The British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company HSBC and a provider of agricultural science and technology Syngenta have successfully completed the transaction of an innovative letter of credit, using TradeLens’ digital bill of lading, which is underpinned by blockchain technology.
The fully digital end-to-end letter of credit transaction helped expedite trade documents from South Korea to Bangladesh, while agrichemical product was shipped between the two...
Increased hours of operation at distribution centers and open communication with drivers are the common denominators among three public companies that specialize in consumer goods and office products.
Those and other attributes focusing on the driver experience earned The Home Depot, Whirlpool and HNI Corp. best-of-the-best honors in the FreightWaves 2020 Shipper of Choice Awards, sponsored by Transflo.
The 2020 FreightWaves Shipper of Choice seal of approval is based on how shippers perform in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/home-depot-whirlpool-hni-earn-top-shipper-of-choice-honors
Costa Farms and Syngenta are both FreightWaves Shipper of Choice winners because they strive to create productive supply chains through investments in technology, while maintaining great relationships with carriers and drivers.
“We are extremely proud and humbled by the recognition of the Shipper of Choice Award and truly satisfied that we are able to make the lives of the thousands of drivers that pass through our farms yearly just a bit more pleasant,” said Willy Maurer, Costa Farms’ director...
Maersk signed a 4PL deal with Swiss agrochemical conglomerate Syngenta, reports The LoadStar.
A global integratorMaersk took another step in its quest to become “a global integrator of container logistics”, signing a 4PL deal with Swiss agrochemical conglomerate Syngenta.
The deal is, effectively, an extension of the 4PL agreement Syngenta signed with Maersk’s logistics subsidiary, Damco, in March 2016.
It remains an important deal for Maersk. A 4PL logistics provider takes third-party logistics...
http://mfame.guru/maersk-syngenta-inks-4pl-contract-with-focus-on-supply-chain/
Maersk’s press release:
Extending their partnership with a contract for fourth-party logistics (4PL), both parties highlight their joint commitment to responsible logistics based on continuous supply chain optimisation and innovation.
Basel, Switzerland — As a leading player in the agrochemical industry, Syngenta continuously looks for ways to optimise its supply chains to deliver on its ambition of producing food efficiently and responsibly and thus increasing productivity without harming the...
Maersk this week took another step in its quest to become “a global integrator of container logistics”, signing a 4PL deal with Swiss agrochemical conglomerate Syngenta.
The deal is, effectively, an extension of the 4PL agreement Syngenta signed with Maersk’s logistics subsidiary, Damco, in March 2016.
Yet it remains an important deal for Maersk – “a 4PL logistics provider takes third-party logistics further by managing resources, technology, infrastructure and other logistics providers serving...