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FourKites offers slicker slot management

Supply chain visibility provider FourKites is offering new capabilities within its AI-enabled Slot Manager solution.They include automated rescheduling whereby FourKites’ AI-powered Dynamic ETAs Slot Manager automatically rearranges early or late slots as potential exceptions are encountered.For hauliers, automated rescheduling eliminates the need to continuously and manually monitor freight for exceptions, calendars are automatically updated and kept in sync, eliminating calls and emails.Hauliers can also invite drivers to manage and collaborate ... [+]

More features for CargoMART

CargoAi has introduced CargoCoPilot, an artificial intelligence-based enhancement of its CargoMART platform. A new Outlook plugin permits users to read and search airline rates straight from emails, while customised analytics gives forwarders customized analytics every two weeks to help them make better procurement decisions. CargoAi ... [+]

Cathay handles first sea-air shipment in ONE Record

Cathay Cargo says it has handled the first sea-air shipment under the IATA ONE Record data milestones, with cargo acceptance logged outside the origin airport’s cargo terminal. The carrier worked with the International Air Transport Association and the Airport Authority Hong Kong on a pilot scheme ... [+]

FourKites cuts medical incidents to 1 in 20,000

FourKites said that medical firm Teva has reduced its incident rate to just 0.005% thanks to its carrier visibility solution, NIC-Place. Teva has a portfolio of over 3,500 products and moves half a million pallets throughout Europe, delivering and collecting from wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals and ... [+]

Unsworth adds Pledge to app

Freight forwarder Unsworth has integrated Pledge’s carbon emissions measurement platform with its Pathway, freight management app, Pathway, to add accredited carbon accounting functionality to its service portfolio. It enables Unsworth and its customers to measure, understand, and report their carbon emissions to allow them to ... [+]

Modernise or die, Raft founder tells US customers brokers

Artificial intelligence (AI) is essential to making US customs brokerage more efficient and transparent, founder of the Raft intelligent logistics platform Nisarg Mehta told the Northern Border Customs Brokers Association (NBCBA) Fall Conference. Brokers needed to shift from manual data entry to AI-driven solutions that automate ... [+]

CMA CGM poised to open Manchester high tech hub

CMA CGM Group will launch its Zebox UK startup accelerator in Manchester in October, its sixth innovation hub in the world. The shipping and logistics specialist says that the city offers five universities, financial incentives for entrepreneurs and a growing number of sustainable development initiatives. Manchester ... [+]

A clearer picture of global supply chains

The Project44 supply chain visibility platform has made a number of enhancements. These include the ability to merge data from carriers and forwarders to deliver complete visibility from door to door, eliminating blind spots at interchanges so shippers can manage inventory in transit and meet ... [+]

WACO and Bluebox offer real-time visibility

Freight forwarders network, the WACO System has partnered with the BlueBox Systems visibility platform to bring members real-time tracking of their air and ocean cargo shipments. WACO members now have access to BlueBox’s two freight dashboards, BlueBoxAir and BlueBoxOcean, which gives shipment status and flight-related information, ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel and Capgemini offer end-to-end solution

Kuehne+Nagel has joined forces with  Capgemini to create a supply chain orchestration service offering to provide end-to-end services. It will combine Kuehne+Nagel’s logistics management and execution expertise with Capgemini’s intelligent supply chain operations (ISCO) capabilities. The service is especially targeted towards large corporations from the ... [+]

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