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Lojistic Offers Audisee, Free Parcel-Audit Web Tool

Lojistic, a provider of software for managing transportation costs, has developed Audisee, a new instant Web tool for parcel auditing.

Mallory Alexander Obtains Class A License in China

Mallory Alexander International Logistics has been granted a Class A forwarder's license by the government of China, for operations based in Shanghai.

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Six-month Outlook for Shipment by Air, Sea Is Not Very Bright

For the sixth month in succession, the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index declined. This trend resulted in the November Index score falling to the lowest registered for three years. The monthly decline registered in airfreight was more moderate than that witnessed in sea freight; the former was down by 0.4 points to 48.9, whilst the latter dropped 2.8 points, amounting to 46.1.

Is America Dangerously Reliant on Chinese Merchant Ships?

In future conflicts, America's merchant fleet could find itself outnumbered and outmaneuvered on the high seas, say the authors of a new paper on U.S. maritime security.

On-time Performance in Ocean Container Shipping Dipped Slightly in October

Containership reliability took a small step backwards in October as the average on-time performance across all trades reached 77.9 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Colombian Manufacturer Teams With Truckers to Drive Down Carbon Emissions

Companies often collaborate with suppliers and customers to reduce the carbon footprint of their freight operations. Colombian manufacturer Corona and the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI), based in Bogotá, Colombia, have teamed up with another important logistics player to lower carbon emissions: the truck driver community.

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SAP Offers Product Integration for Workforce Management

SAP SE has devised new capabilities for workforce management. It has integrated the products of SuccessFactors, a developer of cloud-based human capital-management applications, and Fieldglass, a provider of vendor-management system software.

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Jump Technologies Enhances App for Package Tracking

Jump Technologies Inc. has added capabilities to its InnerTrack application for receiving and package tracking.

Paris Terrorist Attacks Just the Latest Act of Unrest to Disrupt Supply Chains Worldwide

Even before the events in Paris on Friday Nov. 13, unrest in several geographic areas of the world has contributed to major disruption in the supply chain.

Inspection Data Systems Offers Reporting Tools for Fleet Inspections

Inspection Data Systems (IDS) has launched a series of enhanced reporting tools for its mobile inspection and cloud-based applications for truck fleets.

DHL Expands Services in Northern Virginia's Dulles Corridor

DHL has opened a new service center in Herndon, Va., to serve the area of northern Virginia known as the Dulles Corridor.

Amazon, Google Intensely Focused on Robotics, But Their Strategies Differ

With robots like BigDog and the Terminator-like Atlas, Google's robotics efforts have been a smash success - if you measure by YouTube views and buzz. Amazon's work has been more behind scenes (apart from the widely discussed plans for delivery drones). But Amazon's energies in robotics have also had a more immediate payoff than Google's "moonshots." The differing philosophies illustrate how Amazon and Google have taken starkly different paths so far in the race to automate the physical world.

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