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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up (December 30th 2024- January 2nd 2025)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last year there were widespread strikes of ports on the East Coast, they were halted by a bandaid solution but the United States Maritime Alliance is set to resume contract negotiations on January 7th. The new year has arrived and so has the new wave of noteworthy news coming out of the supply chain space.

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Port of Cork Wins Haulier Plaudits in Survey

Logistics Business Magazine

A survey by international transport engineering and consulting group SYSTRA, into the Port of Cork’s export and import facilities has yielded very positive results. Those surveyed, predominately LoLo HGV drivers, noted the Port’s desirable location, timesaving vehicle booking system, and efficient gate operations.

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Trade Groups Come Together Over Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

John Beckett, Chair of ICHCA, commented: “This unique grouping of industry leaders has the potential to coordinate data, research and best practices across the broad spectrum of the international movement of cargo. CHIRP Maritime is delighted to be part of the MOU,” added CHIRP’s David Watkins.

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The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization

Freightos

I can’t export maritime incident data from the US Coast Guard (which could use some tech) but based on this report there were 18 bridge allisions in the United States between 1960 and 2015. Eytan Buchman CMO, Freightos Group Eytan Buchman loves freight so much he shouts out container sizes while he walks around.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Well, ARC Advisory Group , the owner of Logistics Viewpoints, has been conducting research on the PLC market for decades. Ocado Group announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire 6 River Systems from Shopify. Why do I find this interesting? And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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ContainerPort Group expends despite challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

ContainerPort Group , a top-10 drayage provider in the United States, announced its owner operator network grew by nearly 20% during the second quarter of 2022, pushing the burgeoning CPG fleet to more than 1,300 strong. The post ContainerPort Group expends despite challenges appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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CTU Code Boosts Supply Chain Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

The seven industry bodies dedicated to container safety, collaborating as the Cargo Integrity Group, highlight an independent study carried out by researchers at Italian University Politecnico di Torino into shipper and forwarder application of the CTU Code.