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Another forwarder takes the Pledge

Pledge is to provide accredited carbon emissions measurement and offsetting for customers of Davies Turner. The forwarder is integrating Pledge’s emissions measurement, reporting, and offsetting platform into its Transport Management System (TMS), customer portal, and other systems, helping customers track, measure, report, and reduce their carbon footprint.      [+]

Arvato ready for tighter US drug rules

German-owned supply chain company Arvato says it is prepared for tighter US drug requirements under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act which stipulates that pharmaceutical products must be electronically traceable at all times at package as well as batch level. Medicine packs can be fully verified ... [+]

Wipro rolls out MACH system Menzies-wide

Wipro’s New Cargo Management System is being rolled out across the handler’s worldwide network. Following a launch of Menzies’ cargo operation at Bucharest Otopeni Airport in Romania, the MACH system will be deployed initially at ten air cargo locations, with plans to implement the system ... [+]

FourKites offers training platform

Visibility provider FourKites has launched a training platform for supply chain practitioners. It offers a Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)-accredited course, along with ‘gamified learning’ aiming to make the experience fun and engaging with points and badges earned throughout the training modules. There ... [+]

Pledge launches comparison feature

The Pledge emissions measurement platform has a feature built to enable forwarders to help their clients understand and take action on the quality of their end-to-end emissions measurements. Accuracy allows forwarders to offer emissions Data Quality Indicator (DQI) levels as part of their end–to–end shipment ... [+]

Insurance is a breeze for Barrington

Digital insurance platform provider Breeze has partnered with forwarding firm Barrington Freight (Barrington) to offer an automated cargo insurance process. It uses Breeze’s AI-driven platform to optimize quote generation, policy binding, and claims processing and, it says, has significantly reduced the time and effort needed ... [+]

CCS-UK tries out e-collection note

CCS-UK is testing a new electronic air cargo collection note as part of its Advance Information System (AIS). The e-collection note replaces the traditional paper version which requires airfreight forwarders to produce a hard copy collection note, which the driver or transport contractor then presents to ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd opens Indian tech centre

German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has opened a Technology Center (HLTC) in the east Indian port city of Chennai. A team of 180 IT professionals will develop innovative software solutions for the maritime industry at the site at the World Trade Center Chennai. HLTC will be ... [+]

Kale and Dagang win Port Klang contract

Kale Logistics and its partner, Dagang Net Technologies have been awarded the Malaysia Maritime Single Window contract by Port Klang Authority and its nine subsidiary ports in Malaysia. They will jointly develop and implement the MMSW platform to create the largest network of ports in a ... [+]

Tech firm Pledge to highlight logistics emissions at COP28

Climate tech firm Pledge and non-profit group Smart Freight Centre are to host a round at the COP28 summit in Dubai on 6 December to bring together carriers, forwarders, and shippers to share best practices and exchange ideas to meet net-zero targets. It will also highlight ... [+]

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