Transportation Management

Mercedes Steps Up Electric-Van Push to Counter Deutsche Post

November 28, 2017

Mercedes-Benz is ramping up its offering of electric delivery vans after Deutsche Post AG switched from customer to competitor with the successful rollout of a no-frills battery-powered vehicle.

Why Builders of Big L.A. Projects Are Making Concrete With Gravel and Sand Shipped From Canada

November 21, 2017

Los Angeles Times

The 519 miles of L.A.'s freeway system. Dodger Stadium. City Hall. All built with concrete filled with rock and sand washed down from Southern California's iconic mountain ranges.

DHL Customers Say They Prefer Root Canals to Late Shipments

November 20, 2017

Air Cargo World

In DHL's 2017 Holiday Survey, 27 percent of the integrator's customers surveyed said that they would "rather get a root canal than have personal holiday shipments come late."

Piracy Increases in Straits of Malacca and Singapore

November 16, 2017

Maritime Executive

The number of piracy incidents against ships in Asia last month increased compared to the same period in 2016.

Blown Away: Reconnecting Broken Supply Chains After Airfreight Disaster

November 16, 2017

Air Cargo World

On a Tuesday in Mexico City, employees at DSV Air & Sea, S.A. de C.V. were in the middle of a normal workday in the head office when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck - killing more than 350 people.

Why Surge Pricing and Collaborative Logistics Go Hand in Hand

November 16, 2017

Simon Bunegar

Surge pricing, where the value of a particular item or a service increases according to demand, may soon be coming to logistics - and bringing green benefits in multiple ways.

Tech Is Becoming Critical As U.S. Sharpens Focus on Sanctions Violations

November 14, 2017

Maritime Executive

In the past year, political shakeups around the world have added new layers of complexity to the already complex ocean supply chain. Within this, trade sanctions in particular have evolved dramatically in the last few months, and are putting greater pressure on companies to remain compliant.

UPS Wants to Set Blockchain Standards for Freight Industry

November 14, 2017

Air Cargo World

UPS, and its subsidiary Coyote Logistics, have joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA), throwing their considerable weight behind the development of blockchain technology standards and education for the freight industry.

China Grows Belt and Road Business

November 10, 2017

Maritime Executive

Trade between China and countries along the Belt and Road reached a value of $786bn in the first three quarters of this year, up 15 percent on the same period last year.

Ship Glut Clouds Long-Awaited Recovery

November 9, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Container shipping is emerging from a painful six-year slump, but a glut of tonnage that will hit the water over the next two years threatens to derail the nascent recovery.

Transportation Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding transportation management systems (TMS) and their impact on supply chain management. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and transportation management is critical in the overall supply chain. New technologies are optimizing productivity, increasing efficiency and cutting costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of transportation management systems and software.