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Quality Carriers Expands Into Charleston Market

Quality Carriers Inc., a North American-based bulk chemical carrier, has expanded into the Charleston, S.C. market through a partnership with sister company Boasso America Corp.

Should Even Nuclear Command and Control Go Into the Cloud, Defense CIO Asks

For all the enthusiasm surrounding the government's move to the cloud - and there's no shortage - one prominent federal CIO is emphatic that cloud computing, for all its virtues, is no panacea for the government's technology challenges.

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Farmers and Their Crops Wait for Transport as Crude Oil Monopolizes N.D. Rail

The furious pace of energy exploration in North Dakota is creating a crisis for farmers whose grain shipments have been held up by a vast new movement of oil by rail, leading to millions of dollars in agricultural losses and slower production for breakfast cereal giants like General Mills.

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Automating Upstream Supply Chain Leads to Efficiencies, Cost Savings in Oil & Gas Industry

The rapid progress of technology, such as big data and analytics, sensors, and control systems, offers oil and gas companies the chance to automate high-cost, dangerous or error-prone tasks. Most oil and gas operators are starting to capture these opportunities and would do well to accelerate their efforts. Companies that successfully employ automation can significantly improve their bottom line.

Global TMS Delivers Savings through Harmonization of Systems and Practices

Challenge: Our client was looking for a single, centralized solution to harmonize their transportation planning and execution processes. With business operating units in US, Europe, China and Brazil, they had been using different, customized software solutions to manage fragmented transportation practices at each and realized they were hemorrhaging costs on transportation spend, freight bill settlement, operational overhead, and IT support.

U.S. Seeks to Redefine 'Reverse Logistics' of Hazardous Materials

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed revising hazardous materials regulations when it comes to return shipments of certain hazardous materials by motor vehicle.

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Chemical Manufacturer Gains Visibility with Acsis Serialization and Partner Management

Challenge: A major chemical manufacturer was rolling out a new product across multiple geographies. This product was highly susceptible to both counterfeiting and diversion, and if used incorrectly could cause harm to the user as well as pose an environmental safety hazard.

Supertanker - Super Savings: Running a Tight Ship with Automated Dock Scheduling

Liquid bulk shipping requires complex planning and scheduling. For many oil, gas and chemical companies, getting the business in shape to manage incoming and outgoing shipments drives competitive edge. As prices fluctuate on a daily basis, understanding the options on large crude oil vessels and having up-to-date market information is vital when bidding on spot cargo to accurately schedule your fleet. Being able to take all unassigned ships to a legal berth, with all constraints considered, is a logistic and economic challenge. So, how can companies maximize profitability and avoid unnecessary demurrage costs?

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Resilinc Releases Module for Conflict Minerals Reporting Compliance

Resilinc has released an application that aids companies in meeting the Securities and Exchange Commission's new reporting rules on conflict minerals in manufactured goods.

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Floating Warehouse & Inventory Visibility Improves Customer Service in China

Challenge: A major chemicals company manufactures product in Brazil and ships globally, with its largest market in China. It takes 27 days on ship to deliver to China. Customers in China didn't want to wait 27 days to receive goods. The company didn't want to set up a DC in Asia.

Smart-Meter Manufacturers May Become Powerful Gatekeepers Between Retail Energy Companies, Customers

For retail energy companies, managing data once meant nothing more complex than processing analog meter readings and customer billing information. However, the advent of the smart home, along with the wave of digitization sweeping the industry, is creating major opportunities to tap into an explosion of fast-moving, complex big data in compelling new ways.

Record Set Last Year for Solar Power Installations

The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the PV solar market represented one third of all newly-added renewable energy capacity, according to Max Lander and Xiangyu Wu writing in the latest number of the Worldwatch Institute's Vital Signs Online publication.

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