Houston-headquartered Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Janet Ang as global vice president for industrial, based in Singapore. Ang has spent 25 years in the 3PL market, residing in Shanghai, Amsterdam and Los Angeles. She joins Crane Worldwide from Ceva Logistics, where she spent six years, most recently as VP consumer and retail for Asia Pacific. She has also worked at DHL. “It is imperative that we bring the best people in the business to Crane Worldwide Logistics as we continue … [Read more...] about Janet Ang joins Crane Worldwide to lead industrial
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FIATA launches electronic bill of lading for members
Freight forwarder trade body FIATA has issued a paperless bill of lading (BL), which can be accessed via existing technology, for the use of all its members. The new FIATA BL uses blockchain technology to authenticate the documents and provide an audit trail. The freight forwarder association said the paperless FBL was designed to “answer the needs of the industry for improved access and exchange of trade documents.” The issuer can decide on the document format to be shared, … [Read more...] about FIATA launches electronic bill of lading for members
DHL Express floats ‘yellow boat’ on Batam-Singapore route
DHL Express earlier this month launched its first delivery service by boat between Batam in Indonesia and Singapore as part of its commitment to using multi-transport modes to improve transit time for shipments. DHL’s new yellow boat, with a capacity of 35 tonnes, operates twice a day and six days a week between the Sekupang ferry terminal in Batam and the Brani terminal in Singapore. The express operator has seen rising intra-Asia trade volumes and international shipment growth for Batam … [Read more...] about DHL Express floats ‘yellow boat’ on Batam-Singapore route
