Container Management

Port congestion in Asia has led to severe shipping delays, with Singapore becoming a key chokepoint.

Supply chain professionals in the global container shipping industry expect more technology investment and positive growth in the market in 2024.

Needing to address the main goals of tracking inventory and gaining storage, HandCraft Services researched various options, and while working with PeakLogix, the team decided to reach out to SSI SCHAEFER to provide technology and software to simplify the picking and packing process.

In this study, learn how HandCraft Services reached out to SSI SCHAEFER to provide technology and software to streamline a solution for tracking inventory, gain storage while at the same time simplify the picking and packing process.

A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, the world's largest shipping company by capacity, announced a slump in third-quarter profits on Wednesday due to low freight prices which it said were down 16 percent year-on-year.

The announcement that three Japanese shipping groups will merge their liner shipping businesses is further evidence of survival M&A sweeping the industry according to global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Research shows that effective price management can increase margins by 2 to 7% in as little as 12 months, and yield a 200 to 350% return on investment.

AP Moeller-Maersk A/S's container line, which this month ditched a strategy of building new vessels and will instead try to grow through acquisitions, is targeting South Korea's two biggest shipping firms, according to Jefferies International Ltd.

Investment will significantly expand Matson Logistics' platform into freight forwarding in Alaska, where Span Alaska's market leading value-added less-than-container load consolidation model will position Matson's as a critical freight transportation provider to Alaska.

A Five Step Plan to Implement Container Management Solutions and Improve Supply Chain Visibility.