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alerts based on temperature, shock, tilt, humidity, pressure and intrusion detection. The solution can alert manufacturers of high-value, highly sensitive technology if equipment has been damaged while being loaded or unloaded, or if it may have been stolen. The cloud can also store data for compliance and audit needs, and provide predictive and reactive analysis, such as


which routes to avoid. Honeywell developed the


technology with Intel and three prominent third-party logistics companies: DHL, Expeditors and Kuehne + Nagel. “Kuehne + Nagel chose


Honeywell and Intel to partner in the development of Connected Freight because of their expertise and competence in this kind of technology. We have used our competence as a global provider


of logistics


services and our expertise in supply chain management in order to co-develop this new technology,” said Martin Kolbe, chief information officer at Kuehne + Nagel International AG. “We understand and anticipate the need for real- time data to inform customer actions during transportation very well. Armed with the Connected Freight solution, Kuehne + Nagel can offer a variety of new services tailored to


our customers’ specific


needs. There trials


are of the ongoing technology


with one of our customers in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, which is of strategic importance for Kuehne + Nagel.” In addition to Connected


Freight, Honeywell unveiled a range of connected solutions for truck drivers, delivery workers and field technicians to improve productivity and ensure compliance with regulations.


Populism, trade backlash cloud emerging markets picture


Nearly 69% of logistics professionals say they worry about a retreat from free trade in 2017 following the UK’s Brexit vote and the collapse of global and regional trade talks, a new survey shows. The survey of more than 800 global logistics and supply chain executives is part of the 2017 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, an annual snapshot of industry sentiment and a ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets by size, business conditions, infrastructure and transport connections. A significant minority –


43% -- said the International Monetary Fund’s 2017 emerging


markets growth


forecast of 4.6% is too optimistic. India was a standout in the


survey and country rankings. Logistics professionals picked India as the emerging market with the most logistics potential and the country where their companies are most likely to invest. India climbed past United Arab Emirates to No. 2 in the Index after China. Among the 2017 Index highlights: •


•


24 of the 50 countries, including 7 of the top 10, experienced a year- over-year deterioration in their Index scores, reflecting stagnation in global trade growth and turbulence in emerging markets. China,


the world’s


s ec o n d -lar g e s t economy, remains the world’s leading


•


emerging market. In the survey,


supply chain


executives identified the direction of China’s economy as the factor most likely to drive global economic and trade growth in 2017. Of those surveyed, 76%


said China’s


slowing economy is slowing, but only 17% said the slowdown is significantly hurting the transport and logistics sector.


Sixty- • Robust


six percent said lower growth will not alter their plans in China. growth


and


long-anticipated tax and economic


reform


pushed India to No. 2 in the Index and impressed the logistics executives surveyed. Even so, India’s surprise decision


to • •


spots in the Index rankings to 18th overall and leaped to 9th from No. 15 among emerging markets countries that executives


view


as having the most potential to grow as logistics markets. Iran’s gains were the biggest of any country in the Index or the survey.


Africa’s biggest economies


– Nigeria


and South Africa – were among the countries that fell most sharply in the Index. Smaller African markets – Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania –


improved


and Kenya their


rankings in 2017.


Brazil held its No. 7 Index ranking despite a


painful recession remove


high-denomination bank notes from circulation and encourage cashless payments could be jarring for the economy in 2017.


• UAE, No. 3 overall in the Index, again topped the rankings in the areas of business climate, and in logistics infrastructure and transport connections. Gulf


countries Arabia UAE,


Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi


and


Kuwait claimed six of the top 10 spots for best business conditions. Iran climbed eight


and the impeachment of


President Dilma


Rousseff. In the survey, logistics executives again picked Brazil as the the market with the most logistics potential after India and China. One reason for their optimism: nearly 57% expect commodity prices to rebound in 2017, although most do not expect significant increases.


•


Bahrain jumped five spots in the latest Index to No. 23 after years of social unrest that hurt its


attempting end


years of international economic


isolation,


climbed three places to No. 28. Kazakhstan shot up four spots to No. 14, largely on the strength of business conditions that ranked behind only those of four Gulf countries – UAE, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.


•


Turkey weathered the effects of an attempted coup


and extremist


violence, moving from 10th to No. 9 in the latest Index. Russia fell from 9th to No. 10, a modest slip suggesting that has contained the fallout from Western economic sanctions and low energy prices.


The Index, in its eighth


year, ranks emerging markets countries by factors that make them attractive to logistics providers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, air cargo carriers and distributors. Essa Al-Saleh, CEO of Agility


Global Integrated Logistics, said logistics providers and their customers are concerned that anti-globalization feeling and populist policies in the UK and United States could spread and harm trade in emerging markets that rely heavily on exports. “Emerging markets continue


ranking. Argentina, to


to deliver the highest growth rates in the world, but as links in the global supply chain, countries can be extremely hard to evaluate,” Al-Saleh said. “The Index and the survey are useful when it comes to identifying the relative strengths and weaknesses of individual


///NEWS


News Roundup Forwarding & Logistics


Paragon Soſtware Systems announces that Frozen Food Express (FFE) has deployed Paragon’s route optimization soſtware to maximize transport efficiencies within their line haul operation. FFE, one of the largest temperature-controlled LTL operators in the US, is using Paragon’s Integrated Fleets and Street Level Mapping solutions to transform its transport planning process, providing increased visibility of truck movements between service centers, lowering transport costs and improving on-time deliveries by 12%.


Online marketplace JUMIA.com is partnering with SEKO Logistics to accelerate the growth of its business, which already trades with over 500,000 local companies in Africa every day. JUMIA.com, part of the JUMIA Group serving 23 African countries, is the largest online retailer in Africa in markets such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Egypt. Its development is supported by AXA, Goldman Sachs, Orange, CDC, Rocket Internet and MTN. FourKites has entered into a formal partnership with BluJay Solutions, a provider of innovative supply chain execution soſtware.


The


agreement brings together BluJay’s market leading transportation management solutions with FourKites’ real-time freight visibility and orchestration platform. Werner Enterprises recently announced the launch of its new logistics solution Werner Final Mile, which will primarily deliver large or heavy items using two uniformed associates operating a liſt gate straight truck.


3Gtms, Inc., a global provider of Tier 1 transportation management soſtware recently announced that YRC Freight has deployed its 3G- TM transportation management system (TMS). The 3Gtms TMS is a powerful solution for managing freight with best-in-class rating and optimization. It enables flexible and seamless handling of the most challenging routing requirements, and boosts productivity by driving down freight costs; improving shipment efficiency and communications; increasing shipment visibility; and providing greater financial transparency.


Quiet Logistics, Inc. announced the opening of its Fulfillment Center of the Future in Hazelwood, MO, just outside St. Louis. The innovative new center, built on Quiet’s proprietary Fulfillment Management System, is strategically located to enable two- and three-day shipping to eCommerce customers across the United States. At capacity it will be powered by a staff of approximately 250 full-time employees working alongside a state-of-the-art Locus Robotics autonomous picking solution for maximum efficiency and accuracy.


Gelnius has launched a revolutionary new technology platform, according to the creators of Gelnius, a SaaS solution aiming to reinvent the way global supply chains work. The Gelnius technology was originally developed from the award-winning SEKO Logistics technology, already the preferred solution helping a world leader in technology systems and cloud computing manages some 150,000 outbound Finished Goods Inventory movements a year. It also has a proven track record for customers in the retail, manufacturing, high-tech, medical, aerospace, defense, security and aviation sectors, enabling customers to achieve significant cost savings and better information by giving them the ability to better manage the movement of their goods across their entire global network of vendors, customers, legacy systems, distribution centers, sales channels and partners.


markets.” Transport Intelligence (Ti), a


leading analysis and research firm for the logistics industry, compiled the Index. John Manners-Bell,


Chief Executive of Ti, said: “Uncertainty and volatility have characterized many emerging markets in 2016. This has been compounded by the political environment in


Europe and the U.S., which will have direct consequences on trade with Latin America, Asia and Africa. However there have been many positives too -- for example, the strong performance of India. More than ever, the Index identifies and contrasts those markets which will prosper from the most vulnerable and poorest performing.”


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