logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Shipping Companies Pay Record-High Fees Amid Panama Canal’s Reduced Capacity
Shipping Companies Pay Record-High Fees Amid Panama Canal’s Reduced Capacity
November 22, 2023  |  Shipping

Shipping companies are reportedly paying record-high fees for expedited passage through the Panama Canal. So far this year, these companies have paid a total of...

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MaxxChain Employs Blockchain for Faster Trucking Payments
MaxxChain Employs Blockchain for Faster Trucking Payments
November 19, 2023  |  Blockchain

Web3 platform MaxxChain has introduced blockchain solutions for the logistics sector. The initiative, announced Friday (Nov. 17), “provides a seamless, transparent, and efficient approach to funding by...

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UPS Debuts Tool to Get Supply Chain Elements in Sync
UPS Debuts Tool to Get Supply Chain Elements in Sync
November 15, 2023  |  Supply Chain

UPS has debuted a tool that lets businesses integrate their disparate supply chain components into one platform. The company’s Supply Chain Symphony, announced Wednesday (Nov. 15),...

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Wish Debuts Logistics Service for Non-Wish Merchants
Wish Debuts Logistics Service for Non-Wish Merchants
November 15, 2023  |  eCommerce

Mobile eCommerce platform Wish says it has launched an in-house Logistics-as-a-Service (LaaS) product. WishPost Smart Parcel is designed to offer a “seamless and efficient shipping solution to...

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Knowing When Payments Will Arrive as Important as Getting Paid, Says Flock Freight CFO
Knowing When Payments Will Arrive as Important as Getting Paid, Says Flock Freight CFO
November 15, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Change comes slowly first, and then all at once, as the adage goes. And that’s certainly true for the ongoing and remarkable advancements in the...

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Transfix Launches Tool to Consolidate RFP and Freight Procurement Process
Transfix Launches Tool to Consolidate RFP and Freight Procurement Process
November 14, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Transfix has added a new tool that allows shippers to complete the request for proposal (RFP) and freight procurement process in one place. The new RFP Manager facilitates...

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Push-to-Debit Paves Road to Better B2B Payments for Trucking and Logistics
Push-to-Debit Paves Road to Better B2B Payments for Trucking and Logistics
November 14, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Robin Gregg, CEO of RoadSync, told PYMNTS that transacting across supply chains and logistics remains a bumpy road at best. “In many ways,” she said,...

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Blue Yonder Adds Reverse Logistics Solutions With Doddle Acquisition
Blue Yonder Adds Reverse Logistics Solutions With Doddle Acquisition
November 13, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Supply chain solutions provider Blue Yonder closed its previously announced acquisition of Doddle, a technology business focused on first- and last-mile logistics. With the acquisition,...

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FourKites Launches Inbound Order and Shipment Management Solution
FourKites Launches Inbound Order and Shipment Management Solution
November 09, 2023  |  B2B Payments

FourKites added a new Inbound Visibility solution to its supply chain visibility platform. The solution aims to enhance end-to-end, shipment– and order-level insights across suppliers,...

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