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Waterfall tracking takes automation to new heights

Visibility is often heralded as the most important aspect of today’s supply chain, and automated solutions dominate today’s market. Most of the real-time tracking tools on the market provide automation updates in optimal conditions. When things go wrong, however, these products tend to require human intervention to get back on track. 

Trucker Tools’ new approach – waterfall tracking – is designed to solve that problem.

“Waterfall tracking” means that a visibility provider, like Trucker Tools,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/waterfall-tracking-takes-automation-to-new-heights

Anschütz Launches Next-Gen Electronic Logbook: Introducing the eLog!

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Anschütz, a leading navigation systems provider, has developed a new digital logbook, eLog, which automatically collects data from onboard navigation systems, stores it using secure blockchain technology, and provides ship owners with a compliant and high-quality data source, as reported by Digital Ship. 

Satellite tracking 

The eLog also has new features including a secure file upload function for bunker receipts and loading papers, and a new interface to the...

https://mfame.guru/anschutz-launches-next-gen-electronic-logbook-introducing-the-elog/

Hapag Lloyd to start real-time box tracking

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Container shipping company Hapag Lloyd will begin mass installation of real-time tracking devices on its containers at its depots worldwide.

“The new technology will offer us the advantages of being able to create visibility, detect delays earlier, automatically inform any affected customers, and initiate the appropriate countermeasures,” the company said in a statement, adding that the move will help make supply chains more transparent and efficient.

The devices...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/hapag-lloyd-to-start-real-time-box-tracking/

Standardization could be key for advancing emissions data tracking

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Shippers and carriers face increasing pressure from retailers, customers and investors to reduce emissions. Standardization, greater awareness, commitment to action and ease of implementation could help companies, large and small, track and reduce their emissions.

“One of our objectives is to allow shippers to send their individual goals for sustainability,” Priya Rajagopalan, chief product officer at FourKites, told FreightWaves. “Especially now, we see a lot more shippers with very specific...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/standardization-could-be-key-for-advancing-emissions-data-tracking

Redwood Logistics to help customers calculate emissions, buy carbon offsets

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Redwood Logistics plans to provide emissions tracking technology and the ability to purchase verified carbon offsets to its customers later this year.

The Chicago-based company announced Wednesday that its Redwood Hyperion platform will use data from its logistics platform as a service and RedwoodConnect to automate detailed load-by-load emissions calculations.

“This paired with leveraging the best calculation standards available will provide our customers access to reliable emissions of their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/redwood-logistics-to-help-customers-calculate-emissions-buy-carbon-offsets

Net-Zero Carbon recap: Data could be key to decarbonization

FreightWaves' Tyler Cole and the founder and CEO of Tracks talk about tracking emissions during the Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Using data to drive emission reduction

DETAILS: Emissions reporting and carbon account can seem complicated and burdensome. But to accurately report and plan for the future, the industry needs better data. Jakob Muus and Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, discuss the value of granular data to unlock future efficiency gains and emissions reductions.

SPEAKER: Muus is the founder and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/net-zero-carbon-recap-data-could-be-key-to-decarbonization

AT&T, Sony team for Smart Label parcel tracking tech

AT&T, Sony launch smart label tracking technology

Tracking demands for e-commerce parcels are and other parcels are continuing to increase. A recent SOTI Bricks to Clicks report found that last-mile delivery remains the most inefficient part of the entire e-commerce supply chain for 59% of U.S. transportation and logistics companies. Yet for the consumer, that piece remains a critical part of the online buying experience.

A survey of 6,000 consumers by Arlington Research for mobile technology platform SOTI during Q4 2020 found that 67% of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/att-sony-team-for-smart-label-parcel-tracking-tech

FourKites acquires Haven, creates end-to-end platform for international ocean shipping

FourKites, a leader in real-time supply chain visibility, announced on Wednesday it has acquired Haven to create its visibility solution, Dynamic Ocean.

Haven is an international ocean shipping tracking and documentation platform, founded in 2014 to help build software for commodity producers and traders who were looking to save time managing their international logistics. The company has raised $20.3 million in funding since inception. 

FourKites’ chief executive officer, Matthew Elenjickal,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-acquires-haven-creates-end-to-end-platform-for-international-ocean-shipping

Trucker Tools app surpasses 1 million downloads

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New technological solutions and mobile applications are popping up on a near-daily basis in the transportation and logistics industry. This digital revolution has left both companies and individuals with a plethora of solutions to choose from, often leading to overwhelm and confusion. Choosing the right tech partner early – one that expands and shifts with the times – can make integrating technology much simpler. For many, Trucker Tools is that mainstay company.

The Trucker Tools driver mobile...

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