said the fuel was tested in one of the four engines of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy's training ship State of Michigan for 170 hours. Researchers measured the fuel’s emissions, efficiency and affect on engine performance. The data are currently being analyzed and the results will be available in February 2...
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| Freightgate’s ocean procurement module update |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Supply chain software developer Freightgate this week released the newest version of its OceanTender product. The OceanTender 3.1 transportation procurement application uses a common business process and standardized format developed in conjunction with global shippers, 3PLs and carriers. The product standardizes and supports all phases of a tender from initial creation, request, responses, complex shipper evaluation, countering, and award. "We are excited that our ...
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| Capgemini, GT Nexus tie up deal |
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Monday, October 03, 2011
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The Paris-based consulting and outsourcing company Capgemini has partnered with Oakland-based supply chain software-as-a-service developer GT Nexus, the companies said last week. The agreement calls on the companies to jointly market what they call “supply chain orchestration.” Essentially, the two companies will collaboratively sell supply chain applications across North America and Europe, enabled by GT Nexus’ technology platform. “This is a unique combination of ...
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| HP Enterprise names Cook VP transport |
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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HP Enterprise Services, an airline information system services provider, has named Brian Cook to vice president and general manager for travel and transportation services. Before joining HP, Cook was president of SITA Inc. U.S.A. and head of the Airline Solutions division of SITA, responsible for all aspects of the passenger services business.
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| U.S. treasury secretary visits UPS hub |
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Geithner U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner visited UPS’s WorldPort hub in Louisville, Ky., as part of the Obama administration’s campaign to generate public support for its $447 billion American Jobs Act. "One of the most important parts of the president's American Jobs Act is to put people to work right now rebuilding America's infrastructure," Geithner said, according to a UPS news release. "In order to be as productive and efficient as possible, American businesses need th...
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| CDC Software offers cloud inventory product |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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CDC Software Corp., a provider of enterprise software applications and services, will make available CDC TradeBeam i-Supply 7.6, the latest version of its cloud collaborative inventory management application. The company said CDC TradeBeam i-Supply 7.6 is delivered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enables manufactures to give their suppliers real-time visibility into forecasts and inventory status, such as what is on hand, has been used, ordered, shipped and recei...
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| DHL takes control of LifeConEx |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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DHL Global Forwarding has bought out Lufthansa Cargo’s half of LifeConEx, the joint venture started in 2005 to provide life sciences companies a cold-chain transportation manager with stringent controls for temperature-sensitive products. The logistics company’s value proposition is that it integrates the operating standards of the airline, ground handling, packing, technology and freight forwarder service providers to ensure there are no breakdowns in the chain of custody. It ...
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| Descartes profit climbs |
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Friday, September 16, 2011
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Descartes Systems Group had second quarter net profit of $2.6 million, 30 percent more than the $2 million earned in the same period a year earlier. Revenue was $28.8 million in the quarter ending July 31, up 14 percent from $25.2 million in the second quarter last year. The Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics platform company acquired Telargo in June, a provider of telematics services that help customers monitor and manage trucks and other mobile assets and help fle...
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| UPS lets receivers change delivery terms |
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
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UPS Wednesday said it will launch on Oct. 3 a new product called UPS My Choice, which is designed to make it easier for receivers of parcels to avoid missed deliveries. The company said out of the 5 million or so homes it visits each day, it leaves 100,000 to 200,000 missed delivery notices. So the company said the product will not only eliminate a major frustration for people who miss deliveries, but also reduce its costs. There will also be fees charged for the s...
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| College hosts auto supply chain competition |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration, with support from General Motors, is bringing in logistics students from across the country to Detroit on Sept. 22-25 for an in-depth look at the supply chain systems that support the automotive industry and its high-tech vehicles. The General Motors-Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competitio , featuring the Chevrolet Volt, will bring 16 university groups. The program will introduce st...
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