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INTTRA, a provider of e-commerce solutions for the ocean freight industry, and Descartes Systems Group Inc., a federated global logistics network, have formed an alliance to enhance international ocean shipping processes and capabilities available to the global user community. This alliance provides a global network capable of managing the entire ocean cargo shipment lifecycle.

A day that seemed far off upon the 2007 passage of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (9/11 Act) is fast approaching for business owners that ship or receive goods via aircraft. On August 1, 2010, all cargo that is transported on passenger aircrafts must be screened in one of several ways to ensure the safety of the public.

GTX Corp, a provider of embedded GPS tracking location based services, and Midnite Express (MNX), a specialty courier headquartered in Los Angeles with 27 offices in eight countries, have entered into an exclusive three-year contract for GTX to deliver thousands of highly customized GPS tracking devices along with the GTX Corp tracking platform to the shipping company.

Ryder System Inc., a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions, has been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent Office for its systems and methods that integrate and optimize supply chain performance in the areas of shipment planning and execution.

The newly issued U.S. patent has been assigned the number 7,711,602 and was issued May 4, 2010. This U.S. patent award provides Ryder with the intellectual property protection related to its Logistics Release process that improves supply chain integration and management of logistics for supply chains.

The Comau Div. of Fiat increased the speed of its cross-border shipments without impacting its bottom line.