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Public market headwinds buffet E2open’s acquisition-led growth Supply chain management software maker E2open sees opportunities to expand sales with existing customers and ones it added through last year’s acquisition of competitor BluJay Solutions,… Public market headwinds buffet E2open’s acquisition-led growth Journal of Commerce

More disruption to follow China’s lockdowns: S&P Global The lifting of COVID-related lockdowns in China – whenever it happens — will send a wave of containers across the Pacific, leading to a… More disruption to follow China’s lockdowns: S&P Global Journal of Commerce

Hapag-Lloyd to equip dry box fleet with sensors Hapag-Lloyd will begin using sensors across its fleet of 3 million dry containers in 2023 to track its box inventory and provide better shipment visibility to… Hapag-Lloyd to equip dry box fleet with sensors Journal of Commerce

Hapag-Lloyd to equip dry box fleet with sensors in 2023 Hapag-Lloyd will begin using sensors across its fleet of 3 million dry containers in 2023 to track its box inventory and provide better shipment visibility to… Hapag-Lloyd to equip dry box fleet with sensors in 2023 Journal of Commerce

Dawning of the industrial real estate revolution (Sponsored) Sponsored: Industrial real estate has been positively impacted by the pandemic, with more development, more absorption, and a shift in fundamental commercial behaviors, CenterPoint Properties’ Brian McKiernan explains. As more smaller suppliers and 3PLs have dug into e-commerce strategies and retailers have shifted resources from storefronts to warehouses, […]

Hasbro speeding inventory buildup, imports on disruption threat US importers are bringing goods into the US earlier and earlier, in some cases advancing schedules by months to ensure they have adequate stock… Hasbro speeding inventory buildup, imports on disruption threat Journal of Commerce

Panama Canal looks to implement tolls for empty containers … Panama Canal looks to implement tolls for empty containers International Freight

JOC Rankings: Elevated rates, disruption drove record forwarder revenues in 2021 While much of the rancor around record freight rate levels in 2021 was aimed at shipping lines, third-party logistics providers (3PLs) also had a healthy year off the… JOC Rankings: Elevated rates, disruption drove record forwarder revenues in 2021 Journal of Commerce

Clearing congestion key to lower ocean rates: McKinsey … Clearing congestion key to lower ocean rates: McKinsey International Freight

Procurement software vendor rides market upheaval to new investment Freight procurement software provider Shipsta on Thursday landed a $10 million funding round to expand the reach of its tool, which helps shippers digitize their capacity-buying activity across modes. Luxembourg-based Shipsta,… Procurement software vendor rides market upheaval to new investment Journal of Commerce