Webinar

Carrier networks relying on 3G don’t have the time they think

Food-as-software will make a chunk of ag-sector trucking obsolete (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

While the 3G sunset deadlines will wrap in  2022 for cellular providers like Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, there are still some companies in the  trucking industry that have hesitated to upgrade their 2G or 3G cellular devices to 4G LTE for various reasons: budgetary concerns, uncertainty over which tech vendor to use and a belief that the deadline will continue to get pushed out. In a poll of carriers that haven’t yet taken action, 14% said they simply lack the understanding of what a 3G sunset...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-networks-relying-on-3g-dont-have-the-time-they-think

Mays Chemical selects Red TMS, saves $100,000 in transportation costs

Several years ago, Mays Chemical, a midsized national distributor of food chemicals and raw materials, found itself at an increasingly common crossroads. Its transportation manager was set to retire, taking with her that hard-earned and hard-to-transfer tribal knowledge about the ins and outs of Mays’ supply chain. 

At the crossroads of legacy processes and the digital freight market, Mays had three full-time employees in the transportation department who each managed $1 million in freight spend...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mays-chemical-selects-red-tms-saves-100000-in-transportation-costs

IMCA South America Webinar focuses on Environmental Sustainability

IMCA South America Webinar focuses on Environmental Sustainability

IMCA’s Technical Adviser – Marine, Andy Goldsmith

Environmental sustainability lies at the heart of the forthcoming webinar (Wednesday 28 April from 13:30 BST) organised by the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) South America Regional Committee.

As regional lead, IMCA’s Technical Adviser – Marine, Andy Goldsmith, who will host the webinar with John Chatten, Chair and Daniel Marins, Vice Chair of the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/26/imca-south-america-webinar-focuses-on-environmental-sustainability/

29th Online Annual General Meeting WISTA Hellas

29th Online Annual General Meeting WISTA Hellas

WISTA-Hellas’ BoD – l to r: seated – Elina Souli, Elpi Petraki; l to r: standing Elina Kassotaki, Christiana Prekezes, and Despina Kalfa

WISTA Hellas Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 8th April. The AGM was held
online due to the restrictive measures for the pandemic.

The Members at the AGM welcomed Mrs. Christiana Kalogirou, Secretary General for th
Aegean and Island Policy, at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, as...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/13/29th-online-annual-general-meeting-wista-hellas/

Automation helps brokerages move past ‘tyranny of the urgent’

Two expedited delivery trucks on highway

While all transportation modes feel pressure to move shipments quickly, it is particularly intense for expedited shipping companies. Beyond just getting cargo from point A to point B, speeding the process also requires streamlining the supportive tasks surrounding the process, such as rate quoting, booking and tracking.

“For a shipment to be truly expedited, the entire process must also be expedited,” said Dale Prax, president and CEO of Direct Expedite. “I like to compare it to an ambulance. If...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/automation-helps-brokerages-move-past-tyranny-of-the-urgent

Fuel Insights and Predictions for 2021 and Beyond

Viswa Group is hosting a webinar on Mar 24 to discuss topics that will address concerns all along the supply chain to the usage of the fuel.

Register Now

Learning about fuels

2020 was an incredible year of transition and this trend will continue into 2021 and beyond.  Regulatory pressures will require compliance with a transition to lower GHG emissions.

Learning about fuels both existing and futuristic, their advantages and disadvantages will help navigate this change better.

Topics discussed

Please...

https://mfame.guru/fuel-insights-and-predictions-for-2021-and-beyond/

TED@BCG Evolutions | Invitation

TED@BCG Evolutions | Invitation

TED@BCG Evolutions
April 8, 2021
Virtual
AGENDA & REGISTRATION
You’re invited to our 10th TED@BCG event – TED@BCG Evolutions – featuring an inspiring program of TED Talks from the BCG community and beyond taking place on April 8, 2021.
Evolutions don’t happen overnight. After a year of slowing down and shifting priorities, we can use this moment to find a better way forward.
The program will explore a broad range of innovative solutions addressing...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/08/tedbcg-evolutions-invitation/

BSA x CHS Virtual Panel Discussion | 15 February

BSA x CHS Virtual Panel Discussion | 15 February

Painting by Ioannis Moralis

Dear Friends and Colleagues 

We are delighted to invite you to the first of two virtual panel discussions organised in collaboration with the British School at Athens on Monday 15 February at 5pm (UK) / 7pm (Greece). You can participate in the event live online via Zoom. 

1821: The Migration of Revolutionary Ideas (Pt 1):Roderick Beaton (KCL) (Chair), Ada Dialla (Athens School of Fine Arts), Efi Gazi (University of the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/11/bsa-x-chs-virtual-panel-discussion-15-february/

DNV GL – Greece Press Conference 2021 kicks off the celebrations for 100 years of DNV GL in Greece

DNV GL – Greece Press Conference 2021 kicks off the celebrations for 100 years of DNV GL in Greece

From top left to top right: Elpida Chatzopoulou, Regional Communications Manager, South East Europe, Middle East & Africa, Jason Stefanatos, Business Development Manager, Region South East Europe, Middle East & Africa, George Teriakidis, Area Manager, East Mediterranean & Black Sea, Region South East Europe Middle East & Africa and Olga Karali, Business Development Manager, Region South East...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/05/dnv-gl-greece-press-conference-2021-kicks-off-the-celebrations-for-100-years-of-dnv-gl-in-greece/

RINA Hellenic Advisory Committee: Resilient 2020 – Fleet Operation Center and Remote Surveys.

RINA Hellenic Advisory Committee: Resilient 2020 – Fleet Operation Center and Remote Surveys.

The first Digital Edition of RINA Hellenic Advisory Committee organized by Spyros Zolotas and the RINA Hellas team, hosted several leaders within the Greek shipping community, who discussed about the challenging but resilient and successful 2020, digital solutions, remote surveys, Cybersecurity and the alternative fuels.

The Committee Chairman George Youroukos, Owner of Technomar Shipping Inc., in his...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/28/rina-hellenic-advisory-committee-resilient-2020-fleet-operation-center-and-remote-surveys/

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