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| Orium expands in Europe |
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Orium, which operates an e-fulfillment and multilingual contact center, has launched a new Website dedicated to helping U.S. e-commerce and multichannel retailers expand their Internet sales to European markets. In particular, the new site helps facilitate exchanges with clients by streamlining inventory access, e-fulfillment, and shipping options. The company said the biggest barriers it has found for U.S. retailers successfully expanding to EU market...
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| Descartes expands control for retailers |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Descartes Systems Group has unveiled a series of extensions to its Logistics Flow Control application. The new modules give retailers better means to coordinate with supplier-managed shipments and commercial and logistics documentation for import duty filings, the company said. The Logistics Flow Control is a multi-party Microsoft-based cloud service that unifies the interface and interactions of retailers, suppliers, carriers, and brokers, and covers a...
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| New Penn develops service alert |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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New Penn, a Pennsylvania-based less-than-truckload carrier, has launched a service alert process that will inform its shippers about situations that could impact their supply chains. Aimed largely at addressing the seasonal effects of winter weather, the new email-based alert and its corresponding Web page will provide detailed information about weather, natural disasters, and other circumstances that can impact service. "A consistent flow of goods...
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| PAR completes logistics unit sale |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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PAR Technology Corp. has completed the asset sale of its PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS) to ORBCOMM, a New Jersey-based global satellite data communications company. The total selling price is valued at about $6 million in cash and ORBCOMM common stock with a potential additional earn-out of $4 million. The two companies first announced plans for the sale in December.
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| Arigo, Tompkins International partner |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Arigo, a Massachusetts-based provider of trade management technology, and Tompkins International, a supply chain consulting and implementation firm, have formed a partnership to provide a unified global trade management (GTM) application. “True global trade management, today, requires new operation strategies and a full integration of organizations, processes, and technologies throughout the end-to-end supply chain,” said Bill Ren, chief executive officer of Arigo. “We...
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| GEP buys Enporion for supply chain play |
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Florida’s Global eProcure (GEP) has announced its acquisition of Enporion, a Tampa-based supply chain management firm. GEP has been a provider of sourcing and procurement services since 1999 and has expanded its business to include a SaaS (software as a service)-based source-to-pay platform. Enporion’s operations cover sourcing and e-procurement applications with many customers in the utilities and manufacturing industries. GEP said it will brand Enporion as a GEP C...
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| Safmarine starts Android app |
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Monday, January 09, 2012
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Liner shipping company Safmarine Container Lines has released a new mobile application for Android devices that allows customers to access and download shipping information on demand. This launch by the Maersk Line subsidiary follows an April 2011 release of a similar e-business app for Apple’s iOS devices. The release of this and many other Android counterparts lately highlights a trend of meeting customers’ needs across the access point...
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| Cell phone restrictions in trucks take effect |
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
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Starting today, interstate truck drivers are prohibited from using handheld cell phones while driving due to a final rule implemented by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Violations carry a $2,750 fine for each offense and possible commercial license suspension for drivers with multiple convictions involving these violations....
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| U.S. grant helps Brazilian intermodal firm |
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a $450,000 grant to EcoRodovias, a privately held Brazilian intermodal logistics and highway concessionaire company. The grant will fund a technical assistance program to help EcoRodovias modernize and expand its use of intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies on its road network in Brazil. USTDA said in an effort to improve Brazil’s mobility, maintenance and the pace of expansion, certain...
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| Maryland app keeps trucks moving |
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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The Maryland governor's office has produced a new mobile application that gives truckers in the state a list of nearby emergency parking locations to ride out coming winter storms. Maryland’s Transportation Secretary Beverley Swaim-Staley announced the pilot for this program alongside the Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA) and I-95 Corridor Coalition, saying it will give drivers quick access to locations and lots that can act as safe havens for truckers to ride out ...
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| TranZcenter's transport management Website |
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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A new transportation management Website has popped up, promising to help shippers, distribution centers, manufacturers, and other companies get better rates from a list of more than 28,000 available carriers. The RateMyShipment.com site comes from TranZcenter, a logistics and supply chain management services provider, and its head of operations Milton Collier. The network of multimodal carriers covers North America and includes modes like less-than-truckload (LTL), truckloa...
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| IBM enhances supply chain offering |
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Massachusetts-based Emptoris, a cloud and on-premise analytics software provider with a focus on supply chain management. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Emptoris has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, India, Brazil and China, and counts more than 350 customers in 75 countries. Its acquisition is the latest in a series of additions to IBM’s “Smarter Com...
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| Komyo picks RedPrairie |
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Friday, December 16, 2011
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Komyo Logistics will use RedPrairie’s On-Demand Warehouse software to facilitate work with small and mid-sized shippers. The platform will allow Komyo to offer logistics services to all customers using a dedicated or shared facility, as well as supporting its material handling and management services. The On-Demand Warehouse service enables Komyo to track all its services on a single platform, provides online reporting options, and gives its cus...
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| Chemoil picks Aspect’s trade platform |
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
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Singapore-based energy supplier Chemoil has installed Aspect Enterprise Solutions’ AspectCTRM trade and risk management platform for its marine and renewables business. The deal gives more than a thousand Chemoil employees an integrated way to process trades from initial capture through to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Aspect said its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) package will replace multiple incongruent systems at Chemoil and will be del...
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| New fuel tested by Marad, Navy |
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
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An alternative fuel that is partially made by algae has been tested as part of a joint effort by the Departments of Defense and Transportation. The Maritime Administration said the fuel was tested in one of the four engines of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy's training ship State of Michigan for 170 hours. Researchers measured the fuel’s emissions, efficiency and affect on engine performance. The data are currently being analyzed and the results will be available in February 2...
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| Freightgate’s ocean procurement module update |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Supply chain software developer Freightgate this week released the newest version of its OceanTender product. The OceanTender 3.1 transportation procurement application uses a common business process and standardized format developed in conjunction with global shippers, 3PLs and carriers. The product standardizes and supports all phases of a tender from initial creation, request, responses, complex shipper evaluation, countering, and award. "We are excited that our ...
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| Capgemini, GT Nexus tie up deal |
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Monday, October 03, 2011
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The Paris-based consulting and outsourcing company Capgemini has partnered with Oakland-based supply chain software-as-a-service developer GT Nexus, the companies said last week. The agreement calls on the companies to jointly market what they call “supply chain orchestration.” Essentially, the two companies will collaboratively sell supply chain applications across North America and Europe, enabled by GT Nexus’ technology platform. “This is a unique combination of ...
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| HP Enterprise names Cook VP transport |
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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HP Enterprise Services, an airline information system services provider, has named Brian Cook to vice president and general manager for travel and transportation services. Before joining HP, Cook was president of SITA Inc. U.S.A. and head of the Airline Solutions division of SITA, responsible for all aspects of the passenger services business.
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| U.S. treasury secretary visits UPS hub |
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Geithner U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner visited UPS’s WorldPort hub in Louisville, Ky., as part of the Obama administration’s campaign to generate public support for its $447 billion American Jobs Act. "One of the most important parts of the president's American Jobs Act is to put people to work right now rebuilding America's infrastructure," Geithner said, according to a UPS news release. "In order to be as productive and efficient as possible, American businesses need th...
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| CDC Software offers cloud inventory product |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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CDC Software Corp., a provider of enterprise software applications and services, will make available CDC TradeBeam i-Supply 7.6, the latest version of its cloud collaborative inventory management application. The company said CDC TradeBeam i-Supply 7.6 is delivered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enables manufactures to give their suppliers real-time visibility into forecasts and inventory status, such as what is on hand, has been used, ordered, shipped and recei...
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| DHL takes control of LifeConEx |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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DHL Global Forwarding has bought out Lufthansa Cargo’s half of LifeConEx, the joint venture started in 2005 to provide life sciences companies a cold-chain transportation manager with stringent controls for temperature-sensitive products. The logistics company’s value proposition is that it integrates the operating standards of the airline, ground handling, packing, technology and freight forwarder service providers to ensure there are no breakdowns in the chain of custody. It ...
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| Descartes profit climbs |
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Friday, September 16, 2011
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Descartes Systems Group had second quarter net profit of $2.6 million, 30 percent more than the $2 million earned in the same period a year earlier. Revenue was $28.8 million in the quarter ending July 31, up 14 percent from $25.2 million in the second quarter last year. The Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics platform company acquired Telargo in June, a provider of telematics services that help customers monitor and manage trucks and other mobile assets and help fle...
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| UPS lets receivers change delivery terms |
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
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UPS Wednesday said it will launch on Oct. 3 a new product called UPS My Choice, which is designed to make it easier for receivers of parcels to avoid missed deliveries. The company said out of the 5 million or so homes it visits each day, it leaves 100,000 to 200,000 missed delivery notices. So the company said the product will not only eliminate a major frustration for people who miss deliveries, but also reduce its costs. There will also be fees charged for the s...
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| College hosts auto supply chain competition |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration, with support from General Motors, is bringing in logistics students from across the country to Detroit on Sept. 22-25 for an in-depth look at the supply chain systems that support the automotive industry and its high-tech vehicles. The General Motors-Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competitio , featuring the Chevrolet Volt, will bring 16 university groups. The program will introduce st...
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