INBRIEF > TRANSPORTATION > OOCL introduced a trans- Pacific service that links South China with the Port of Long Beach, California. The new Pacific China South Express (PCSX) service in the Trans-Pacific network calls on Shanghai, Fuqing, Xiamen, Yantian, and Long Beach. > GEODIS expanded its direct- to-customer intercontinental delivery service to Canada to support e-commerce shipments. GEODIS MyParcel was first launched in 2020 to offer a small parcel delivery service from the United States to 27 European countries. > ATRAN Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, launched a new route connecting Shenzhen, China, with Cologne/Bonn,
Germany. The flight operates weekly aboard a Boeing 737-800BCF. > ZIM Integrated Shipping Services now offers a service connecting the Indian subcontinent and the East Mediterranean. The new service, solely operated by ZIM, calls on Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, Haifa, Mersin, and Istanbul. > TECHNOLOGY > Vizen Analytics released an enhanced version of its Empowered-AI demand forecasting platform. The latest version includes the ability to create accurate prediction models to increase visibility through the supply chain. It is offered in a custom SaaS program and can be implemented in fewer than 90 days.
> The new RoboShuttle from Geek+ allows businesses to make full use of vertical warehouse space and store, retrieve, and organize boxes carrying small to mid-sized items. RoboShuttle can identify and place boxes of popular SKUs on the lowest shelf to speed up the picking process, handling up to 500 boxes/hour/station.
> Ascent unveiled its new digital platform and product suite, PEAK 2.0, which gives shippers control over how they view their supply chain data. Among the new tools are customizable dashboards and data visualizations, shipment bookmarking, live tracking, integrated communication tools, document management, spending tracking, and ERP integration. > Castellan Solutions, a provider of resilience management solutions, introduced a crisis management module that lets organizations act and respond in the critical moments following the onset of a business disruption. Its SaaS platform helps users analyze and prioritize risk, develop actionable response and recovery plans, stress-
> Fast Radius, a cloud manufacturing and digital supply chain company, now offers manufacturers a custommicrofactory solution. The offering allows companies to partner with Fast Radius to design and stand up advanced microfactories. Each factory is designed to meet a customer’s specific component manufacturing and technology needs, along with giving them access to proprietary software tools that provide visibility into supply chain operations. > Shippabo, a cloud-based supply chain management platform, expanded its network of service providers to offer more transloading services to companies with inland movement. The expanded service aims to give importers ocean transportation lead time and inventory availability.
> DHL Supply Chain customers now have access to a larger network of spot freight carriers to meet capacity needs through the provider’s partnership with Emerge , which offers a freight procurement platform. DHL Supply Chain is integrating Emerge’s Spot Marketplace platform capabilities into its LLP Control Tower and transportation management system (TMS) ecosystem.
test plans via plausible scenarios, and mobilize response teams.
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