XPO Logistics, Greenwich, Conn., introduced XPO Connect, a cloud-based, digital freight marketplace, designed to provide shippers with a single point of entry for visibility across modes in real time.
The aim of the new company will be to offer a jointly developed global trade digitization platform built on open standards and designed for use by the entire global shipping ecosystem.
January 18, 2018
Maersk, Denmark, and IBM, North Castle, N.Y., announced plans to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology.
Freight Farms developed The Leafy Green Machine, which contains all the components needed for commercial food production.
November 1, 2017
Freight Farms, a Boston-based manufacturer of commercial-grade hydroponic farms built inside shipping containers, announced a corporate expansion to the South End Exchange neighborhood of Boston.
Maersk Container Industry (MCI), Denmark, introduced Star Cool CA+, a system designed to extend the market reach of sensitive low-respiring perishables.
The Vypin and e4score TrackAssured solutions close the “compliance gap” by enabling small carriers and owner-operators to be FSMA-compliant.
March 23, 2017
Vypin, LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., and e4score TrackAssured joined forces to offer shippers and carriers a solution for visibility, alerting and analytics to comply with the Sanitary Transport rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Detectamet Ltd., United Kingdom, launched a detectable plastic product for the food industry. The new Detectable Pallet Wrap offers a less risky means of final packaging for pallet handling in food warehouse storage and shipping.
Grocery Direct Consolidated Transportation, Inc., Dallas, Texas, officially changed its name to Shippers Express Truck Lines Inc., effective immediately.
Cargill plans to invest about $30 million to increase unloading speeds, storage and shipping capacity and add railroad service at its grain elevator southwest of Holdrege, Neb.