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Why is freight data a powerful weapon in the era of COVID-19?

FreightWaves SONAR

The COVID-19 crisis unveiled major issues within global supply chains and, as we have seen with SONAR freight data, volatility in the market. For those that make the right applications of freight data, the massive problems created by the pandemic could have been more easily mitigated.

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Information on the transport of medical protective equipment

Forto

For breathing masks, for example, a rapid test is available to prove conformity with European standards. FreightHub naturally also enables multimodal transports. If necessary, the means of transport can easily be changed via our platform, for example if medical protective equipment needs to reach its destination faster.

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Safety and security as first principles of connected cars

Automotive Logistics

While the analysis of private data can (and will) improve safety for both drivers of smart vehicles and pedestrians, one of the questions raised at last week’s SMMT Connected 2019 event in London, UK was whether data protection efforts can keep pace with the rate of technological change and ensure that personal information is not misused.

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Laem Chabang Port Grows Upon Their success in 2019 and Marches Forwards to 2020

Logistics Manager

However, we still have advantages, for example in labor quality,” exampled Lt. In order to become a world class port, we must improve our data management. The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) have established several projects and policies focused on transferring physical data to electronic form,” Lt. Mokekhaw. “As

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Express rail deliveries increase along the Silk Road Economic Belt

Automotive Logistics

That marked the beginning of the CR Express, described by Wang Hao of China Railway International Multimodal Transport (CRIMT), as “an initiative sponsored by national and international rail companies to execute regular train services along participating Belt and Road countries for the transport of containerised goods by rail”.

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5 Ways We’re Helping Our European Customers Surpass Their Sustainability Targets

CH Robinson Logistics

Our environmental and sustainability activities are powered by our very own Navisphere technology, an internally developed, multimodal transportation management system. Actionable data insights. With this data, we are uniquely positioned to improve transparency into emissions across the industry. New technology solutions.

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Logistics IT: Is there an app for that?

Automotive Logistics

It was slowing inspectors down,” recalls Amico, whose division manages multimodal transport, inspection, claims and title management for Jack Cooper, the largest car carrier in North America. Moving to an Android tablet also helped Jack Cooper to capture and update data in real time. Not so monolithic any more.