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Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced technology, has unveiled an International Supply Chain Accelerator that aims to transform global supply chains through the application of deep tech solutions.
It has launched two initiatives, one focused on Seamless Trade Across Borders and the second on Product Carbon Footprint Measurement. They aim to improve global supply chain resilience and international industrial sustainability.
Building on the Digital Supply Chain Hub, developed by Digital Catapult ...
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UK forwarder NF Global Logistics has expanded its use of the Descartes e-Customs solution to manage customs compliance for groupage services across continental Europe. Descartes e-Customs is web-based solution that helps filers submit data to HMRC and other government agencies. NF Global Logistics, founded in ...
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Online freight platform Transporeon has appointed Gökalp Kobe Ertuğrul as country manager in Turkey. Transporeon connects freight buyers and sellers via its neutral transportation management platform, with a global network of over 1,400 shippers and retailers and over 150,000 carriers and logistics service providers. He ...
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The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has launched a Foresight initiative to consider future scenarios and provide a global framework and pathway.
The exercise will bring together IPCSA members and external experts at a series of three regional two-day workshops, to be held over the ...
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The government announced on 27 August that it was making available £10.5 million of funding to support preparations at the Port of Dover, Eurostar and Eurotunnel for the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) digital passport checkes. Travellers from the UK and other non-EU countries will have ...
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The project44 supply chain visibility platform is now offering emissions monitoring, giving shippers, carriers and logistics firms Scope 3 emissions insights for optimized decision-making. It offers customers precise, GLEC-accredited emissions calculations for shipments across all modes. Users can streamline their compliance with customizable reporting and ...
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Fluent Cargo, which styles itself as ‘Google Maps for freight’, has launched a multimodal tracking software as a service solution. It offers real-time updates and milestone tracking, estimated time of arrival predictions and flexible subscriptions. It uses a unified tracking platform that works across different ...
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Richard Litchfield, managing director of recruitment specialist Innovate Freight has become a non-executive director of software firm CocoonFMS. Staffordshire-based CocoonFMS provides Cloud-based transport management system in the UK. Richard Litchfield was formerly group IT director at Europa Worldwide Group and vice president and global head ...
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Federal Express has launched FedEx Surround, offering customers enhanced control and visibility of shipments en route using advanced sensor. The system is based on a lightweight sensor able to transmit precise location every two seconds via Bluetooth Low Energy to WiFi access points or gateway ...
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DB Schenker has partnered with Cargo.one to connect with over 50 airlines. The platform’s founder and co-chief executive Moritz Claussen, said the move would boost efficiency, accuracy, and user-friendliness, increase customer satisfaction and sharpen its competitive edge.Cargo.one added that the forwarder would be able to ...
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