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Jun 28, 2019
NEXT Trucking accelerates partnership with Port of Long Beach | SCM
The US-based startup, NEXT Trucking, that matches drivers with available loads has confirmed an agreement with the Port of Long Beach to lease 18 acres of nearby land in order to introduce a drayage facility, according to Supply Chain Dive. […]
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Jun 27, 2019
Calysta receives $30mn investment from BP Ventures to improve global food supply chain security | Procurement
The challenges facing the global food supply chain are increasing every year. According to the United Nations, the global population is expected to reach 9.8bn by 2050, meaning that food production will need to grow by as much as 70% […]
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Jun 26, 2019
Maersk launches new offering to book container space in new fully online process | SCM
The Denmark-based conglomerate company, Maersk, is set to allow shippers to book guaranteed container space in a fully online process, according to Supply Chain Dive. It is anticipated that the service, called Maersk Spot, is available on all trades, with […]
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Jun 25, 2019
SaaS startup Orderful raises $10mn to improve global transactional data trading | Technology
San Francisco-based startup Orderful announced today that it has raised US$10mn in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Orderful will reportedly use the money to add additional features to its SaaS platform that connects supply chain players […]
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Jun 24, 2019
Shopify unveils new fulfilment network | SCM
The Canada-based e-commerce company, Shopify, has launched a range of new products that are targeted at its core small to medium business customers, according to Supply Chain Dive. According to a company blog post, new products such as a fulfilment […]
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Jun 22, 2019
XPO Logistics set to pilot XPO Smart predictive analytics tool in North America | Technology
The US-based transportation and logistics services provider, XPO Logistics, is set to pilot its XPO Smart predictive analytics tool in its less-than-truckload network in North America, according to Supply Chain Dive. As a tool that was previously used to optimise […]
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Jun 21, 2019
SourceDay: There’s no crying in supply chain management | SCM
Moneyball is one of the most celebrated baseball books of the past several years. The funny thing is, it isn’t really about baseball. It’s true that in the book, author Michael Lewis examines the Oakland A’s of the early 2000s […]
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Jun 21, 2019
H&M set to be the first company to trial Maersk’s carbon neutral biofuel | SCM
As part of Maersk’s pilot of a new carbon neutral biofuel, it has been announced that H&M will be the first company to participate, according to Supply Chain Dive. Having been tested earlier this year in a collaboration with the […]
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Jun 20, 2019
Amazon Air welcomes 15 Boeing aircraft to its fleet | SCM
The aircraft manufacturing division of Amazon will lease 15 Boeing 737-800 aircraft as part of a collaboration with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), according to Supply Chain Dive. At the International Paris Air Show, it was announced that 15 aircrafts […]
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Jun 19, 2019
e-Commerce boom predicted to generate $5bn in warehouse management system revenue by 2025 | Warehousing
Last year, Amazon’s Prime Day saw the company sell $4.2bn worth of goods online in a single 36-hour period. Several months later, Cyber Monday saw global revenues of $7.9bn in a mere 24 hours. With Prime Day exceeding 2017’s sales […]