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At Long Last, A.I. Comes to the Logistics Industry
It was only a matter of time before artificial intelligence was applied to the field of logistics.
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As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles
Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans. It was not, she says, the most stimulating activity. And lifting the bins, which often weigh 25 pounds each, was also tiring over 10-hour shifts.
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Cargo's Crystal Ball: The Power of Machine Learning
Many shippers were caught off-guard last August when the world's seventh-largest container line suddenly went into receivership. An estimated $14bn in cargo was left in limbo after two-thirds of South Korea-based Hanjin's fleet - some 93 vessels - were seized, stranded or denied entry into ports.
Opinion: Using Automation to Combat the Impending Labor Shortage
Carriers and third-party logistics operators have warned for years of an impending driver shortage, and now it is becoming clearer that this is a symptom of a much broader labor shortage facing the logistics industry that will impact drivers, dispatchers, and warehouse and dock workers.
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Top Five Cargo Communities Improve Supply Chain Speed, Accuracy
Less than five years ago, the idea of a "cargo community" at an airport was little more than an attempt by various cargo executives to know all the names up and down the supply chain. What each member of the supply chain did, however, was largely a mystery.
'Amazon Effect' Sparks Deals for Software-Tracking Firms
A growing number of companies are paying to track in real time everything from truckloads of pork chops to shipping containers full of exercise equipment.
China's 'Robot Revolution' May Weigh on Global Rebalancing
China is installing more robots than any other nation, and that may affect every other nation.
Hyundai Merchant Marine Looks to Arctic Route
Hyundai Merchant Marine, South Korea's largest container carrier, says it's planning to sail the Northern Sea Route by 2020.
Drewry East-West Price Index Continued Climb Through July
Even during the usually slack summer months, the good news for 2017 air cargo keeps rolling in.
Looking Ahead: The Bunkering Market After 2020
Alok Sharma, head of commercial at Glencore subsidiary Inatech, recently spoke with The Maritime Executive about the outlook for bunkering. Inatech provides software solutions to both bunker suppliers and bunker buyers - giving it a perspective on both sides of the market.
Cyberattack Cost Maersk $300M and Disrupted Operations for Two Weeks
A June cyberattack that snarled shipping terminal operations worldwide - and briefly shut down the Port of Los Angeles' largest cargo terminal - has cost the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk $200m to $300m, the company says.
New Robot Containers Could Ship Aquaculture Products
A group of Norwegian graduates have spent their summer developing smart "robot containers" with cooling systems that can sail to ports without any human interaction.
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