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| U.S. Bank offers new fuel card for truckers |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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U.S. Bank has unveiled its Over the Road Plus card, an expansion of its Over the Road card offering, which enables drivers to easily purchase fuel at thousands of truck stops and other retailers. The new card enhances U.S. Bank's offerings by adding checking services to use where the card is not accepted, pre-approval per-diems, and funding for emergency repairs. Fleet managers can, through a program tied to the card, manage fuel limits and gallons per fill up. “By...
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| INTTRA releases ocean document mapping tool |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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The portal-based ocean shipping e-commerce network INTTRA on Tuesday unveiled a new application designed to reduce the millions of manual transactions ocean carriers process annually. The product, called INTTRA Change, will allow shippers to submit electronic documents to carriers in the output format from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system or transportation management system (TMS) while allowing carriers to receive it in an electronic-data-interchange (EDI) format...
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| Impatex takes NetFreight to the cloud |
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Friday, June 14, 2013
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The U.K.-based supplier of customs software Impatex said Friday that its Web-based freight management and customs processing package NetFreight is now available in the cloud, following an alliance with freight industry hardware specialist Albacore Systems. NetFreight, launched in 2005 and acquired by Impatex in 2007, was designed as a browser-based system, operating either on a user’s in-house server, or on an external, hosted server. “In practice, most NetFreight ...
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| Cargill expands use of electronic bills of lading |
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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The U.S. agribusiness Cargill said Thursday it has expanded its operational use of CargoDocs, an electronic bill of lading (eB/Ls) solution, to include agricultural shipments from South America. Cargill first used the solution on a shipment of grain from Houston to Veracruz, Mexico in March. Electronic Shipping Solutions (ESS), a provider of shipping and trade document and data solutions, is partnering with Cargill to include new trade routes from Argentina and Bra...
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| Swiss Interroll buys Colorado company |
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Switzerland-based Interroll has purchased Portec, a conveyor belt manufacturer based in Colorado, for an undisclosed amount. The cash purchase is expected to close on July 1. The acquisition is in line with Interroll’s strategic growth plans and gives the company a better foothold in the United States. The company, which counts Amazon and Coca-Cola as customers, also plans to open a 90,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta later this year. "The product p...
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| Oakland adds visibility sensor at Seaside terminal |
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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The Port of Oakland said Tuesday that a maritime visibility sensor has been placed at the Ben E. Nutter Terminal (Berth 38) operated by Seaside Transportation Services and home to Evergreen Marine Corp. The sensor is a continuously operating visibility data collection platform that helps mariners make informed decisions in foggy or low visibility situations. Oakland is the first port on the West Coast to embrace the FS11 Vaisala visibility sensor technology. “One o...
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| Amber Road opens European headquarters in Munich |
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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The global trade management (GTM) solutions provider Amber Road said Tuesday it has opened an office in Munich, Germany, to serve as its Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) headquarters. Strong demand for its global trade management solutions in Europe has fueled the company’s growth in the region, Amber Road said. Amber Road began offering services in Europe in Scandinavia in 2009, but has grown its European customer base to include companies such as ABB, Drägerwerke, Lantiq, Met...
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| Transplace releases freight allocation module update |
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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The third party logistics company and truck brokerage Transplace on Tuesday released its Freight Allocation Module 2.0, a Web-based application that optimizes transportation by allowing shippers to auction freight with approved carrier partners. FAM 2.0 offers authorized carrier companies improved visual presentation of available freight along with spot rate quotations in real time and is an application within Transplace’s transportation management system (TMS). The application...
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| Old Dominion releases new Apple app |
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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The less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line has released a new mobile app designed to allow customers to more easily follow their shipments and connect with the company. The new app, launched Tuesday for Apple mobile devices, allows customers to log into their online accounts, view bills of lading and shipment details, schedule pickups, find their closest service center, and receive custom and generic shipping estimates. The app, called OD4mobile...
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| Panalpina rolls out LOG-NET order management system |
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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The ocean freight division of the forwarding company Panalpina said Tuesday it plans to begin offering customers an order management system based on the latest version of the customer-facing application, LOG-NET. Panalpina said the offering, called MyPanalpina+, is designed to give customers enhanced order processing capabilities, better freight management services and improved visibility of their supply chains. “The deployment of the new system demonstrates Panalp...
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| Stifel: Shipper TMS use leads to 'surgical' truck pricing |
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Friday, June 07, 2013
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The way truckload carriers price their services has been affected by increased usage of transportation management systems (TMS), the transportation and logistics research group of the investment bank Stifel Nicolaus said in an industry wrapup Friday. “(Truck) pricing has become more technical/surgical as the usage of Transportation Management Systems has become more widespread across the universe of shippers,” the group wrote. “The days of shippers living year after year w...
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| Brazil offers ship-efficiency grant |
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Friday, June 07, 2013
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The Brazilian government has launched a $41 million real ($19.24 million) grant program intended to boost its competitiveness in the shipbuilding industry by generating new technology and equipment for vessels. According to a statement, the goal is to increase jobs in shipbuilding as well as increase the efficiency of the ships themselves. Individual proposals, which must be submitted by June 21, will be capped at $3.3 million real. “Proposals will be selected...
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| INTTRA holds liner CIO summit in Paris |
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Wednesday, June 05, 2013
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The portal-based ocean shipping e-commerce network INTTRA this week hosted the liner carrier industry’s first Ocean Shipping CIO Leadership Council in Paris. Participants included chief information officers from the world’s top ocean carriers, shippers and recognized industry experts, including CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd, Maersk Line, MSC, UASC, CSAV, Kuehne + Nagel, Boston Consulting Group, Gartner, and Mallory Alexander International Logistics. The two-day...
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| Sanitary supply firm signs with Descartes for route planning |
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013
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The logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group said Tuesday that WAXIE Sanitary Supply, America's largest, family-owned distributor of sanitary maintenance supplies, has selected Descartes' cloud-based solution for route planning, dispatch, tracking and mobile proof of delivery to enhance its delivery operations. “We believe Descartes' leading routing and mobile solution can help us meet our customer-service commitments; fund growth by reducing fuel, labor and vehicle...
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| ARINC releases new forwarder enterprise solution |
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Friday, May 31, 2013
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The Annapolis, Md.-based integration solutions provider ARINC Inc. this week introducted of e-Forwarder, a new solution that provides cargo operations management for small to midsized freight forwarders. The product is a client-server based platform that provides forwarders with a single, integrated solution for cargo management from initial cargo acceptance and waybill generation to final delivery to consignee. The solution allows users to efficiently manage both air and m...
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| Peruvian forwarder to use CargoWise cloud platform |
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Friday, May 31, 2013
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The Peruvian freight forwarder International Freight Shipping S.A.C. has adopted the cloud-based platform from logistics technology provider CargoWise. IFS in Peru, part of the IFS Group, will use CargoWise’s ediEnterprise. IFS has 5,000 international partners globally, and more than 1,000 active local customers. “After careful analysis of all available global freight forwarding systems we opted for ediEnterprise, through WiseCloud, because it provided all our staff...
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| Descartes grows revenue, profits in 1Q |
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
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The logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group said its operating profit rose 9 percent year-on-year in its fiscal first quarter to $4.8 million. Descartes, whose quarter ended April 30, said revenue grew 14 percent to $34 million. Service revenue rose 9 percent to $30.1 million. Net income, meanwhile, rose 8 percent to $2.6 million. Fifty-one percent of Descartes’ revenue was generated in the United States, 37 percent in Europe, 10 percent in Canada, and ...
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| Virgin Cargo to use Descartes for messaging |
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has begun using a cloud-based air messaging system from logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group. Virgin will use Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway to help standardize and automate its air cargo processes. "Using Descartes as our sole electronic messaging provider, we benefit from increased transparency and improved efficiency across our air cargo operations," said Gill Launders, head of corporate services at&nb...
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| e-Invoicing standards group making progress |
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Friday, May 24, 2013
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The Ocean Freight Industry EIPP Standards Advisory Board (SAB), an independent organization of containerized shipping executives, on Thursday said it has made progress on several key electronic invoicing initiatives following its sixth bi-annual meeting in Hamburg, Germany, earlier this month. During the two-day gathering, the SAB reached several important milestones to advance the use of electronic invoicing in the industry. The group successfully formalized best practices...
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| Commentary: Complex or straightforward, both are good |
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Friday, May 24, 2013
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A friend of mine who dabbled in filmmaking has always been troubled by the decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to award the 2004 Best Picture Oscar to Million Dollar Baby instead of The Aviator . His theory is this: while both are great, enjoyable films, the sheer scale of directing the sweeping biopic of Howard Hughes was more technically demanding than filming a cozier story essentially involving three actors. Given that they both are great, the determi...
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| Florida provides new support for trade, logistics |
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Workforce Florida Inc., the statewide workforce investment board of business and government leaders, last week announced the availability of a $2 million Quick Response Training Challenge Grant for employers in Florida's logistics and trade industry. The special grant is intended to help the state's logistics and trade sector become more competitive by improving the skills of existing and new employees hired during the next year. Florida's economic developme...
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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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| UPS releases new iPad app |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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UPS today announced a new app for the iPad to let users easily track packages, find UPS shipping locations, and access UPS My Choice, all with enhanced mapping features. The UPS app for iPad enables customers to track packages and find locations where they can send shipments. Additionally, the app allows users of UPS My Choice to access all of the features of the service including the ability to reroute or reschedule delivery. UPS My Choice Premium members can also view their d...
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| Postal group signs deal with Amber Road |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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The Kahala Posts Group (KPG), an alliance of 10 postal administrations around the world, has signed a deal with the global trade management solutions provider Amber Road aimed at increasing their competitiveness in the international delivery market. KPG member organizations include the Australian Postal Corp., China Post Group, Correos y Telégrafos SAE, Groupe La Poste, Hongkong Post, Japan Post Co., Ltd., Korea Post, Royal Mail Group, Ltd, Singapore Post Limited and the U.S. Po...
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| NetSuite opens doors to Descartes, Freightgate |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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The logistics information technology solutions providers Descartes Systems and Freightgate have both signed deals with NetSuite, a provider of cloud-based financials and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suites. Descartes said it has signed a SuiteCloud Developer Network agreement, with the integration of NetSuite's SuiteCloud and Descartes' Logistics Technology Platform intended to enable customers to more effectively collaborate with their trading partners and carrie...
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| APL expands partnership with INTTRA |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Under the agreement, INTTRA will support APL’s global e-commerce growth strategy, as well as enhance its global customer service offerings. INTTRA said more than 2 million container orders are initiated on the INTTRA platform each month, with a network of more than 64,000 companies, shipping to and from more than 130 countries. “After two successful years with the INTTRA network, we are ready to expand our relationship,” said Seng Kwee Lim, director of global ...
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| Descartes' white label booking system for IAG Cargo |
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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Logistics information technology solutions provider Descartes Systems has extended its relationship with IAG Cargo to include air cargo booking through Descartes' cloud-based Global Freight Exchange (GF-X) Private Label solution. Descartes' solution will support iagcargo.com, the carrier's free electronic booking portal for freight forwarders. Descartes' GF-X allows air carriers to distribute real-time product, routing, capacity and rate informa...
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| Outsourcing firm offers data solution for carriers |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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EXL Service, a business processs solutions company, has released Rev-Lift, a solution that identifies weaknesses and errors in backoffice processes that lose carriers money. Though only introduced recently, the program has been in place with a North American less-than-truckload carrier for the past few years, and EXL has saved the firm $80 million in revenue by improving its data capture processes. Pradeep Vachani, EXL's vice president, said even though ...
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| XRS sees second consecutive quarterly income |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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XRS Corp. has realized a net income to common shareholders of $0.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, digging itself out from under a $2.1 million loss to shareholders from the same period last year. Total revenue for the quarter declined, year over year, from $15.9 million to $14.5 million. Mobile software revenue grew 27 percent, year over year, to $11.6 million; software accounts for 80 percent of revenue, up from 74 percent in the second quarter of 2012. &nb...
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| Catapult opens Hamburg office |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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In response to increased demand from Europe, logistics software provider Catapult International has opened an office in Hamburg, Germany. This expansion complements Catapult’s other offices located throughout the world. In addition to Hamburg and its Kansas City headquarters, the firm now has locations in Cebu, Philippines; Hong Kong; and San Francisco. “Growth and the ability to provide the needed support to our clients in Europe are vital and continue to be a lar...
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| PaperWorks to use Transplace TMS |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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The logistics transportation management services provider Transplace said Monday that Philadelphia-based PaperWorks Industries, a North American packaging company, will use its transportation management system (TMS) to manage shipments in North America. The TMS will be used for outbound shipments from two PaperWorks mills to customers located throughout the country, as well as select inbound shipments from the manufacturer’s fiber supplier network. The company’s paperboard...
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| Extra Logistics starts Web services |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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The logistics and international freight forwarding company Extra Logistics said Monday it has launched Web-based ocean and air freight booking services. The online services are designed to enhance Express’ network 22 cargo receiving terminals in both U.S. and affiliate offices in 97 countries. Customers now can submit shipment details for import/export air and ocean freight to put their international shipments in motion. The services also include instant less-than-...
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| Pittsburgh port building wireless network |
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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The Port of Pittsburgh Commission is building a wireless broadband network along the rivers in Pittsburgh and is seeking partners to explore new applications for transportation, safety, security and environmental monitoring. The Wireless Waterways project consists of both the network system infrastructure (NSI), which will be scalable and expandable, and an interoperability test bed (ITB). The project has been under construction for nearly a year by the port commission’s contra...
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| Electronic shippers seek ‘repairable’ claim |
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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The Basel Action Network (BAN), a group opposed to the international dumping of toxic waste in developing countries, has condemned recent lobbying efforts by computer and other electronic equipment manufacturers for trade exemptions to export e-waste. “The proposed exemptions would allow untested or non-functional electronic waste, often containing toxic lead, cadmium, mercury and brominated flame retardants, to be considered a non-waste and subject to free-trade in many circum...
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| Descartes acquires Norwegian customs solutions company |
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Logistics IT solutions provider Descartes Systems said Thursday it has acquired KSD Software Norway AS (KSD), a leading Scandinavia-based provider of electronic customs filing solutions for the European Union, in a $33 million deal. The EU customs compliance market is characterized by a complex framework of member states, each with different regulations, languages and systems, Descartes stressed. "EU customs compliance is complex," said Svenn Widerberg, CEO of KSD....
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| INTTRA, Maersk extend strategic partnership |
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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The portal-based ocean shipping network INTTRA and the world’s biggest container carrier Maersk Line said Wednesday they have entered into an expanded strategic relationship to automate shipping processes. The deal encompasses Maersk Line and its subsidiary brands, including its intra-European entity Seago Line, Safmarine and its intra-Asia entity MCC. Maersk and INTTRA have partnered for 12 years, with Maersk being one of the founding backers of INTTRA. &nb...
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| ITS to release ACE analytics tools |
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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International Trade Systems (ITS), a provider of U.S. customs brokerage and freight forwarding software, said Wednesday it will release a new Web-based system that links Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) form generation with analytics. The system, ITS Web, will be available June 1. ITS said the system is certified by ACE and is the only ACE compatible software system with an analytics engine. ACE is the commercial trade processing system being developed by U.S....
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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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| CargoSphere releases rate update feature |
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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The cloud-based global freight rate management solution provider CargoSphere said Tuesday it has released a new feature aimed at allowing logistics service providers (LSPs) to quickly and efficiently refresh rate quotes. The feature, Floodgate Quote Refresh, is designed to give freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers the ability to automate the rate update process. “Over the past four months, Unique Logistics International reviewed several rate ...
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| Austrian forwarder signs up with CargoWise |
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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The Austrian freight forwarder ACS Logistics will use the ediEnterprise solution of logistics software developer CargoWise. ACS was founded in 2011 and is managed by industry veterans Gerald Kleeberger, Ulrich Hartwig and Thomas Sticht. It offers global air and ocean freight, as well as integrated logistics solutions in Austria. “We see ourselves as a ‘next generation’ LSP capable of applying the most advanced technologies in order to run a truly lean organization,”...
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| GT Nexus-TradeCard merger finalized |
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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The merger between cloud-based computing supply chain technology companies GT Nexus and TradeCard was finalized Thursday, with the combined company to be called GT Nexus. The combined entity manages more than $100 billion in goods for a customer list that includes the Adidas Group, Caterpillar, Coach, DHL, Electrolux, HP, Levi Strauss & Co., Kohl’s, Nestlé, Patagonia, Pfizer, Renault and Weyerhaeuser. The merger, announced in January , pairs the strength of Oak...
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| FedEx starts customizable delivery for e-commerce |
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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FedEx this week released a new service aimed at the e-commerce market that allows consumers to schedule the date, location, and time of their package delivery. The service, FedEx Delivery Manager, is offered through the company FedEx Services subsidiary. “Customers can receive notification of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground packages en route to their homes, and can choose various delivery options,” FedEx said. “Customers can also actively track and manage the delive...
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| Logistics issues hamper Asia-Pacific e-commerce growth |
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Asia-Pacific e-commerce growth could be limited by the region’s logistics capabilities, according to a new report by Transport Intelligence. The report, Asia Pacific e-commerce Logistics 2013 , points out that the region is the world’s fastest growing e-commerce market and has the potential to become the largest market for e-commerce sales in the next few years, with 33 percent expansion in the e-commerce logistics market in 2012. “This is a region that has long be...
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| Dutch firms initiate information-sharing network |
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Monday, April 22, 2013
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Major players in the Dutch supply chain, including Schiphol Cargo, KLM Cargo and Air Cargo Netherlands, have signed onto the Neutral Logistics Information Platform, an information-sharing agreement between business and government to strengthen the supply chain. The non-profit program will allow partners to input supply chain information into the system and share it among all levels of the supply chain. This new way of sharing information will help shippers, port officials, gover...
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| CEVA signs contract with fashion company |
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
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CEVA Logistics has signed a five-year e-commerce contract with fashion apparel company Liu-Jo, providing the firm with online sales solutions like returns management and overseeing transportation activities across Europe. The contract is based out of CEVA’s warehouse in Cortemaggiore, Italy. Giuseppe Chiellino, head of CEVA’s Italian operations, sees huge potential in the more than 12 million Italian online shoppers. These customers will benefit from what he c...
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| Parallel Infrastructure to widen focus in 2013 |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Communications company Parallel Infrastructure is looking to widen its focus after signing 21 new short-line and regional railroad agreements in the past year. New development efforts may confront different types of infrastructure and future agreements could focus primarily on the properties of public sector entities. “We continue to expand our footprint nationwide, forming strategic relationships and adding prime corridor property to our growing communications inf...
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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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| Total Customs signs on with Descartes |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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The customs broker Total Customs Services has begun using Descartes Systems Group’s cloud-based Canadian Customs Brokerage solution to improve shipment management, customs filing, security compliance, accounting, and customer service operations. The solution also enables Total Customs to electronically transmit its customers’ advance importer data, as required by the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) Advance Commercial Information (ACI) eManifest program. "Des...
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| PhillyFreightFinder mapping app launched |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) this week launched a new interactive online mapping application, PhillyFreightFinder. The application is aimed at highlighting the region's freight network, denoting major freight routes, such as highways, rivers and rail lines, and key hubs of employment and goods movement, including ports and freight centers. The application is interactive, allowing the viewer to explore more than 350 individual features, each with a th...
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| IAS updates ChassisManager system in Virginia |
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
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The cloud-based intermodal solutions provider IAS said Wednesday it has released changes to its ChassisManager program at the Hampton Roads Chassis Pool (HRCP) to address changes in the chassis-provisioning model in the United States. Liner carriers are in the process of phasing out ownership of container chassis throughout the country. IAS said ChassisManager has undergone a significant update that adds new features, simplified processes, and new ocean carrier fun...
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| Hyundai introduces online cargo temperature monitoring |
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
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The liner carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine said Thursday it will offer a refrigerated container on-board temperature monitoring service in which customers can check the temperature of their shipments via a Website. The fee for the service is $100 per unit, and it is available for vessels operating in the transpacific from South Korea to the United States, with other lanes to be announced. The service is not available for inland or feeder transportation. - Eric Johnson
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| Transportation impacts of JDA eight |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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The supply chain software vendor JDA last week unveiled its latest release , dubbed JDA eight , the first release since it formally merged with fellow supply chain software provider Red Prairie in December. The release aims to unify supply chain planning, optimization and business analytics functions for deployment in the cloud, building on the announcement last summer by JDA Chief Executive Officer Hamish Brewer that all new innovations by the company would be cloud-directed. &...
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| INTTRA offers cargo insurance through platform |
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
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The portal-based ocean shipping network INTTRA has launched a new member service that enables shippers to buy cargo insurance from marine insurance specialist FP Marine Risks via INTTRA’s e-commerce platform. INTTRA members can elect to purchase cargo insurance at competitive rates during the shipping process through Alto, FP Marine Risks’ online insurance platform. Effective immediately, shippers can click a link to request a quote from FP Marine Risks through the INTTRA ...
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| Flextronics uses Amber Road for restricted party screening |
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
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The electronics manufacturing services provider Flextronics has signed up with the global trade management solutions provider Amber Road to automate the screening of partners, customers and vendors. Flextronics will use Amber Road’s hosted, Web-based Restricted Party Screening (RPS) On-Demand application, with the objective of maintaining a low export risk profile while expediting screening. Flextronics’ supply chain includes more than 30 countries on four continen...
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| TMS provider expands availability of system |
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
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The software provider Cirrus TMS said Tuesday it has expanded the availability of its software-as-a-service (Saas)-based transportation management technology. Cirrus said the TMS platform was previously only available to a select group of clients, but now the software may be licensed to businesses that prefer to self-manage their freight operations. Since development of Cirrus TMS began in 2005, the software provider has partnered exclusively with growing freight br...
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| NYK to provide tsunami alert system to vessels |
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
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The ocean carrier NYK Group said it has recently launched a tsunami alert system that will provide tsunami warnings to vessels. Tsunami warnings issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency and other weather service providers will be sent by e-mail to vessels through the company’s NYK e-missions' system, an existing system that provides information about the positions of vessels in operation, and weather and sea conditions for the intended routes of vessels. The warni...
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| Freight payment vendor Trendset rocked by embezzlement case |
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
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The freight payment and audit services provider Trendset has alerted its clients to an internal fraud and embezzlement issue which could affect payments the provider was supposed to make on behalf of its shipper customers to their transportation carriers. Trendset Chief Executive Officer Gary Selvaggio said in a letter to customers last week, which obtained by American Shipper, that a “trusted employee” engaged in a fraud and embezzled funds from the company’s bank account...
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| Expanded forwarder IT system unveiled |
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
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Worldwide Information Network has integrated its WIN 3.0 system with CHAMP Cargosystems' Traxon cargoHUB platform, allowing for direct connectivity between WIN's freight forwarders and more than 100 airlines. The new capabilities will launch in June. Forwarders using WIN previously had the capability to connect electronically between agents, and between agents and ocean carriers. The two parties announced the partnership during the WCA Family Annual Conference in B...
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| Trade Tech hosts Japan Customs advanced filing seminars |
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
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The cloud-based logistics software supplier Trade Tech said Wednesday it will co-host a series of seminars on Japan’s Advance Filing Rules with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System (NACCS), the Japanese government entity responsible for import/export and Customs clearance. The seminars are designed to help non-vessel-operating common carriers, freight forwarders and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) prepare for the new rule, set to take effect in March 2014. The rul...
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| QuestaWeb, AduanaSoft to aid maquiladora shipments |
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
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The Web-based global trade management solutions provider QuestaWeb said Tuesday it has entered into an alliance partnership with AduanaSoft, a Chihuahua, Mexico–based provider of IT solutions that automate Mexican Customs clearance. Under the terms of the alliance, QuestaWeb and AduanaSoft have integrated their software to offer a seamless solution for U.S. companies manufacturing in Mexico’s maquiladora industry and conducting trade on both sides of the border. The...
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