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FourKites Ocean Visibility: A Next Generation Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to real-time visibility, the market is becoming more important and more robust than ever before. Billions of venture capital dollars of investment are being poured into companies that can integrate real-time visibility data with transportation to provide a more informed ETA for shippers and carriers.

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End-to-end Supply Chain Visibility Calls for Addressing the Unique Needs of Europe

Logistics Viewpoints

As I detailed in a recent column , the answer to constant supply chain volatility is pervasive real-time visibility into the precise location, temperature or status of a shipment — at any point along the journey. Yet end-to-end supply chain visibility continues to be a challenge, for many reasons. Solve for Europe, solve for the world.

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Real Time Container Tracking with Kyle Henderson

The Logistics of Logistics

Kyle Henderson and Joe Lynch discuss real time container tracking, which is exactly what Kyle and his team do at Vizion. Kyle is Co-founder and CEO of Vizion , a groundbreaking technology company revolutionizing container tracking in the logistics industry. In the podcast interview, Kyle and Joe discuss real time container tracking.

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Supply Chain Sustainability Gathers Steam

Logistics Viewpoints

The global supply chain is routinely beset by challenges, both large and small, but the past couple of years have delivered a string of significant logistics disruptions that have threatened to upend the tightly choreographed dance of global freight transportation. That’s starting to change. More and more large U.S. In the U.S.,

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Rail as the Backbone of Sustainable Mobility

DELMIA Quintiq

How can rail be sustainable? With its environmental advantages, rail is answering the call in addressing challenges of sustainability, mass passenger transit and freight mobility. Creating a sustainable rail industry involves addressing various environmental, social, and economic aspects.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. And in the rail car. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. But we have to go further.

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The Bloomberg of Freight with Mary O’Connell

The Logistics of Logistics

Mary O’Connell and Joe Lynch discuss the Bloomberg of Freight. Check Call gives insights into the world around 3PLs and freight brokers. Check Call gives insights into the world around 3PLs and freight brokers. Key Takeaways: The Bloomberg of Freight. Access to freight pricing insights. About Mary O’Connell.