Continuous visibility into container whereabouts
This episode is sponsored by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). Learn more about their efforts in shaping the digital future of container shipping at https://www.dcsa.org/
In this episode, we dive into the digital transformation of the container shipping industry with insights from the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA).
Kshitij Parashar is the lead of the digital container shipping association’s program for cargo...
Accelerating trade digitalisation
This episode is sponsored by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). Learn more about their efforts in shaping the digital future of container shipping at https://www.dcsa.org/
In this episode, we dive into the digital transformation of the container shipping industry with insights from the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). We discuss the significance of digital standardisation and how it shapes global trade’s future.
Chris Sunderman,...
Led by Louisiana General Attorney General Liz Murrill, the attorneys general of 16 states have filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Louisiana challenging the pause on pending approvals of LNG export projects announced by the Biden administration in January.
Attorney General Murrill calls that move an “unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.”
The State of Louisiana is joined in the suit by the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida,...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/16-states-file-suit-challenging-pause-on-lng-export-permits/
Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced on Monday that it has taken the first steps in activating an API technical standard produced by the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) industry group. The group released its standards to the FreightTech industry on GitHub in October.
The need for an API scheduling standard stems from the recognition that fragmented processes, especially in transportation appointment scheduling, hinder the efforts of FreightTech companies seeking...
In what the American Petroleum Institute (API) slams as “a step in the wrong direction,” the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has now published the final 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. As proposed on September 29, it includes the fewest oil and gas lease sales in history.
As we noted then (see earlier story), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) does not allow the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to issue a lease for offshore wind development unless...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/oil-gas/api-slams-boems-5-year-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-program/
The trucking industry is increasingly leveraging sophisticated new technology solutions to tackle some of its most pressing challenges.
Echo Global Logistics, a top provider of technology-enabled supply chain management services, rejects a one-size-fits-all approach to technology. It leverages a variety of intelligence capabilities to provide shippers and carriers with solutions that meet them where they are in their technology adoption journeys.
Echo provides larger shippers or carriers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/echo-global-logistics-goes-beyond-ai-to-drive-value
The digital era has ushered in innovative technology solutions to complex problems the supply chain has historically faced. While businesses have digitized their operations, too often data remains siloed between various systems and programs. This creates disconnects, requiring manual processes to complete and connect workflows and the resulting communication and information flow to customers.
Shippers still managing their businesses using individual carrier websites or through internal isolated...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-hidden-costs-of-manual-ltl-shipment-life-cycle-management
The State of Louisiana, the American Petroleum Institute, Chevron USA Inc. and Shell Offshore have been granted a preliminary injunction in response to their law suit challenging conditions in BOEM’s Final Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261.
The Final Notice of Sale covered significantly reduced acreage than in the proposed notice of sale announced back in March (67 million acres as opposed to 73.4 million). It also placed severe restrictions on oil and gas vessel...
The current freight recession has forced companies across the logistics industry to focus their attention on cutting out waste and safeguarding profits.
In order to reduce costs and improve service, organizations must be able to spot — and solve for — inefficiencies. Because of this, companies are working hard to create end-to-end visibility in their supply chains.
For fleet managers, gaining visibility into their supply chains means having real-time, transparent information about what is...
As technology evolves and integrations become more readily available, Shippers and 3PLs tend to expect their TMS and ERP solutions to be one-stop shops for all things supply chain management. By utilizing a centralized location to manage their operations, these companies are able to streamline decision making and reduce inaccuracies across their businesses.
In order to take advantage of the variety of applications and solutions they need, these companies often rely on complicated tech stacks...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rating-booking-apis-make-complete-procurement-automation-possible