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Missing or broken door seals can hurt carriers and receivers alike. When a receiver discovers a broken or missing seal at delivery, they have the right to reject the entire load. This can be costly for carriers, as loads that have travelled for hundreds of miles can be rejected at the destination without payment. Plus,…

Remote temperature monitoring is a key element within any smart reefer fleet management ecosystem, delivering the data fleets need to ensure the safety and integrity of their cargo.

If you’re in the container shipping industry, you’ve likely heard about Hapag-Lloyd’s recent investment: fitting their entire dry container fleet with telematics technology. This is the first dry container tracking deployment of its scale that the world has ever seen. ORBCOMM’s new CT 1000 dry container tracking device is a critical component of the deployment, helping…

Mining-related fatalities are on the descent thanks to smart mining technology. Just last year, South Africa reported its best year for mining safety yet with accident-related deaths dropping by 36% compared to 2021.   While the trend is positive, mines are still dangerous workplaces, leading mining operators around the world to continue investing in the…

IoT is lightening the load for one of the world’s oldest–and most labor-intensive–professions: farming. The smart agriculture market is expected to double by 2030, driven by an influx of tech-savvy farmers that are optimizing traditional agriculture methods with new ideas and powerful technology.  What is smart agriculture?  Smart agriculture–also known as smart farming–involves using technology…

With more than 4,000 people in attendance and nearly 400 exhibitors, TMC’s Annual Meeting remains one of the world’s premier trucking events and a must-visit for industry professionals.   This year, the focus was on advancing reliability by solving industry problems with root-cause analysis and, of course, cutting-edge technology.  For those who couldn’t make it…

The theme for TPM 2023 was Picking Up the Pieces, and we feel it was an accurate one. While COVID is in the rearview mirror for the most part, container shipping remains in a state of flux as ports remain backlogged, spot rates continue to drop and retail demand remains low. It’s in trying times like…

We sat down with Angela Shue, Director of North American Transportation, Enterprise Markets, here at ORBCOMM to discuss this year’s International Women’s Day, the difficulties she’s faced as a senior leader in a male-dominated industry and more. Where did it all start for you? I was born and still reside in North Carolina. I started…

According to this year’s Reefer Shipping Market Outlook report by Drewry, seaborne reefer trade is projected to grow 4% by 2025, leading shipping lines to search for ways to meet the new temperature-sensitive demand. However, with reefer trade comes one of the industry’s biggest concerns: cargo spoilage. Close to 40% of the world’s food is…

While significant progress has been made, supply chain issues continue to have an impact on the industry. With product order backlogs and dwindling inventories wreaking havoc on procurement and logistics, industry concerns around cargo theft have reached an all-new high. To ease the pain, many are looking towards innovative technology to help curb cargo theft—especially…