Note: A version of this story was first published on May 29, 2019, at FreightWaves. Almost every day, there are reports warning of severe weather events, across the United States and in other parts of the world. About two weeks ago, while listening to one of those reports I thought to myself “I wonder how easy […]
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Is disruption finally underway in the freight brokerage industry?
Note: A version of this story was first published on May 10, 2019, at FreightWaves. On April 25, Amazon announced that it was making an investment of $800 million to reduce delivery times, from two days to one, for members of Amazon Prime. The next day FreightWaves was first to report that, without any fanfare, Amazon […]
A Big Change Is Coming To Maritime Shipping And It Could Affect Everything
Note: A version of this story was first published on April 30, 2019, at FreightWaves. The maritime freight shipping industry is central to the functioning of the modern world. Yet it is foreign to most people because it is largely hidden from view. A big change in the way the industry uses oil will come into […]
#UnderConstruction | Why Is A Global Grassroots Supply Chain Community Starting in NYC, and Bangalore?
Disclaimer: This blog post reflects my personal opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of REFASHIOND Ventures, or REFASHIOND CO:LAB. It does not represent the opinions of The New York Supply Chain Meetup, or The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. It does not reflect the opinions of any other person who is associated with any […]
Update #02 | Request For Startups: MaritimeTech Edition
Note/Disclaimer: This blog post represents my opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of my teammates at Particle Ventures (formerly known as KEC Ventures), either individually or collectively. This blog post does not represent the opinions of any one at Maritime Global Technologies Innovation Center (MGTIC), SUNY Maritime College, or any of their related affiliates. […]
#CountDown: 3 Days to #TNYSCM04 – Supply Chain & Artificial Intelligence
We’re now less than a week from The New York Supply Chain Meetup’s fourth gathering. The purpose of this post is to outline our plans for that event, and preview what we expect to do between now and June 2018 . . . We’re still in the early days of building this community, so much of this is subject to […]