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Supply Chain

Mercedes-Benz
Finance
Cars
Mercedes Maker Daimler Tests Blockchain for Supply-Chain Data Sharing
Ocean Protocol has completed a proof-of-concept with Daimler, showing how the Mercedes-Benz maker can begin monetizing data across its supply chains.
Mercedes-Benz
By Ian Allison
Jul 7, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2020
CarsSupply ChainAutomotive IndustryDaimler AGOcean ProtocolMercedes
Shopping street in Kabul, Afghanistan (Jono Photography/Shutterstock)
Tech
Supply chain
Afghanistan Approves Blockchain Project to Help Tackle Scourge of Counterfeit Meds
Fantom is launching a pilot to help combat Afghanistan's counterfeit drugs problem using its blockchain to trace products along the supply chain.
Shopping street in Kabul, Afghanistan (Jono Photography/Shutterstock)
By Sebastian Sinclair
Jul 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 6, 2020
Supply ChainMedicineAfghanistanCounterfeit ProductsFantom
SIMBA Chain is setting up a node at Tinker Air Force Base, home to the USAF's 448th Supply Chain Management Wing (Greg L. Davis/U.S. Air Force)
Markets
Supply chain
US Air Force Gives Blockchain Firm $1.5M to Build Supply Chain Network
SIMBA Chain, a blockchain-as-a-service company, has two years and $1.5 million to further build out its supply chain logistics platform for the United States Air Force.
SIMBA Chain is setting up a node at Tinker Air Force Base, home to the USAF's 448th Supply Chain Management Wing (Greg L. Davis/U.S. Air Force)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 15, 2020 at 9:18 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2020
Supply ChainDARPASIMBA ChainUSAF
Oil rig (Credit: Moritz Kindler / Unsplash)
Markets
Blockchain technology
Nonprofit Energy Consortium Trials Blockchain Management for Wastewater Tracking
A U.S. oil and gas consortium says a blockchain-based automated platform tracking wastewater reduced transportation costs.
Oil rig (Credit: Moritz Kindler / Unsplash)
By Sebastian Sinclair
Jun 3, 2020 at 8:06 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2020
Blockchain TechnologySupply ChainGasOilWater
Credit: haeryung stock images / Shutterstock
Tech
Amazon
Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator
Amazon has patented a distributed ledger-based system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods.
Credit: haeryung stock images / Shutterstock
By Danny Nelson
May 29, 2020 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
May 29, 2020
AmazonSupply ChainTrustdlt
Credit: Shutterstock/MOLPIX
Markets
Ibm
TradeLens to Digitize India's Largest Private Port Operator
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone is set to utilize the IBM-Maersk platform to speed up processes after COVID-19 highlighted issues with the existing system.
Credit: Shutterstock/MOLPIX
By Sebastian Sinclair
May 27, 2020 at 9:26 a.m. UTC
May 27, 2020
IBMIndiaSupply ChainMaerskShippingTradeLens
PORT OF CALL: Tradeshift wants the Danish government to pony up funds for a supply chain relief plan. (Credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash)
Finance
Denmark
Tradeshift Proposes Plan to Protect Denmark’s Supply Chains From COVID-19 Crisis
Tradeshift wants the Danish government to try out a supply-chain relief plan that involves the fintech unicorn's blockchain-based trade finance platform.
PORT OF CALL: Tradeshift wants the Danish government to pony up funds for a supply chain relief plan. (Credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash)
By Ian Allison
May 7, 2020 at 6:51 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2020
DenmarkSupply Chainsupply chainsTradeshiftCoronavirusCOVID-19
Credit: Shutterstock
Markets
Supply chain
Dole Plans to Use Blockchain Food Tracing in All Divisions by 2025
Pineapple and produce purveyor Dole wants to expand its use of blockchain to track goods from all three business divisions in just five years.
Credit: Shutterstock
By Danny Nelson
Apr 24, 2020 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2020
Supply ChainDolefood safetyIBM Food Trust
EMPTY: Coronavirus lockdowns have cut into global carbon emissions – but not by as much as is required of hitting Paris Agreement climate goals. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Finance
Environment
Why Tech-Minded Climate Groups See COVID-19 as a Trial Run for Massive Change
Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others.
EMPTY: Coronavirus lockdowns have cut into global carbon emissions – but not by as much as is required of hitting Paris Agreement climate goals. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Ian Allison
Apr 16, 2020 at 6:46 p.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2020
EnvironmentSupply Chainsupply chainsClimate ChangeFood Supply ChainESG
Businesses "usually have little to no knowledge of suppliers further up the [supply] chain,” wrote the WEF contributors. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Markets
Blockchain
World Economic Forum Looks to Blockchain for Supply Chain Woes
The World Economic Forum said Monday that blockchain and digitization can help supply chains survive crises like COVID-19.
Businesses "usually have little to no knowledge of suppliers further up the [supply] chain,” wrote the WEF contributors. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Apr 7, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
BlockchainSupply ChainWEFCoronavirusCOVID-19