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ODeX, a leader in trade facilitation for the container shipping industry, now live in the US for Hapag-Lloyd

1 ODeX, a leader in trade facilitation for the container shipping industry, now live in the US for Hapag-Lloyd

ODeX, a leader in trade facilitation and communication within the container shipping industry, has launched in the United States.

CHAMP Cargosystems and Metamaze collaborate to launch CHAMP A2Z Scan, transforming Air Waybill data capture and comparison

2 CHAMP Cargosystems and Metamaze collaborate to launch CHAMP A2Z Scan, transforming Air Waybill data capture and comparison

With more than 60 million Air Waybills (AWBs) typed and compared by hand, CHAMP Cargosystems has partnered with Metamaze to launch A2Z Scan to digitalize the processing of paper Air Waybills reducing the average human error rate and generating time savings of up to 80%.

Scurri integrates with Pro Carrier to extend cross-border delivery offering ahead of critical Peak Trading period

3 Scurri integrates with Pro Carrier to extend cross-border delivery offering ahead of critical Peak Trading period

Scurri, the next-generation delivery management platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Pro Carrier, extending the global reach of brands and retailers on the Scurri platform ahead of the critical 2023 Peak Trading period.

Cubic Transportation Systems appoints new Senior Vice President

4 Cubic Transportation Systems appoints new Senior Vice President

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) has appointed Peter Torrellas as Senior Vice President of Cubic Corporation and President of Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), following former president Jeff Lowinger’s retirement on 13 October, 2023.   

Pall-Ex appoints Corporate Sales Director

5 Pall-Ex appoints Corporate Sales Director

Pall-Ex has appointed Bridie O'Halloran as Corporate Sales Director. She brings with her a wealth of experience, with a background of managing sales teams in logistics companies such as Target Express and Parcelforce.

COSCO Shipping drives shore power in Hamburg

6 COSCO Shipping drives shore power in Hamburg

The shore power system at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) has successfully proven itself in practice for the first time. At the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) terminal, COSCO Shipping Taurus was supplied with shore power for the first time as part of a ship integration test this week.

Combi-CB70E wins Italian Terminal and Logistics Award (ITALA)

7 Combi-CB70E wins Italian Terminal and Logistics Award (ITALA)

Combilift has won the Italian Terminal and Logistics Award (ITALA) for the new Combi-CB70E.

FedEx Express to open new logistics facility in Dublin

8 FedEx Express to open new logistics facility in Dublin

FedEx Express Europe, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. has announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art logistics facility in Dublin, Ireland.

Panther Logistics launches new delivery within business hours offering

9 Panther Logistics launches new delivery within business hours offering

Panther Logistics, the two-person delivery provider in the UK, has launched a new offering that enables customers to be able to opt for deliveries within standard business operating hours.

Four ways retailers can deliver for customers during peak season

10 Four ways retailers can deliver for customers during peak season

By Mattias Gredenhag, CTO, nShift.

This year’s peak shopping season brings the opportunity for many omnichannel retailers to end a challenging year on a high. With inflation easing and interest rates steady, retailers can afford a degree of optimism that spending will be strong.

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