DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics company, have announced the launch of DHL SmarTrucking — an innovative trucking solution leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The new solution, which is currently being rolled out across road networks in India, equips trucks with IoT sensors to provide real-time data analysis for route optimization, reducing… Read more »
The e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and its logistics arm Cainiao Network have invested US$ 1.38 billion in securing a 10% stake in the Chinese delivery company ZTO Express as part of a digital retail strategy. Once the companies have closed the deal on an expected date in early June 2018, Cainiao and ZTO will further… Read more »
The Port of Dunkirk has published the results of a public consultation exercise, which appears to back its CAP 2020 project aimed at putting it at the forefront of North Continent deep sea lo-lo ports, with new 22,000 TEU + berths and a new logistics complex in the Western Docks. The port designed the CAP… Read more »
Before going into the specifics about the potential impacts of automation of maritime shipping, it is important to underline that although automation can be solely considered at the port terminal level, it also takes place across entire supply chains. The fourth industrial revolution: The big picture of value chains Actors usually optimize the systems they… Read more »
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona is presenting its activities and services at the Logistics Transport China, May 16-18, 2018, targeting Chinese importers, exporters and logistics operators. The delegation is formed by the Deputy Director General of Strategy and Commercial of the Port of Barcelona, Santiago Garcia-Milà; the leader of… Read more »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to provide up to €36.9 million ($44.14 million) and the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) up to €35.5 million ($42.46 million) in grants to develop two railway links in Albania. The finance will be invested in more than 34 km of the current railway line… Read more »
“We will soon have a large logistics operator (ship-owner) in Setúbal, which will change the profile of the port,” announced Lídia Sequeira, president of the Port of Lisbon Administration (APL), SA, and the Ports of Setúbal and Sesimbra (APSS), SA, during a debate on port administration held last week at the 4th International Conference on… Read more »
A PhD dissertation which proposes an integrated approach for optimising synchromodal container transportation seeks to bring together optimal transport planning in intermodal networks and the design of an optimal fare class mix of customer-oriented services. Optimal Transportation Plans and Portfolios for Synchromodal Container Networks, written by Bart van Riessen for Erasmus University Rotterdam, looks… Read more »
