Logistics

Middle East to Require 100,000 Pilots, Technicians Over Next 20 Years, Boeing Says

November 27, 2013

Boeing projects that airlines in the Middle East will need nearly 100,000 new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades.

EU to Investigate Possible Price Collusion Among 14 Top Container Lines

November 27, 2013

Maritime Executive

EU regulators will investigate whether 14 of the world's major container shipping companies, including A.P. Moller-Maersk and MSC, have been illegally orchestrating price rises for European routes since 2009.

Chassisfinder.com Expands Operations on the West Coast

November 26, 2013

Chassisfinder.com

Chassisfinder.com, a Web-based chassis-reservation exchange, has added locations at the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle port complexes.

XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions

November 26, 2013

XPO Logistics Inc.

XPO Logistics Inc., a provider of transportation and logistics services in North America, has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, a non-asset-based specialist in last-mile logistics for retailers and manufacturers in the U.S.

C.H. Robinson Opens Office in Switzerland

November 26, 2013

C.H. Robinson

C.H. Robinson, a global provider of multimodal logistics services, has opened an office in Basel, Switzerland.

IWLA Criticizes Proposed FDA Rule Change on Safety of Animal Food

November 26, 2013

IWLA

The International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) filed comments with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, suggesting that its proposed rule on dog-food safety is misleading on the role of the warehousing industry.

Maersk Contracts for More Environmentally Sustainable Coatings for Ocean Containers

November 26, 2013

Valspar

Valspar Corporation, a global player in the paint and coatings industry, will provide Valspar Aquaguard waterborne coating for shipping containers manufactured in Maersk Container Industry's operations in Dongguan, China. With this agreement, manufacturing of a significant share of dry goods containers will convert from solvent borne coatings to Valspar Aquaguard waterborne coating.

Shipping Options, Including Free Delivery, Important to Consumers, Poll Finds

November 26, 2013

Market Watch

Among Americans who purchased a product that required shipping this year, 80 percent consider shipping options, including free shipping, to be an important factor in their overall shopping experience, according to a recent survey commissioned by Pitney Bowes Inc.

Barloworld Considers Development into Africa

November 25, 2013

Business Day Live

South Africa-based Barloworld, a distributor of international brands providing integrated rental, fleet management, product support and logistics solutions, is targeting six sectors to boost the growth of its business in the western and eastern portions of the continent, says CEO Clive Thomson.

'Relaxation' in Shanghai's New Cabotage Laws Are Disappointment to Some

November 25, 2013

Drewry

Cabotage regulations for cargo moving to and from Shanghai have been formally liberalised. Whilst this should be positive for the port's transhipment activity, the effect is likely to be limited.

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