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Global shipping and mailing service Pitney Bowes has fallen foul of a ransomware attack that has encrypted data on its computer systems and disrupted customer access to its online services. In a statement published on its website, Pitney Bowes advised … Continue reading Ransomware attack hits Pitney Bowes, impacting company mail rooms around the world
Unknown, vulnerable systems are present in nearly every ship environment that researchers have pen-tested. Continue reading On-Board ‘Mystery Boxes’ Threaten Global Shipping Vessels
Unknown, vulnerable systems are present in nearly every ship environment that researchers have pen-tested. Continue reading On-Board ‘Mystery Boxes’ Threaten Global Shipping Vessels
The attack left customers unable to access key services for shipping and mailing, the company said. Continue reading Pitney Bowes Hit with Ransomware Attack
As part of its climate change initiative, New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has agreed to buy the world’s first full-size electric port tug from the Damen Shipyards Group. The RSD-E Tug 2513 is expected to match the pulling power of the Ports of Auckland’s best diesel tug, but will do so without belching diesel fumes into the air.
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In the “Automate the Freight” series, I’ve concentrated on stories that reflect my premise that the killer app for self-driving vehicles will not be private passenger cars, but will more likely be the mundane but necessary task of toting things from place to place. The economics of replacing thousands of …read more
Continue reading Automate the Freight: Amazon’s Robotic Packaging Lines
Move over, Flexport. There is another player looking to make waves in the huge and messy business of freight logistics. Zencargo — a London startup that has built a platform that uses machine learning and other new technology to rethink how large shipping companies and their customers manage and move cargo, or freight forwarding as […] Continue reading Logistics startup Zencargo raises $20M to take on the antiquated business of freight forwarding
Capsizing a ship with a cyberattack is a relatively low-skill enterprise, according to an analysis from Pen Test Partners. Continue reading Researcher: Not Hard for a Hacker to Capsize a Ship at Sea
Autonomous “roboats” will be able to avoid collisions and find new, more efficient routes through the high seas. Continue reading We Rode in the Automated Boats That Could Revolutionize Shipping
The United States has announced plans to withdraw from a 144-year postal treaty that sets lower international shipping rates. The US claims this treaty gives countries like China and Singapore an unfair advantage that floods the US market with cheap packages. The BBC reports the withdraw of this treaty will increase shipping costs from China by between 40% and 70%.
The treaty in question is the Universal Postal Union, which established that each country should retain all money it has collected for international postage. The US Chamber of Commerce has said this treaty, ‘leads to the United States essentially paying …read more