Logistics development - Articles - Page 3

China Highly Active in Planning Needed Industrialization Within Africa

September 10, 2013

Generally speaking, there is no argument that Africa needs industrialization to provide jobs, reduce poverty and improve economies. Also, that it needs overseas investment for this to happen, and that China is in a good position to provide it.

Easing Freight Transportation in ASEAN Requires Major Investment

August 27, 2013

Bloomberg

Emerging Southeast Asian nations need to pour $300bn into transport links to help ease freight bottlenecks. That just got harder as the prospect of reduced Federal Reserve monetary stimulus pushes up borrowing costs.

Glut of Vessels, High Fuel Prices to Lead to Global Shipping Industry Decline, Report Says

August 14, 2013

Supply Chain Digital

In the coming years, the global shipping industry is expected to decline by five percent to 10 percent, according to Global Shipping Industry 2013 - Forecast, Trends and Opportunities, a report from Taiyou Research.

Developing the Supply Chain in E-Commerce Era

August 14, 2013

Multi-Channel Merchant

Retail has an $800bn problem, according to research firm IHL Group. That is the collective cost of inventory distortion in out-of-stocks and overstocks among retailers today, and it could increase same-store sales by 9.2 percent if completely fixed.

Recognizing Energy Saving Potential in the Supply Chain

August 12, 2013

Sustainable Plant

Companies that want to reduce their carbon footprint need to pay attention to the energy they use. But at least as important - and in some cases even more so - is paying attention to the energy used by links in their supply chain.

London Reportedly Maintains Most Expensive Logistics Space

August 9, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

London Heathrow is the most expensive logistics location in the world, according to a new report by DTZ. The property solutions firm's Global Occupancy Costs Logistics 2013 report reveals that renting a logistics facility around the London airport will cost $313 per square meter a year.

Logistics Real Estate Demand Increase Predicted Over Next Two Years

July 19, 2013

Property Magazine

European occupier appetite for industrial and logistics property is expected to rise significantly in the next two years, according to a survey of senior property investors, developers and occupiers conducted by CBRE.

Software Released by Agile for High-Volume Shipping Companies

June 14, 2013

ThomasNet

Agile Network has announced a partnership with Invata to provide integrated material handling and a parcel manifesting platform for high volume shippers.

Virtual Program to Impact Multimodal Freight Structure Design

June 11, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

Jaguar Land Rover and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), along with four of the UK's leading universities, have announced a Â£10m virtual engineering research programme designed to improve the quality and capabilities of simulation, using sights, sounds and even smells to make virtual simulation more realistic.

Infrastructure Investment of $2.9bn in India Predicted by 2017

May 15, 2013

Times of India

The Indian IT infrastructure market, comprising servers, storage and networking equipment, will total $2.1bn this year, according to Gartner, and surpass $2.9bn in 2017.