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Recovery in Dry Bulk Shipping Market Thought to Be Unlikely Before 2017

September 4, 2015

The dry bulk shipping market will remain in recession due to contracting demand for iron ore and coal, and any recovery is not expected until 2017, according to the Dry Bulk Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

How to Make Change Happen in Your Organization

September 4, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Change in the organization is inevitable. So how do you get your employees to stop blocking it?

Agility Opens Pharmaceutical Competence Center in Brazil

September 3, 2015

Agility

Logistics provider Agility has opened a Pharmaceutical Competence Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Freight Brokering Industry Flourishes as Bond Renewal Period Approaches

September 3, 2015

Vic Lance, Founder & President, Lance Surety Bond Associates

Thousands of brokers are currently in active search for the best freight broker bond renewal deal on the market. The reason for the shopping spree is that renewed freight broker bonds are an indispensable requirement to stay compliant and licensed for the new season.

Tanker Market Growing, But Earnings Expected to Decline

September 3, 2015

Drewry

The product tanker market has enjoyed healthy returns in recent years on the back of structural changes taking place in trading patterns. However, impending fleet growth is expected to reduce the sector's earnings over the medium term, according to the Product Tanker Market Annual Report 2015 published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Manufacturers, Are You Getting Your Distributor's Full Attention?

September 3, 2015

Industry Today

As a manufacturer, if you make up less than 10 percent of your distributors' product mix, you are not getting the attention of management or, more importantly, sales representatives.

Emirates Heads Annual List of Top Carriers of Airfreight

September 3, 2015

Air Cargo World

For the second straight year, Dubai-based Emirates reigned as the champions of scheduled international airfreight tonnage, with 2.29 million tonnes carried on the main decks of its freighters and in the belly holds of its vast passenger fleet, according to Air Cargo World's annual Top 50 Air Cargo Carriers.

ULA: Launching a World-Class Supply Chain

September 1, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

United Launch Alliance LLC is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Co. Brad Houser, senior manager of supply chain operations, explains the company's mission, and how it crafts a supply chain that's geared toward absolute reliability in support of rocket launch services for government and the private sector.

Effective Inventory Management in Bulk Distribution

September 1, 2015

Logistics Viewpoints

It doesn't matter if the cost of supply is at an all-time high or fluctuating wildly, the impact of excess inventory and inefficient operations can be crippling to cash flow in bulk distribution.

Kenco Implements FDA Validated System to Deliver 50% Productivity Improvement

August 31, 2015

Challenge: A pharmaceutical customer's growing order volumes and regulatory compliance needs prompted Kenco to reevaluate the customer's technology solution.