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Brazil intermodal event attendees upbeat on 2018 trade, economy Containers at a Brazil installation. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Brazil has turned a corner, trade is picking up, and the economy is doing quite well despite Brazilia’s political problems, and most shippers and service providers are optimistic for the year. That was the predominant message from Brazil’s […]

Air freight demand growth starting to look sustainable With a large belly cargo capacity, the Boeing 777 passenger plane is basically a mini freighter. Photo credit: Boeing. Air freight appears to have entered a period of sustainable growth with steadily increasing volume from the e-commerce and pharmaceuticals sectors over the past few years leading to […]

Just how binding is Section 7 in a bill of lading? Q: I have a file of some of your old columns, and even have your book from 1998. I have a question that I haven’t seen you address. I notice that often third-party logistics providers (3PLs) who prepare a bill of lading on behalf […]

Logistics managers get pro-active to prepare C-suite for disruption Amazon.com, which disintermediated the book sector, and a considerable portion of US retail, is the prototypical postmodern era disruptor. Grocery stores and drug stores could be next. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. The unpredictability, complexity and pace of the modern supply chain has left logistics managers and executives […]

Consortium puts new blockchain solution to the test A consortium of beer maker AB InBev, Accenture, APL, Kuehne + Nagel, and a European customs organization is the latest to test blockchain technology in a bid to harness one of the most talked about solutions to emerge from the wave of digital options transforming the industry.The […]

Analysis: Tech-driven industry 4.0 challenging forwarders A warehouse in the United States. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Industry 4.0 is a concept that initially appeared in Germany and is considered to describe the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing. This industrial transformation shall be achieved with real-time exchanged data, automation, robotics, cloud, artificial intelligenc (AI), connected devices and […]

Industry 4.0 – the next supply chain revolution Industry 4.0 is a concept that initially appeared in Germany and is considered to describe the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing. This industrial transformation shall be achieved with real-time exchanged data, automation, robotics, cloud, artificial intelligenc (AI), connected devices and equipment (Internet of Things) and augmented reality […]

Data sharing, visibility at the heart of air cargo modernization Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is using data sharing to link flower shipment data to air waybill numbers at source. Photo credit: Holland Flower Alliance. The air cargo industry has been slow to adopt digitalization, but as service providers and shippers increasingly conduct their business via online […]

Brazil deploys troops to reduce Rio de Janeiro cargo robberies Trucks travel in Brazil. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Cargo theft has tripled over the past three years in Rio de Janeiro, as an epidemic of violent assaults is daily disrupting the logistics supply chains in the so-called “Marvelous City” or Cidade Maravilhosa. Trucks are being hijacked […]

Brazil deploys troops to reduce Rio de Janiero cargo robberies Trucks travel in Brazil. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Cargo theft has tripled over the past three years in Rio de Janeiro, as an epidemic of violent assaults is shattering the logistics supply chains in the so-called Cidade Maravilhosa (in English — Marvelous City) every day. Trucks […]