Ocean News
Port of Long Beach Director Provides Update on the State of the Port and Ocean Cargo Sector
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Mario Cordero, Executive Director at the Port of Long Beach (POLB).
How Blockchain can Transform Ocean Shipping
On this episode, Yu Amy Xia discusses a framework for implementing blockchain to streamline ocean transportation in the supply chain. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
POLA’s Seroka Provides an Overview of Ocean Cargo Sector
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Gene Seroka, executive director the Port of Los Angeles (POLA).
2019-2050 Bay Area Seaport Forecast
This report provides 30-year forecasts for the relevant cargo types and a high-level review of marine terminal capacity and expansion outlook.
Peak Logistics Season vs. Peak Baseball Season
The Port of Oakland's cargo division has expressed its concern and has ongoing meetings with all stakeholders scheduled to take place this fall.
How New Regulations Will Impact Shipping, the Environment, and Freight Rates
The International Maritime Organization, IMO – the UN agency responsible for ensuring a clean, safe, and efficient global shipping industry – will be implementing new regulations that will have a massive impact on maritime shipping.
IMO 2020: What Every Carrier and Shipper Needs To Know
This whitepaper details that the lack of industry standard for fuel-surcharges computation or a clear picture of the underlying costs for low-sulfur fuel allows participants to only roughly estimate its economic impact.
CMA CGM & Freightos Sign Landmark Agreement Advancing Shipping Industry Digitization
This development represents a real change for the industry because, for the first time, global shipping on key trade lanes functions like passenger travel or ecommerce, where customers can obtain guaranteed prices within seconds.
Optimizing IT for Improved Cargo Management
In this case study, Pacific Star Technologies details how it built an optimal IT system for Kaohsiung Harbor by leveraging their rich experience with Advantech-DLoG vehicle-mount terminals.
E2open to Acquire INTTRA Bringing Global Ocean Shipping to the Largest Business Network
The Combination of E2open and INTTRA forms the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Network with Access to World-Wide Ocean Container Capacity and information.
Kuehne + Nagel Deploys Blockchain Technology for VGM Portal and Container Weighing Requirements
Kuehne + Nagel say it’s using blockchain to ease sharing of weight data for ocean shipping containers, the Swiss freight forwarding giant says “blockchain technology” has been applied to its verified gross mass (VGM) portal.
Ocean Cargo Carriers Must Optimize Networks
Carriers will have some hard decisions for the remainder of 2017, they must continue to drive down costs through effective post-merger integration and fleet rationalization to bring supply and demand into balance, and continuously optimize networks to make them more efficient.
Outlook for Ocean Freight Carriers Remains Fragile
Global container shipping outlook for 2017 will be like rearranging the deck chairs with only a few seats in the sun, carriers that have weathered the storm will have a difficult task in front of them, but the playbook remains clearly defined according to a new study by AlixPartners.
COSCO Announces Offer to Buy OOCL for $6.3 Billion
China's major shipping operator COSCO Shipping Holdings and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co jointly announced a takeover offer today to all the shareholders of Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line Co (OOCL).
Consolidation in the Liner Industry
Container shipping remains remarkably fragmented, with the top five operators accounting for less than half the global market, and this presents considerable opportunity for further consolidation.
Petya Ransomware Cyber Attack Hits Maersk Line
While all vessel operations will continue, making “the majority” of port calls, the shipping line says it has “shut down” IT and communications infrastructure as a security measure.
“Perfect Storm” of Cyber Security, Regulation and Cost Cutting Impacts Global Shipping
The Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s fifth annual Safety & Shipping Review 2017 reveals cyber, autonomous vessels and piracy risks concern maritime industry as economic pressures challenge budgets.
Autonomous Ships
Are autonomous, unmanned ships the future? Do the efficiencies and savings stack up? Is broader connectivity and technology infrastructure, regulators and insurers keeping up? Or is the unmanned ship a distraction from the far wider disruption taking place?
YARA Birkeland: First Zero Emission Autonomous Vessel Replaces 40,000 Trucking Trips
YARA and KONGSBERG have entered into a partnership to build world's first autonomous and zero emissions ship called "YARA Birkeland" - YARA will reduce diesel-powered truck haulage by 40,000 journeys a year and KONGSBERG will integrate sensor, control, communication and electrical systems.
Maersk Partners With Microsoft to Bring More Digitization to Its Global Supply Chain
With Microsoft’s cloud computing services and Azure platform, Maersk has a powerful set of tools for turning its vast operational and commercial data into more efficient operations and better products and services for customers.
Featured Companies
Whether you manage freight moving via truckload, LTL, rail, ocean or air, you’ll find value in belonging to NASSTRAC. Otherwise known as the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council, NASSTRAC has been providing education, advocacy, and provider relations opportunities since 1952.
SimpliShip is focused on developing international logistics technology that amplifies business capabilities required to keep pace in today’s rapidly evolving supply chain. Concentrating on API connectivity and freight procurement innovation, SimpliShip creates solutions that empower companies of all sizes…
R+L Carriers is a freight shipping company based in the United States. With nearly 50 years of service, R+L Carriers, Inc. has grown from one truck to a fleet of nearly 13,000 tractors and trailers. R+L Carriers serves a…
As a member of the large Japanese conglomerate, the Kintetsu group, Kintetsu World Express, Inc. (KWE) has been a key player in the global transportation and freight forwarding industry since 1948. KWE provides comprehensive one-stop services and solutions that incorporate airfreight…
Mach 1 Global Services, Inc., is a women-owned multi-national transportation and supply chain logistics provider. Established in 1988, Mach 1 Global Services is the 31st largest privately held corporation in Arizona and employs over 230 industry professionals at its 34 company-owned offices worldwide.
Rolls-Royce is a global company providing highly-efficient integrated power and propulsion solutions. Our power systems are predominantly used in aerospace, marine, energy and off-highway applications. We are one of the world’s leading producers of aero engines for large civil…
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Crowley Maritime Corporation is a U.S.-owned and operated marine solutions, transportation and logistics company providing services in domestic and international markets through six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean liner services; Latin America liner services; logistics; marine…
CaroTrans is a leading global NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator dedicated to delivering the highest level of customer service and support. We accomplish this with committed local teams of ocean transportation experts that are positioned to provide exceptional service in…
North America’s number one company focused on customs brokerage and trade compliance, Livingston International also offers consulting and global trade management services as well as international freight forwarding across North America and around the globe.
UPS is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions for the transportation of packages and freight, including innovative delivery options for the global consumer market; the facilitation of international trade, and the deployment of advanced technology…
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