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Eyefreight SaaS TMS Improves Freight Management Efficiency

Challenge: One of the world's largest steel manufacturers seeks to improve the efficiency of its logistics function. The manufacturer faces two key challenges: 1.) An overall lack of efficiency of all outbound freight flows to worldwide destinations. 2.) A manual, resource-heavy process for managing all shipments, associated costs and billing activity from end to end.

UPS Expands Cold-Chain Packaging Service for Healthcare

UPS has expanded its Temperature True Packaging service for cold-chain shippers.

Innovation in 3PLs Should Not Be an Oxymoron!

Analyst Insight: Customers of 3PLs face fundamental market transformation impacting their supply chain operations and initiatives. Connected commerce drives basic changes to fulfillment operations. Change is occurring at internet speed. 3PLs haven't traditionally been known for "anticipating" customer requirements changes. They have, however, been exceptional in responding to customers' requirements when the changes become apparent. In today's fast-paced markets, responding to change may not be enough. Vested relationships based on innovation are the new 3PL imperative. – Rich Sherman, author and founder at Gold & Domas Research

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The Future Model: Driving Speed to Value for 3PLs and Customers

Analyst Insight: Implementation time-lines for transportation management outsourcing continue to shrink thanks to cloud-based systems, process standardization, and features like automated carrier contract management. This is not the case for facility start-ups. With 10+ key milestones, hundreds of key tasks and sub-tasks, time-line slippage and cost overruns can quickly extend the time to value for both 3PLs and shippers. – Valerie Bonebrake, Senior Vice President, Tompkins International

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Ship Owners Get Guide on Heavy-lift, Project Cargo Safety

The UK P&I Club has joined forces with leading marine cargo insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty to publish practical guidance for ship owners and operators on how to carry heavy-lift and project cargo safely at sea.

Bankruptcy Looms as Bulk Carriers' Earnings Take Hit

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slid to an all-time low on Monday as sluggish cargo demand - especially from China - battered sentiment.

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Reddaway Launches Guaranteed Friday-to-Monday Service

Reddaway, a provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation based in the Pacific Northwest, has launched a Guaranteed Friday-to-Monday Service, accelerating Friday two-day shipments to next-day delivery on Monday by 3:30 p.m.

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RIM Logistics Launches Domestic TMS Application

RIM Logistics Ltd., a provider of global freight forwarding and third-party logistics services, has developed a new domestic transportation-management system.

ALK Adds Weather Alerts to Maps, PC-MILER Platforms

ALK Technologies had added a Weather Alerts visualization module to its GeoLogistics and navigation software.

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Oracle Enhances User Experience for PS Financials, Supply Chain

Oracle Corp. has developed a simplified user experience for its PeopleSoft Financials and PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management applications.

A New Era in Global Supply Chain: Bridging Gaps with Advanced Technology

A long, long time ago, in a land not so far, far away, a world existed where logistics was linear: Pangaea. On this supercontinent, moving products from China to the United States, door to door, was simple. The goods would move over the road, heading southwest from lands where people spoke Chinese and stopped when people spoke American.

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Load Volume, Average Truck Rates Drift Down in January

January is typically slow in the spot truckload freight market, and so far this year fits the pattern.

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