Data-driven reefer management ready to roll in the cold chain
NewsRemote reefer monitoring is slowly but surely coming to the container shipping sector, but the technology is in its relative infancy, and it...
Towards electric power and automation
NewsThere are major developments in the terminal tractor market in the areas of alternative fuels and automation....
The key to terminal automation
NewsWith the next wave of terminal automation projects expected to be dominated by brownfi eld developments, Kalmar is taking a more fl exible a...
…double speed for Smiths Detection
NewsSmiths Detection is working on a new product that can more than double the rate at which containers are scanned. The new scanner is being de...
IoT start-up firm AKUA in the money
NewsSan Francisco-based start up AKUA has raised US$3M in seed financing for its “IoT supply chain transformation” business....
Orbcomm goes to sea
NewsThis month, Orbcomm announced a new vessel-based network system and partnership that offers carriers and alliances a more cost-effective rou...
Traxens in progress
NewsRodolphe Saadé, CEO of CMA CGM, said it will be the end of 2017 when the carrier is able to start offering cargo tracking services to custo...
Jade Software plays host
NewsJade Software has implemented the first SaaS application of its Jade Master Terminal TOS running on the cloud using Amazon Web Services (AWS...
SpecOps tracks into Europe
NewsUSA-based SpecOps Group is launching its Intelceptor tracking device in Europe. Marketed as “the smallest GPS tracking device in the world...
Scaling down with SaaS
NewsAs growth in cloud computing explodes, TOS providers are taking a fresh look at the ‘Software as a Service’ model....
Traxens for MSC
NewsMSC has announced it is taking an undisclosed stake in Traxens, the French start-up company, founded in 2012, that has developed hardware an...
Fold up
NewsAlong with IT systems, hardware also has a role to play in cutting repositioning costs....
MacGregor lashings
NewsMacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order to provide loose lashings for five 10,500 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container ships, under construc...
PCS for Tuticorin
NewsIndia’s Tuticorin Port is teaming up with Kale Logistics to deliver a new port community system (PCS). Dubbed India’s first Container Di...
Panasonic Toughbook
NewsPanasonic has launched the Toughbook 20, which combines the features of a laptop and tablet in a single, convertible device....