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Hanjin Collapse Spotlights Concerns About Shipping Temperature-Sensitive Perishables

Recent events, such as the Hanjin collapse, have shone a spotlight on the deeply interconnected nature of today's container shipping networks and demonstrated how little visibility many shippers have into the whereabouts and status of their cargo as it moves through a complex web of service providers.

Digital Supply Chain Tech Could Drive Huge Savings for Heavy Vehicles, Study Says

Annual operating costs for heavy goods vehicles could be slashed by around 28 percent per vehicle by 2025 by adopting new digital supply chain technology.

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Does Robust Trade in Used Class 8 Trucks Signal Shift Away From New Ones?

Used Class 8 truck same-dealer sales volumes continued to show volatility in August, yet remained on a positive trend, including a 19 percent increase over July.

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Fifty Percent Decline in Jet Fuel Propels Airlines to Nearly $40Bn Profit

Famed investor Warren Buffett once warned that investing in airlines was "a death trap." He may be rethinking his view on the airline industry now that the trade group for the world's carriers has predicted that the industry will pocket a record $39.4bn this year.

FreightorGator Offers 'Dynamic' Pricing to Customers

FreightorGator, an online exchange for less-than-truckload (LTL) freight, is now delivering "dynamic" pricing to its customers.

Truckstop.com Partners with MercuryGate, McLeod Software

LoadPay, the secure payment platform from Truckstop.com, has been integrated into the cloud-based transportation-management software of MercuryGate International Inc.

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Maersk Separates Struggling Shipping, Energy Operations Into Separate Companies

Danish shipping and oil conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to separate its businesses into transport and energy divisions in a bid to better tackle the problems facing its struggling businesses.

Kuehne & Nagel Unveils New Platform for Digital Interface

Kuehne & Nagel has entered into a partnership with the Transporeon Group, operator of a European cloud-based electronic logistics network, to create a digital collaboration platform with truckload and less-than-truckload carriers.

DHL, United Airlines Add Service in Puerto Rico

DHL Global Forwarding and United Airlines have expanded cargo service in Puerto Rico.

Walmart Shrinks Delivery Window; Turns Up Pressure on Suppliers

The requirements for being a supplier of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. just keep getting tougher.

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Actively Operating Shipyards Decline Greatly Around the World

The Korea Offshore and Shipbuilding Association has released numbers confirming the expectations of many analysts: the number of actively operating shipyards around the world has fallen by more than 40 percent from what it was seven years ago.

Judge Orders Hanjin to Sell Ships, Return Chartered Vessels

Hanjin Shipping has to return chartered-in ships to owners and to sell as much of its own fleet as it can, a South Korean bankruptcy judge said Monday.

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