Maritime history is usually divided into separate eras: the Age of Navigation, the Age of Discovery, the Age of Sail, the Age of Steam and the Rise of Steamships and Motorships. During this time, innovations such as steering oars and…
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Digitizing Container Supply Chains: Why Live Data from the IoT Holds the Key
Posted in 1. Transportation, 3. Maritime / AIS Tagged with: containers, IoT, supply chain, trailer telematics
Safeguarding Food and Pharma Along Containerized Cold Supply Chains: Shippers Need Visibility Now
With the Hanjin bankruptcy now official, the crisis serves as a reminder that when shippers of any cargo engage with the great global transport network that is containerization, ‘caveat emptor’ must be observed. Containerization, 60 years old in 2016, has…
Posted in 1. Transportation, 3. Maritime / AIS, 5. M2M/IoT Trends Tagged with: cold chain, containers, IoT, M2M, supply chain
Multimodal Technology Trends and our Top 5 Smart Container Articles
2016 was a great year for our container and ports solutions business, which started on the heels of our exciting acquisition of WAM, a specialist in advanced Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for refrigerated containers and other intermodal assets. Throughout…
Smart Containers are Just the Start: How Connected Assets Will Drive the Digital Supply Chain Revolution
Ships. Dry containers. Reefer boxes. Tank containers. Chassis. Gensets. Tractors. Port and rail cranes. Mobile loading and handling equipment. The global container supply chain is literally awash with assets. From a 20,000TEU mega-ship, to a lift truck moving containers round…
Posted in 1. Transportation, 3. Maritime / AIS Tagged with: cold chain, containers, IoT, M2M, Maersk, supply chain
Remote Container Management: The Future is Here
The future of refrigerated container tracking is here. Customer demand for remote container management is on the rise and companies are turning to the latest technologies to keep up with the competition. While container tracking has been around a long…
Posted in 1. Transportation, 3. Maritime / AIS Tagged with: containers, IoT, M2M, reefer, supply chain
Connecting Cargo Along the New Silk Road
The phrase “Silk Road” may once have brought to mind images from ancient history such as pack animals laden with goods crossing deserts, but that concept has now been replaced by pictures of high speed trains transforming China’s trade relationship…
Posted in 1. Transportation Tagged with: cargo security, cold chain, intermodal, rail, telematics, transportation
Cargo Security: How Connected Containers Help Combat Crime
Cargo theft. Fraudulent pick-ups. Trafficking of drugs and weapons. People smuggling. Counterfeit and misdeclared goods. Tax and duty evasion. International container operations have always been vulnerable to criminal activity. And the risks continue to rise today, exposing shippers, the transport…
Posted in 1. Transportation, 3. Maritime / AIS Tagged with: cargo security, cargo theft, intermodal, maritime, security