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Container Fleet Growth in 2012 Smaller But Less Erratic Than Seen in Recent Years

June 25, 2013

Drewry Maritime Research's latest Container Census reports that the world's container fleet grew by 5.3 percent during 2012, adding 1.6 million TEU to reach 32.9 million TEU. This increase was smaller than for either of the preceding two years, but less erratic than 2011 or 2010.

Transplace Releases Update of Freight-Allocation Module

June 24, 2013

Transplace

Transplace, a vendor of transportation-management services and logistics software, has released version 2.0 of its Freight Allocation Module (FAM).

'New Normal' for Supply Chain Industry is Slow Growth, State of Logistics Report Finds

June 24, 2013

CSCMP, Penske Logistics

Total U.S. business logistics costs in 2012 rose to $1.33tr, up 3.4 percent from the year before, but remaining at 8.5 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, according to the 24th annual State of Logistics Report released by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and presented by Penske Logistics.

How Supply Chain Became the 'Truth-Teller' at Johnson & Johnson

June 24, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Eight p.m. in the "war room" of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems: 150 people from all over the world are on a conference call. The topic is a supply outage of trocars, a medical device used in microscopic surgery. Someone on the line, clearly untroubled by the crisis, speaks up. "It's just a trocar," he says.

Accenture Unveils New Mobility Platform for Consumer Goods

June 21, 2013

Accenture

Accenture has introduced a new version of its Accenture CAS software for consumer-goods companies.

CaroTrans Selects Agent in Philippines for Trans-Pacific Service

June 20, 2013

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, an international non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has entered into an agency agreement with Multifreight Consolidator System Inc. (MFCSI), an NVO in the Philippines market.

AGS Expands Tradeshow and Special Events Service

June 20, 2013

Associated Global Systems

Associated Global Systems (AGS) has enhanced its Tradeshow and Special Events Service.

Contract Logistics 'Needs New Mindset', Report Suggests

June 20, 2013

Transport Intelligence

The global contract logistics market grew by 3.4 percent in 2012 to â‚¬159.35bn ($213bn), according to Transport Intelligence's Global Contract Logistics 2013 report. However, this figure hides an increasing divergence in the performance of regional markets, with growth in emerging markets much higher than those in Europe or North America.

Crowley Inaugurates Weekly LCL Service Between Puerto Rico, Central America

June 18, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corp.

The Caribbean logistics group of Crowley Maritime Corp. is now offering regularly scheduled, weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service between San Juan, Puerto Rico and select countries within Central America.