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Hermes Expands Retail E-Commerce Tools to U.S. Market

March 24, 2016

Hermes, operator of a business-to-consumer (B2C) parcel shop network in Europe, has expanded its retail supply-chain digital services to the U.S. electronic-commerce market.

TRAC Intermodal Wraps Up Acquisition of Interstar

March 24, 2016

Trac Intermodal

TRAC Intermodal has completed its acquisition of Interstar Fleet Services, a provider of emergency road service repair for the intermodal and commercial trucking industries.

CEVA Logistics Opens New Facilities in Western Australia

March 23, 2016

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has opened new facilities at Hazelmere and High Wycombe in Western Australia.

Yusen Launches Services From Two Indonesian Airports

March 22, 2016

PT. Yusen Logistics Indonesia

PT. Yusen Logistics Indonesia has launched a consolidation air freight-forwarding service from Semarang Airport (Achmad Yani International Airport) in Central Java, Indonesia.

PLS Logistics Opens Branch Office in Las Vegas

March 22, 2016

PLS Logistics

PLS Logistics has opened a new branch office in Las Vegas, NV. The site is PLS's 13th office nationwide.

Dollar-an-Hour Wage Increase Can Add $1M to DC Operation Costs, Study Says

March 22, 2016

Wall Street Journal

Rising minimum wages in cities and states around the country could raise the costs of e-commerce operations.

CEVA Logistics Launches Direct China-to-Hungary LCL Service

March 21, 2016

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has launched a new weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Shanghai, China to Budapest, Hungary.

Ocean Liner On-Time Average Slips to Worst Level in a Year

March 21, 2016

Drewry

Liner schedule reliability fell to its worst level in 12 months in February when the average on-time performance slipped by 7 percentage points to 62.7 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Schneider Opens New Warehouse in Port Reading, N.J.

March 18, 2016

Schneider

Schneider has opened a new warehouse in Port Reading, N.J., to serve shippers moving cargo through Northeastern ports.

How to Move Production Out of China

March 18, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The reshoring of manufacturing from China is no longer in question. Whether that work ever makes it back to the U.S., however, is another matter entirely.