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HubTran Launches Tech Platform for Back-Office Automation

HubTran Inc. has introduced a technology platform for automating transportation back-office work.

DHL Issues Mobile App for Cold-Chain Tracking

DHL Global Forwarding has introduced a mobile app for tracking cold chains.

As Rule on Ocean Container Weight Approaches, Many Unprepared to Comply

Retailers, manufacturers and farmers worldwide are protesting a new marine shipping safety rule they say will raise transport costs and cause delays at ports worldwide.

U.S. Is Preferred Location for New Factory Capacity to Serve Domestic Market

Of manufacturers planning to add production capacity over the next five years for goods consumed in the U.S., more plan to add that capacity in the U.S. than in any other country - a sharp reversal since as recently as two years ago. And a rising percentage of U.S.-based executives at the manufacturers say they are already in the process of reshoring production work from China. These are among the findings of new research released today by The Boston Consulting Group.

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Not So FAST: What the New Transportation Funding Bill Lacks

The reviews are in, and they're nearly all raves. Just about everyone seems happy about the enactment of a long-term, long-awaited transportation bill.

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RF-RFID Labels Aids Retailers in Electronic Article Surveillance

Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has announced patent-pending dual RF-RFID labels that incorporate UCODE 7 chips from NXP.

U.S. Businesses See Growth in Trade Over Next Six Months, Survey Finds

Even though world merchandise trade growth is expected to rise just one percent through the end of this year, U.S. businesses are optimistic about trade over the next six months, buoyed by the prospect of changes to government trade regulations, and momentum in the current U.S. domestic economy, according to the latest findings from the U.S. HSBC Global Connections Trade Forecast.

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Dematic Agrees to Acquire Reddwerks

Dematic, a supplier of automated technology, software and services for logistics and material handling for e-commerce, apparel, retail and general-merchandise supply chains, has agreed to acquire Reddwerks Corp., a vendor of warehouse execution software.

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CaroTrans Adds Taiwan-to-New York LCL Service

CaroTrans International, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has begun a direct, less-than-containerload (LCL) import service between Taiwan and New York.

Mobile Point-of-Sale Systems Could Exceed 54 Million Unites in 2019

The last decade has seen many technological advancements in known payment environments. The introduction of point-of-sale systems has changed payment experiences by replacing cash registers in many scenarios. Credit cards have become a preferred mode of payment and more merchants are working toward accepting them.

Fifty European Airports Scheduled to Be Carbon-Neutral By 2030

At the recent COP21 climate change discussions in Paris, the European airport industry committed to raising the number of carbon-neutral airports in Europe to 50 by the year 2030.

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IAG Cargo Launches Cargo Connector Service in U.S.

IAG Cargo has launched a Cargo Connector delivery service in the U.S.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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