Dockflow wins the Veuve Clicquot Bold Future award
On October 14, 2021, Veuve Clicquot presented for the first time in Belgium the “Bold Woman Award” and “Bold Future Award”, recognitions to inspire generations of women to be even bolder. Through the Bold Champion Award, the House also awarded a man whose concrete actions helped women to be more represented and recognized in society. […]
So how 💩 are carrier ETA’s actually? The data analytics approach
Reliable ETA’s (Estimated Time of Arrivals) are key for an optimized operational planning and supply chain process improvement, and getting them has been a challenge since the invention of – well, ever. Often, ocean carriers are blamed for providing unreliable ETA’s, leading to lots of manual tracking and employee time wasted. From our research however, […]
Webinar: Is Blockchain the Holy Grail for logistics?
Blockchain is rapidly growing in more and more industries, but how will it affect logistics? By automating the supply chain and implementing IoT, blockchain could go far into the industry. It could provide benefits such as reducing costs, record-keeping, and inventory tracking. Get the full overview of the pros and cons of blockchain in ports and […]
Case Study: How ArdoVLM successfully reduced logistics coordination costs
ArdoVLM is a globally renowned supplier of frozen fruits & vegetables, animal proteins, and ancient grains. To ship these goods around the world, they require over 10 parties working on various global tradeflows. However, they had encountered some efficiency challenges with steady increases in shipping volumes. ArdoVLM reached a point where they needed to upgrade their tools […]
Legality of digital trade documents
“It will be the Rotterdam Rules OR paper documents.” – prof. Michael Sturley made a very clear statement in his presentation at the CMI Standing Committee Carriage of Goods meeting last week in London, stressing the importance of regulatory frameworks for digital trade. The – unratified – Rotterdam Rules (2009) can be considered an ‘update’ […]
Blockchain shipping: a new shipment protocol
Cryptocurrencies are fun, exciting, and easy to understand, so they’re getting the most coverage in the blockchain revolution. However, the underlying blockchain technology is already getting tested in dozens of industries, from agriculture to energy to art. Blockchain shipping and freight is another new development. It’s poised to change the entire chain of custody for how the goods we buy […]
Monetizing Blockchain: A case-solving approach
More and more startups are exploring blockchain technology. This is illustrated by a 619% increase of startups listed on AngelList from 2016 to the end of 2017, from 187 to 1.335 [1]. Yet, the business models supporting the long-term survival of these startups seem to be of lesser importance. More often than not, the buzz […]
Logistics of the Future: Inside Antwerp Port Hackathon (pt 1)
Comments: “Freight forwarding as a standalone business will be virtually extinct”
“Freight forwarding as a standalone business will be virtually extinct” The McKinsey 2067 outlook for the Container Shipping business continues: “[This because] digital interactions will have reduced the need for intermediaries to manage logistics services for multiple participants in the value chain.” [1] Seems like a bold prediction. With more complex supply chain networks, the […]
Continuous delivery of Java applications: hands-on
Many companies struggle with their legacy IT applications – also coined the “Shit Of Yesterday” (SOY). These applications have become unmaintainable and unmanageable. This is partly due to outdated design paradigms in software development. In a waterfall methodology, project specifications ought to be captured, documented, and implemented in a sequential way. Countering this, newer paradigms […]
