Ton van den Bosch, global head of ports & terminals at Ince & Co, highlights the emerging trends in the logistics, intermodal and supply chain sectors and suggests that further consolidation and integration can be expected. A transformative trend is gathering pace in the logistics, intermodal transportation and supply chain business. Historically, shipping lines, terminal operators, freight forwarders, supply chain and logistics companies have each been focused mainly on thei

The transformation of Maersk Group from a conglomerate to an integrated global container logistics company is expected to take between three to five years, the Danish giant revealed during its Capital Markets Day held on February 21. One year into its new strategy, A.P. Moller – Maersk claims to have already started unlocking value from its integration in the form of improved terminal utilisation, improved inland services, optimised hub operations, joint production planning b

A complete transformation of how ports operate is on the horizon, according to Bret Greenstein, Vice President of Watson Internet of Things (IoT), Consumer Offerings, IBM. Over the past few years, IBM has partnered up with industry majors such as Maersk Group and CMA CGM in order to digitize their ways of doing business. World Maritime News spoke with Mr. Greenstein on the digital transformation of the maritime industry and IBM’s role in the process on the back of the company

The age old problem of low levels of trust between importer and exporter when it comes to payment looks set to be alleviated by the adopting of “blockchain” technology in the banking system. Blockchain is the revolutionary concept behind the global sensation of the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and is the current darling of fintech. A growing number of start-up companies from around the world are vying for attention in the race to develop practical applications across a variety of