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Enter 10th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition

January 10, 2014

Is your company's new year resolution to be recognized for its top-of-the-line, cutting-edge accomplishments in the industry? Nominations for the 2014 Supply Chain Innovation Awards are open until March 10, 2014.

Should U.S. Reopen Spigot, Drop Ban on Export of Crude Oil?

January 10, 2014

Fuel Fix

Early in the new year the Obama administration and Congress find themselves grappling with a scenario that was unthinkable just a short time ago: What to do with the domestic oil flowing out of West Texas, North Dakota and other states?

Danish Shipping, Oil Giant to Divest Retail Operations

January 10, 2014

Maritime Executive

A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to sell substantial stakes in Denmark's largest retailer and a department store chain, as the shipping and oil conglomerate slims down to boost performance.

Collaborative Freight Optimization: What You Need to Know

January 9, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Today's shippers are done talking about collaborative freight solutions and are ready to allocate resources to design and implement programs that can scale, says Ben Cubitt, senior vice president for consulting and engineering of Transplace. He describes the role that 3PLs can play in such projects.

Egypt Solicits Bids to Develop Logistics Hub Around Suez Canal

January 9, 2014

Maritime Executive

Egypt has invited 14 consortia to bid for a chance to say how they would develop the Suez Canal area, aiming to attract more ships and revenue to shore up the country's finances.

Extensive Rail Investments Are Expected in Saudi Arabia

January 8, 2014

Albawaba

Saudi Arabia's infrastructure spending continues to surpass expectations. The Kingdom is especially committed to a nationwide transportation infrastructure expansion program which will feature one of the world's most sophisticated rail and metro networks.

2014 Will See Businesses Continue to Practice 'Corporate Extortion'

January 8, 2014

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times

Corporate extortion is likely to keep booming in 2014, and we don't mean extortion of corporations, as is practiced by Somali pirates or entrepreneurial Russians. We mean extortion by corporations.

China Says It's About to Become the World's Top Trader

January 8, 2014

Maritime Executive

China Daily reports that the value of trade in China's goods in 2013 is set to exceed that of the U.S., making the world's second-largest economy the world's top trader for the first time in the modern era.

Annual Study Shows 2012 Was Good Year for 3PLs

January 7, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The past year was a good one for the third-party logistics industry, according to the14th annual 3PL Study. Shanton Wilcox, principal at Capgemini Consulting, a co-sponsor of the study, highlights year-over-year changes and responses to "deep dive" questions.

As Transportation Costs Rise, So Does Interest in Reducing Packaging or Even the Size of Product

January 7, 2014

MIT CT&L

Densification is the process of reducing product size (volume or weight) while maintaining or increasing its value. This is not a new trend. In fact, it is a tenet of good supply chain management and logistics, according to a four-part blog series published by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics.