Inbound Logistics | June 2023

INBRIEF

Launched at the end of May 2023, the new route connects the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to the Arabian Gulf ports of Khalifa, Sharjah, and Umm Qasr aboard a 4,000-TEU vessel. > Aviation services group Air Partner teamed up with Worldwide GSA , a sister company of the Air Logistics Group, to expand its cargo oˆering in the Asia- Pacific (APAC) region. The partnership lets Air Partner extend cargo services in APAC countries including Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and Thailand.

within the Resilinc platform, provides companies visibility into both direct and indirect supplier spend. > TouchPath released TouchCount , an inventory cycle counting technology that live-counts production, warehouse, and logistics inventory without disrupting warehouse product flows.

> Samskip will deploy zero-emission short-sea container vessels on its west European routes. The provider signed a shipbuilding contract with shipyard Cochin Shipyard Ltd. for two hydrogen fuel powered vessels. Each vessel is expected to achieve around 25,000 tons of CO2 reduction per year; additionally they will use green shore power at the port of call.

> The BrillDog transportation

management system (TMS) is now available for implementation. The initial version FreeDog is available to shippers at no cost. Designed for small-to- medium-sized businesses, the BrillDog TMS is a cloud-based platform that automates inbound and outbound freight across LTL modes.

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>TRANSPORTATION

> A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) launched a

Europe-China airfreight service with three weekly flights, introducing the first of three newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighters. All Europe-China flights are operated by Maersk’s cargo airline and stop at Billund, Denmark, and Hangzhou, China. > Sterling Transportation now oˆers full truckload and less-than-truckload services to Chicago and the surrounding areas of Indianapolis and Columbus out of Dallas and Houston. > MSC added Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to its Upper Gulf express service.

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