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FOSC chat: Data visibility key for shippers navigating maritime slowdowns

discussion on visibility in ocean freight beyond ports

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Navigating maritime freight disruptions by taking visibility beyond the ports

DETAILS: Port congestion has been one of the biggest topics in freight over the past few years. And for good reason — at one point in November, there were nearly 60,000 long-dwelling containers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-data-visibility-key-for-shippers-navigating-maritime-slowdowns

Wiliot Version 2.0 amplifies IoT company’s sensor technology

Wiliot V2 builds on the company's Internet of Things offering

The Internet of Things –– essentially a system of interconnected tracking and sensing devices that provides data on goods moving through the supply chain –– has been built around places and spaces, using cameras and wall-mounted sensors.

Simply put, it’s too costly for most companies to attach sensors to the millions of goods flowing through their supply chains, meaning only high-value objects, like your refrigerator, typically get tagged.

Today’s IoT is an Internet of Expensive Things, but...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wiliot-version-20-amplifies-iot-companys-sensor-technology

Q&A: Project44 COO ready to help fine-tune world’s ‘economic engine’

A month after announcing a $240 million investment led by TPG, Thoma Bravo and Goldman Sachs, real-time visibility provider project44 announced Vivek Kundra would become the company’s chief operating officer, leveraging experience that includes leading the country’s technology initiatives.

Related: Former Obama official Kundra named COO at project44

In an interview with FreightWaves, Kundra explained his fascination with supply chains, his past work with customer experience management software...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qa-project44-coo-ready-to-help-fine-tune-worlds-economic-engine

Project44 expands in Europe, unveils new product offering

Supply chain visibility leader project44 expands in Europe, adds new product offering

Supply chain visibility leader project44 made a ​​trio of announcements on Wednesday, informing customers about a new product focused on providing accurate estimated delivery dates, an expansion in Europe and a new “trade up” policy that will allow companies to switch to the company’s solution for three months free.

With a growing worldwide presence, project44 tracks more than 1 billion shipments per year for some familiar names, including Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Neiman Marcus. The company’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/project44-expands-in-europe-unveils-new-product-offering

3 ways shippers are gaining control of their supply chains

The supply chain’s fragmentation and fragility have been exposed over the past 20 months, leading many shippers to invest in their supply chains in ways they hadn’t before. Historically, and in soft markets, shippers had pricing power over carriers and often placed their transportation networks on the operational back burner, but this pandemic-induced awakening forced many to take action. 

While much of the supply chain stress stems from a lack of labor and infrastructure, be it drivers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3-ways-shippers-are-gaining-control-of-their-supply-chains

Visibility plays crucial role in keeping supermarket shelves stocked with fresh foods

Albertsons grocery delivery subscription like Amazon Prime for groceries

Consumers have gradually become more health conscious over the past decade. While 2000s kids toted lunch boxes filled with processed fruit snacks, today’s parents are more likely to send their children off with actual fruit. 

It isn’t just about produce, either. Grocery shoppers are moving away from most highly processed foods and embracing fresher alternatives. Fresh meats and produce have experienced the most demand growth, but the push for fresh also extends to dairy, prepared foods, cheese,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/visibility-plays-crucial-role-in-keeping-supermarket-shelves-stocked-with-fresh-foods

F3 demos: FreightTech visibility innovation

FreightTech companies showcased products and services in demos during F3.

FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions for fleets during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience Tuesday. These demos highlight how important visibility, communication and real-time data are for supply chains.

Truckstop.com

Improve profit margins or provide savings back to customers for better service using machine-learning technology to choose more cost-effective loads.

Check out the demo to learn how valuable real-time rates for loads and lanes can be for companies.

F...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-demos-freighttech-visibility-innovation

Broader cargo coverage for perishable commodities imperative during supply chain crisis

Reefer truck heading down highway with snow in the surrounding mountains and grass.

The cold chain has garnered heightened attention amid worker shortages and vast COVID-19-related delays and disruptions. After all, the cold chain is made up of foods we eat and the medicines we need, an estimated $4 trillion global industry that relies on seamless transport to maintain quality. 

While harmful temperature deviations inevitably occur, according to Parsyl founder and CEO Ben Hubbard, many insurance policies for cold cargo don’t cover the primary risk: temperature. 

“Shippers are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/broader-cargo-coverage-for-perishable-commodities-imperative-during-supply-chain-crisis

FourKites touts ocean ETAs 20%-40% more accurate than those from carriers

FourKites upgrades ocean visibility with enhancements to dynamic eta

It’s chaos at the ports right now. Ocean shipping is experiencing unprecedented delays that are costing shippers thousands of dollars per container per day and could run deep into 2023. Container shipping, dry bulk, liquefied natural gas — it doesn’t matter how or what companies are shipping because rates are spiking across the board.

With no end to the messy situation in sight, knowing when delays will happen becomes more important than ever for carriers. With that in mind, supply chain...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-touts-ocean-etas-20-40-more-accurate-than-those-from-carriers

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