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iContainers Freight Delivery Service Raises $6.7 Million In Growth Capital

iContainers seeks to take the port digital and bring transparency to an otherwise complex, cumbersome, and costly process involving customs agents, consultants, and copious paperwork.

iContainers is an early market mover in what it calls door-to-door servicing. Using the company’s platform, users can schedule a warehouse pickup and have goods delivered directly to another warehouse in over 1,200 destinations.

CAI International Inc. Acquires Hybrid Logistics Inc. And General Transportation Services Inc. For $12 Million

Robert Thompson, a co-founder and prior shareholder of Hybrid and General Transportation, will be president of the companies.

CAI International, Inc., a transportation finance and logistics companies, announced the acquisition of Hybrid Logistics, Inc. and its affiliate company, General Transportation Services, Inc. for a combined purchase price of $12 million.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

CMA CGM Launches Container Weighing Portal To Assist SOLAS Rule

A 3-month delay was recently proposed by the International Maritime Organization, in order to provide shippers with extra time to ensure they are ready to meet the requirements.

CMA CGM has launched an electronic portal via its website to assist with the new Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment and the verification.

Walmart Partners With Uber, Lyft And Deliv On Last-Mile Grocery Delivery Tests

Wal-Mart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber in Phoenix, Ariz., and Lyft in Denver, Colo., which it expects to start within the next two weeks.

Walmart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber in Phoenix, Ariz., and Lyft in Denver, Colo., which it expects to start within the next two weeks. This is in addition to a Sam’s Club pilot that started in March with Deliv involving delivery of general merchandise and grocery for business members in Miami, Fla.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Of Los Angeles To Test Near-Zero Emission Technologies

Port of Los Angeles

At full build out, Pasha will be the world’s first marine terminal able to generate all of its energy needs from renewable sources.

With the goal of making the Pasha terminal a more sustainable and resilient facility that can operate independently off the grid in the event of a power loss, the project also features a microgrid that includes solar generation, battery storage and an energy management system to maximize usage.

Walmart Tests Drones In Distribution And Fulfillment Centers

The drone is fully automated, but was manually controlled during the demonstration as it flew up and down warehouse shelves, captured images and determined whether products were in the right place in the distribution center.

Checking inventory is done by workers who have to use lifts and are harnessed in for safety as they scan products throughout the warehouse. The switch to drones could cut the time it takes to check the inventory throughout a facility that spans roughly 1.2 million square feet, or the equivalent of 26 football fields, from one month to one day.

Schneider Acquires Watkins & Shepard and Lodesco

Schneider Logistics

Both acquisitions complement the growing Final Mile+ service from Schneider, which provides customized home, commercial and retail delivery with white-glove service.

Schneider is now the nation’s leading first-to-final-mile-delivery provider of LTL, truckload and logistics for high-value home furnishings and over-dimensional goods.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

United Arab Shipping Company Seeks Merger With Hapag-Lloyd

UASC, which is owned by Gulf governments, said the merger talks were discussed at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on Thursday at the company's office in Dubai.

If a deal is reached, it will create a group with an estimated combined enterprise value of around seven billion to eight billion euros ($7.8 billion to $8.9 billion).

Freight Executive Has Suggestions For Fulfilling Online Grocery Orders

Uber’s recent decision to end instant deliveries indicates that the company’s courier-provided meals posed a greater logistical challenge than the giant company anticipated.

If Uber couldn’t do it, it’s not hard to see why some of the other high-end courier startups like DoorDash and Instacart are struggling as well, according to Jaime Jimenez, CEO of freight-moving company iContainers.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Six U.S. Ports Team With 19 Container Lines On Container Weight Rule

Five of the six operating ports that have signed on to the agreement have laid out their guidance for export shippers using their facilities.

The Port of New Orleans container yards stay busy year round.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Panama Canal Expansion To Bring Reefer Opportunities

Recent trends suggest that the supply chain will shift from container vessels to more versatile reefer containers.

With the Panama Canal expansion, the temperature-controlled logistics industry will benefit from Neopanamax container vessels that will move twice, or even triple, the amount of cargo allowed today.

E-Commerce Growth Drives Up U.S. Warehouse Rental Rates

Rental rates for prime warehouse space in the U.S. jumped 9.9 percent in 2015 over the previous year, real-estate brokerage firm CBRE Inc. said in a new report.

Nature’s Best distributes a range of products to 11 western states.

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