As technology continues to advance, so do people. There is now wearable technology like your apple watch which can monitor your heart rate, as well as Amazon’s Artificial Intelligence machine Alexa which is your digital personal assistant. People have grown to adapt to these machine-to-machine communication gadgets that enhance our daily lives and expect companies…
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On 5 June 2017, several countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar. These countries withdrew ambassadors, and imposed trade and travel bans, citing Qatar’s support for terrorism. Companies active in or dependent on intra-Gulf trade routes to Qatar (by sea, air or land) are seeing…
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That doesn’t happen when you track shipments in real-time via satellites and radar. One more reason real-time visibility via IoT devices is replacing traditional supply chain visibility solutions dependent on EDI status updates from carriers. To learn more about TransVoyant’s digital supply chain solution click here.
When 20,000 shipping containers carried by one giant ship reach a port, it’s like a pig in a python Alexandria, VA, April 14, 2017 — The size of newly commissioned and built container ships has been creeping steadily upwards for 20 years, as shipping companies and shippers pursue increasing economies of scale to lower…
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