Transportation management system Tai Software has launched a partnership with freight-factoring firm Denim. The “two-way digital integration,” announced Monday (Sept. 16), allows users to send important job information from Tai to Denim with a single click, with load details created as jobs within Denim’s portal to eliminate duplicative data entry....
For as long as there have been banks, bad actors have tried to rob them. And as a report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), which is part of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) commercial crime division, reveals, a new trade finance threat is...
Contrary to widespread worries about a potential economic slowdown, shipping giant Maersk has reportedly seen no signs of a U.S. recession. Judging by the demand for shipping containers, the amount of goods being stored before delivery or processing, and the number of purchase orders from importers...
Flexport has expanded its Convoy Platform to connect brokers and carriers. With this artificial intelligence (AI)-powered marketplace, brokers can access thousands of carriers across the country, Flexport said in a Monday (June 3) press release. “With today’s launch, brokers using the Convoy Platform will be...
In America, we move most of our goods by road. This makes trucks and 18-wheelers a crucial, even definitive, part of any supply chain. It also highlights the compounding impact of any efficiencies that firms can capture around their fuel, labor, and maintenance costs, or...
In the shipping and logistics space, preferences among clients vary widely: some favor national services while others opt for smaller regional solutions that promise rapid delivery. According to Gregg Zegras, EVP and President of Global eCommerce at Pitney Bowes, the global shipping and mailing company...
Historically, freight forwarding has been a complex and labor-intensive process, characterized by manual paperwork, fragmented communication channels and numerous intermediaries. However, the emergence of digital platforms and innovative technologies is revolutionizing the way goods are transported, coordinated and managed globally. Key areas where technology and automation...
Flexport has launched a technology platform that provides global shippers with access to a trucking capacity marketplace of small carriers and owner-operators. The new Convoy Platform is designed to offer shippers and brokers near real-time visibility, exceptional on-time performance and competitive rates, allowing them to...
Delivery platform Deliveright has teamed with website building platform Wix to simplify heavy goods shipping for Wix merchants. The partnership, announced Monday (Feb. 5), lets Wix merchants tap into automation to manage each stage of fulfillment with shipping quotes for shoppers’ various service needs. “In today’s economy,...
