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Zencargo raises $42M to expand its digital-first freight forwarding platform internationally

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Ingrid Lunden

While consumers and businesses continue to use their purchasing power to spin the wheels of the globalized economy, one of the companies that’s built a technology platform to help that economy operate more smoothly is announcing an investment to double down on growth. Zencargo, which has built a digital platform to enable freight forwarding — […] Continue reading Zencargo raises $42M to expand its digital-first freight forwarding platform internationally→

Field Guide to Shipping Containers

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Kristina Panos

In the 1950s, trucking magnate Malcom McLean changed the world when he got frustrated enough with the speed of trucking and traffic to start a commercial shipping company in order …read more Continue reading Field Guide to Shipping Containers→

A Big Ship Chop Shop On The Georgia Coast

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Roger Cheng

Last week we saw a hapless container ship vaulted to fame, where people converged on its combination of mind-boggling size suffering an easily relatable problem of getting stuck. Now that …read more Continue reading A Big Ship Chop Shop On The Georgia Coast→

JIT vs. AM: Is Additive Manufacturing the Cure to Fragile Supply Chains?

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Dan Maloney

As fascinating and frustrating as it was to watch the recent Suez canal debacle, we did so knowing that the fallout from it and the analysis of its impact would …read more Continue reading JIT vs. AM: Is Additive Manufacturing the Cure to Fragile Supply Chains?→

Traffic Jam In The Suez Canal; Container Ship Run Aground

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Lewin Day

A vital shipping lane has been blocked in Egypt, as a 220,000 ton container ship, the MV Ever Given, became lodged sideways in the channel Tuesday morning local time. The …read more Continue reading Traffic Jam In The Suez Canal; Container Ship Run Aground→

Rugged Scout drone designed to inspect tanks for leaks

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Ben Coxworth

The liquid-carrying tanks on tanker ships have to regularly be inspected for cracks – a task which is typically performed by humans. A new drone, however, is claimed to do the job much quicker and more thoroughly.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Techn… Continue reading Rugged Scout drone designed to inspect tanks for leaks→

Mile-long ship tunnel will offer safe passage through hazardous peninsula

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Adam Williams

Four years after we interviewed one of the engineers tasked with realizing it, Norway’s remarkably ambitious Stad Ship Tunnel has finally been given the thumbs up. Slated to begin construction next year, the tunnel will cut through an entire peninsula,… Continue reading Mile-long ship tunnel will offer safe passage through hazardous peninsula→

Tive nabs $12M Series A to track shipment conditions in real time

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Ron Miller

Tive, a Boston-based startup, is building a hardware and software platform to help track the conditions of a shipment like say food or medicine to make sure it is stored under the proper conditions as it moves from farm or factory to market. Today, the company announced a $12 million Series A. RRE Ventures led […] Continue reading Tive nabs $12M Series A to track shipment conditions in real time→

UK’s supercomputer nanosatellites to better predict ship movements

Posted on October 1, 2020 by David Szondy

Britain has sent two satellites into space that are smaller than a microwave, yet are the smartest ever produced by the UK. On September 28, 2020 at 12:20 pm BST, four Glasgow-built Spire nanosatellites lifted off atop a Russian Soyuz launcher, two of … Continue reading UK’s supercomputer nanosatellites to better predict ship movements→

UK’s supercomputer nanosatellites to better predict ship movements

Posted on October 1, 2020 by David Szondy