Grabox – like a similar American company called Cargo – aims to capitalize on the captive audience in rideshare vehicles by selling snacks through a cashless system.
New York-based startup Cargo – which provides in-car commerce to the rideshare economy – has signed an exclusive partnership deal with driver app Uber to offer a vending serving to passengers.
Duo Plast’s new freight security testing laboratory has opened its doors to German manufacturers and distributors seeking to safeguard lorry loads against the rigours of transportation.
Global logistics company Schenker is testing the use of radio
frequency identification (RFID) technology to track containers used
for overseas shipments.
A decision by Cargo 2000 members to publish more data on their
individual performances will help food processors better determine
how good of a service they are getting in exporting their products
by air.
A graphic database system to revolutionise the management and
communication of port operations in order to save time and reduce
costs could help food manufacturers and suppliers save millions,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
Tightening freight capacity and rising fuel prices have forced food
companies to rethink how they deliver value to the enterprise, how
they plan transportation loads, and how they measure and motivate
performance.