Cargo

e2log, a digital platform for door-to-door oversize freight based in Houston, announced that it has raised a seed round of financing from San Francisco-based 8VC, a venture capital firm with a transportation technology portfolio that includes boom, Joby Aviation, vector, Platform Science, project44...

Swissport will acquire the remaining 50 percent of Heathrow Cargo Handling Ltd. (HCH) it does not currently own from Air France, its joint venture partner. Swissport announced the acquisition on February 11. The acquisition will allow Swissport to make new investments in air freight operations at...

Though much of the clamor behind cryptocurrency abated over the last year, the legitimacy of the blockchain technology that fuels the currency is beyond doubt. Blockchain is now in different levels of adoption across various verticals, as businesses run pilot tests to see how well it fits their...

Since the time of horse-drawn wagons and steam-powered locomotives, the freight hauling industry has had to contend with cargo thieves, who over time have become bolder and frustratingly better organized. It is hard to put a number on cargo theft in the U.S. because not all of the stolen freight...

Swiss-based container ship operator MSC has said that it is discharging cargo from the MSC Zoe following the collapse of a number of container stacks during a storm last week, but the company will not confirm whether some cargo will stay aboard the vessel which is expected to rejoin the 2M's...

Clean-up operations on the islands off the Dutch coast have started, following the loss of around 300 containers from the Mediterranean Shipping Company's MSC Zoe, a 19,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (teu) mega-container ship. The vessel was en route to Bremerhaven in Germany on January 2 and...

Millbrae, California-based Cargo Chief showcased their C4 platform at MarketWaves 18. C4 is a system that enables carriers to share available capacity to shippers. C4 then uses this information to match shippers with their existing carriers without having to rely on untrusted contracts. Customers...

With Uber rolling out in-app tipping nationwide, drivers are now incentivized to provide a premium service and differentiate their ride-hailing experience. Jeff Cripe is sympathetic to their pressures, particularly as the more crowded and competitive industry is limiting driver pay. At the same...