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Cyber attack on tech provider blacks out live tracking for UK retail deliveries

Alex Lennane — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:23:42 +0000

Some UK retail deliveries have lost live tracking services following a cyber attack on fleet management technology company Microlise, a supplier to DHL Supply Chain UK.
Nisa, the UK groceries wholesaler and customer of DHL Supply Chain, has been affected and a spokesperson told The Loadstar: “Nisa is aware of an incident affecting Microlise.
“We want to reassure Nisa customers this will only impact live tracking visibility of deliveries; there will ...

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Smaller vessels bound for the scrapheap as capacity mismatch widens

Alexander Whiteman — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:34:16 +0000

The box shipping fleet has reached its highest average age since records began, according to research by Bimco, with a great number – overwhelmingly in the smaller size range – set for demolition.
The Loadstar has long reported on the disparity between demand for smaller vessels on feeder and shortsea routes and major carrier disinterest in ordering new ones.
And this shows no sign of abating, according to the latest research, which ...

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TS Lines offloads more feeder vessels in ‘fleet streamlining’

Nick Savvides — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:12:26 +0000

The TS Lines ‘fire-sale’ of ships has continued with the sale of three mores, bringing the total to nine offloaded since February, in what it called fleet streamlining.
Brokers report that in the past week, TS Hongkong (1,530 teu, built 2006), TS Haiphong and TS Laemchabang (both 1,730 teu, built 2016) had new owners.
Company sources told The Loadstar TS Lines wanted to shed excess vessels, having exited long-haul lanes after freight rates ...

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Astrata launches VanLinc™ for intelligent LCV fleet management

LoadstarEditorial — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:02:05 +0000

Eindhoven – The Netherlands: After more than 25 years developing high-end telematics software for the HGV industry globally, Astrata is now bringing its expertise to benefit the European LCV market with the launch of VanLinc™
This easy-to-use, comprehensive fleet management solution provides real-time insights on drivers, vehicles and other assets, helping businesses drive productivity and increase capacity for work. Unlike other products, it seamlessly integrates with other business systems for joined-up ...

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ORBCOMM acquires telematics specialist inthinc

Alexander Whiteman — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:51:17 +0000

ORBCOMM Inc, a leading global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, announced it had acquired the assets of inthinc Inc. Based in Salt Lake City, inthinc provides best-in-class fleet management and driver safety solutions to a broad range of industrial enterprises. Its vehicle telematics solutions are focused on improving driver safety, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and workforce optimisation through the two-way integration of in-vehicle devices, smart mobile ...

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