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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

The company’s flagship product is called RaftBot, which can be customized to meet the specific needs of different industries and businesses. has won several awards for its innovative technology, including the 2019 AI Breakthrough Award for Best Conversational Interface Platform.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 14-18, 2019)

Talking Logistics

According to the press release: In the pilot program, Elemica and crossinx, a network for financial business collaboration solution, exist as nodes on a public blockchain, connecting structured data with unstructured data, such as documents, to enable multi-tier payment. Brexit: The Uncertainty Continues. will leave the European Union.

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The Dispatch Report | March 2019, Issue No. 11

Shipchain

Dear Community, After over a year of round-the-clock development, we officially launched our state of the art platform in January 2019 , and now, we’re ready to take on the industry. We are so excited to announce that ShipChain was selected to participate in Plug and Play’s 2019 Food and Beverage Accelerator Program in Silicon Valley!

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First Star Cool Milestone Contract with Evergreen

Logistics Manager

Following a comprehensive series of trials that lasted for most of 2019, leading Taiwanese international shipping company, Evergreen Marine Corp. Prior to placing the order, Evergreen spent most of 2019 running live trials across their global network involving all relevant reefer machines, including Star Cool.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

The inaugural class of 16 students will meet regularly with FedEx executives for insight, career guidance, and mentorship. To import products from the region, companies will have to document that they aren’t sourced from forced labor. percent over the 2019 level, after a stumble in November when airlines’ throughput increased only 3.9

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Do you have a Model Year 2012 Engine? Learn what you need to comply in California

United World Transporation

It requires all TRUs and TRU generator sets that operate within the state to meet in-use performance standards. Here is the current TRU Compliance Schedule: December 31, 2019. Model year (MY) 2012 engines must meet ULETRU. MY 2013 and newer engines 25 hp and greater meet ULETRU and have no further in-use standard requirements.

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Timber pallet sector tackling ‘severe’ challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

Also at the meeting, TIMCON launched its annual UK Wood Pallets & Packaging Market survey for 2020, which it publishes jointly with the Forestry Commission. The organisation has also engaged fully with the recent Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Packaging Waste Regulations (PWR) consultation processes.