Sun.Mar 18, 2018

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Track and Trace Gets a Technological Upgrade

Food Logistics

Advancements in sensors, wireless data and cloud computing are providing food and beverage companies unprecedented levels of visibility as consumers continue to demand more.

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Geodis Launches Online Booking and Pricing for Global Air and Ocean Shipments

Logistics Manager

France based Logistics Company GEODIS now provides both shipment bookings and quotations online via their Intelligent Real-Time Information System (IRIS). The company has upgraded and enhanced their e-suite to a state-of-the-art level and can now offer a fast user-friendly solution for their customers across the globe. A worldwide rollout of the new system began in February this year; customers of the new system can compare rates of different modes of transport and place shipments with just a f

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E-commerce is booming. What’s in it for urban transport?

The Logistics Academy

Worldwide, e-commerce has experienced explosive growth over the past decade, including in developing countries. The 2015 Global Retail E-Commerce Index ranks several of the World Bank’s client countries among the 30 most important markets for e-commerce (China ranks 2nd, Mexico 17th, Chile 19th, Brazil 21st, and Argentina 29th). As shown in a 2017 report from Ipsos, China, India, and Indonesia are among the 10 countries with the highest frequency of online shopping in the world, among online sho

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Brussels Airport Announces 100 Million Euro Logistics Investment

Airfreight Logistics

Belgian based Brussels Airport Company recently unveiled plans to invest 100 million Euro in several states-of-the-art logistics facilities. This new move will further enhance the integral position of the Belgian Airport as the second key logistics cluster in Belgium. CEO of Brussels Airport Company, Arnaud Feist said, “These investments are of huge importance for the logistics landscape in Belgium and are entirely in line with our Strategic Vision for 2040.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Union leader questions CBP border investment strategy

247 Customs Broker

The head of the union representing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port officers is expressing concern that an agency strategy document indicates that sufficient funds might not be provided to boost officer staffing at ports of entry. The comments from Anthony Reardon, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NETU), came during a House Homeland Security Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee hearing on Thursday in which Democrats aggressively questioned Depa