COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The coronavirus lockdown has accelerated a digitalization drive in a global shipping and logistics sector that still routinely delivers many documents by bike messenger in some countries, according to industry leaders. Ports operator DP World DPW.DI said on Thursday it would join shipping company Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and other peers in a blockchain […]

Article written by Jonathan Greig IBM Sterling revealed its latest supply chain enhancements that will help simplify transactions and deepen transparency between trading partners. With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting global supply chains and throwing systems out of whack, IBM decided to step in, unveiling an updated suite of tools designed to help enterprises manage suppliers and digitize analog modes

Article written by P Manoj | Mumbai In a big digitisation push, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s biggest private port operator, has signed up with TradeLens, a blockchain-based digital container logistics platform, jointly developed by A P Moller – Maersk and IBM. The cargo handling facilities run by APSEZ at Mundra,

Article written by Mathew Elenjickal Photo: GETTY The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spur a rethinking of many aspects of society — everything from commonly held business practices to long-established personal and civic habits. The global supply chain has been a key topic of conversation, and deservedly so. As businesses close and governments impose lockdown orders

It’s hardly business as usual out there, but traffic during the week leading up to Memorial Day nudged national average spot truckload rates higher on DAT MembersEdge. The number of posted loads actually dropped 16.5% but truck posts fell 29% during the week ending May 24, which includes the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Memorial

Article written by Uriel Barillas Photo:GETTY The United States has seen at least a dozen notable recessions in the past century. Many of us have seen the economy dip significantly and bounce back multiple times. But until the 2020 coronavirus downturn (termed “The Great Lockdown” by the International Monetary Fund), we hadn’t experienced a significant

FLEMINGTON, N.J., May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Neurored, a global supply chain management (SCM) and transportation management (TMS) solutions provider native to the Salesforce CRM platform, today announced a new digital supply chain network developed to speed the sourcing, production and shipping of critical supplies including COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE). The Critical Supply Chain Network, Powered by Neurored,

Improving resiliency top priority for companies 65% of companies see supply chain as a source of competitive differentiation 76% of most mature companies are using a form of AI today versus just 1% of the least mature OTTAWA, May 27, 2020 /CNW/ – Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS), the leader in empowering people to make confident supply chain decisions in an unpredictable world,

RyderShare squashes silos and connects everyone involved in a supply chain – in real-time MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and commercial fleet management solutions, announces the availability of RyderShareTM, its one-of-a-kind collaborative logistics platform. Eliminating long-standing industry silos, RyderShare enables everyone involved in moving goods through supply chains – including shippers, receivers,