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Enterprise Zones May Make It Worthwhile to Consider Locating Business in California

April 9, 2013

If you're looking to set up shop in a west coast market, don't automatically strike California off your list of potential sites. Believe it or not, there are places all over the state that are friendly to manufacturing.

DB Schenker Logistics Expands Services to Ukraine

April 8, 2013

DB Schenker Logistics

DB Schenker Logistics has expanded its services to Ukraine.

How CSX Is Meeting the Demands of Intermodal Shippers

April 8, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Arthur Adams Jr., director of sales with CSX, outlines shippers' intermodal "pain points," and talks about what the railroad is doing to alleviate them.

Cognex Adds to Line of Compact Barcode Readers

April 5, 2013

Cognex Corp.

Cognex Corp., a vendor of industrial identification systems, has added two models to its DataMan 50 line of barcode readers, along with a new, three-model DataMan 60 series of devices offering Ethernet connectivity.

Google Tests Same-Day Delivery Service in San Francisco Area

April 5, 2013

CRM Daily

Given Google's central role in driving e-commerce traffic through its huge user base, its move into real-world commerce could be a major game changer. An online shopping service that provides same-day delivery of food and other products - that's the basic idea behind a new service now being tested by the company.

Same-Day Delivery Is Back. Will It Succeed This Time?

April 5, 2013

BCG Perspectives

Same-day delivery, a concept that bombed during the dot-com era of the late 1990s, is back on the loading dock. Major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, eBay, and Amazon.com are all offering same-day delivery in a limited number of locations. FedEx, UPS, and the U.S. Postal Service are partners in these pilots.

So, How's Air Cargo Doing? Not Bad. Volumes Are Up Slightly.

April 5, 2013

IATA

February data shows that air cargo maintained the modest improvement in demand that began in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Choptank Transport Launches Refrigerated LTL Division

April 4, 2013

Choptank Transport Inc.

Choptank Transport Inc. has created a division for handling refrigerated, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight.

Norbert Dentressangle Extends Representation to Vietnam

April 4, 2013

Norbert Dentressangle

The freight-forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle has set up a representative office in Vietnam.

CargoWise Entering Into Distribution Partnership in Sri Lanka

April 3, 2013

CargoWise

CargoWise, a provider of information technology to logistics service providers, has entered into a distribution partnership with Asvinta Solutions in Sri Lanka.