Smart packaging

3 Smart Packaging Innovations Making Waves in the Logistics Industry

For many consumers and businesses, packaging can be an afterthought. It’s the stuff that’s removed and thrown away after goods are delivered. But it’s essential to both retailers and individuals – it keeps food safe, gets stock to its destination, and sees the ever-increasing number of online purchases safely to consumers. Oftentimes companies use simple…

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Truck driver shortage

Is America’s Trucking Industry Facing a Driver Shortage?

In November of last year, the American Trucking Association (ATA) listed truck driver shortage as the number one issue for the industry for the third year in a row. The organization estimates that the industry is currently short 60,000 drivers, and may face a shortfall of 100,000 in the next five years. Large truckload carriers…

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shipbuilding industry

Shipbuilding Industry: 3D Printing Technology Bringing New Opportunities for Shipbuilding

The global shipbuilding industry has been maintaining a steady growth, mainly fuelled by increasing international imports and exports in recent decades. This industry is responsible for the construction of large commercial vessels intended for the merchant fleet (cargo or passenger transport), the oil container ships, and military ships. Therefore, it plays a crucial part in…

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logistics trends

Top 10 Logistics Trends Transforming the Global Logistics Market in 2019

With the emergence of e-commerce and rising digital literacy among the consumers, the global logistics industry has been changing significantly in the recent years.  Factors such as rising disposable incomes, dual-income households, and constant urbanization have encouraged consumers across both developed and emerging economies to follow upcoming logistics trends. This has further resulted in the rapid development…

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Logistics companies

Top 5 Logistics Companies in the World 2019

As digitization takes over the world and customer expectations evolve, the transportation and logistics industry is reacting in kind and growing exponentially. New technologies, collaborative operating models and enhanced scalability have outlined this lucrative industry. While the doors remain open for emerging competition, big logistics companies like DHL, UPS, FedEx and C.H. Robinson, still rule…

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Smart Labels Market

Reinventing Retail for 2018 with Smart Labels

The relentless pace of change that impacts the technology and retail industry is unremitting. Today’s evolving technologies can rejuvenate a marketplace in record time. Further, keeping up with current technology and customer expectations is a matter of business survival today. Consumers are becoming more engrossed in the stories of their favorite brands, thus innovations like…

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