Logistics

time:matters Opens Station in Amsterdam for Same-Day Shipments

September 19, 2013

time:matters, a specialist in expedited logistics, has expanded its ic:kurier network for same-day shipments destined for points outside Germany, with the opening of a new international station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Resilinc Debuts New Supply-Chain Risk-Management Service

September 19, 2013

Resilinc Corp.

Resilinc Corp., a vendor of support for supply-chain resiliency, has made available a new risk-management service.

U.S. Imports for July and August Indicate Busier Holiday Shopping

September 19, 2013

Zepol Corp.

U.S. imports in August are the second-highest month for twenty-foot container volume in 2013, according to Zepol, a trade intelligence company. The United States imported nearly 1.61 million TEUs in August, which is 5% less than July's 1.69 million, but a half a percentage higher than August of last year.

Canada Post, Major Retailers Try Same-Day Delivery for Online Sales

September 19, 2013

Globe and Mail

Betting that consumers are willing to pay for instant gratification, Canada Post is teaming up with Wal-Mart Canada Corp., Best Buy Canada Ltd., and Indigo Books & Music Inc. in the first major Canadian rollout of same-day online shopping.

Yangtze River Express Offering Service From Shanghai to Schiphol

September 18, 2013

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Chinese freighter operator Yangtze River Express has begun offering twice-weekly service from Shanghai to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands.

Ryder Opens Maintenance and Rental Facility in Anchorage

September 18, 2013

Ryder System Inc.

Ryder System Inc. has opened a new maintenance and rental facility in Anchorage.

Road Usage Fee Plans Finalized in UK for Foreign Operators

September 18, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

Northgate Public Services, which has a track record in delivering IT solutions to central Government departments, has been appointed by the Department for Transport (DfT) to develop and operate the foreign operator payment system for the forthcoming heavy goods vehicle (HGV) road user levy.

Gulftainer Growth Expected to Be Robust Through 2013

September 18, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

Sharjah-based Gulftainer is expected to record a volume increase of 30 percent in 2013. The group is continuing to expand its global footprint, with the June takeover of the Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO) in Saudi Arabia acting as the major driver.

Could Sourcing 'Take Over' Supply Chain in the Next Decade?

September 18, 2013

Spend Matters

Procurement and supply chain have always been strange bedfellows in manufacturing organizations. There's a rather arbitrary dividing line between activities, which, academically speaking, should not exist in the first place, such as balancing inventory/order size with cost and risk.

Warehouse Cost War Created from Survey Results

September 17, 2013

SHD Logistics

Nearly half (43 percent) of UK businesses regard reducing the cost of running warehouse operations as their most critical challenge for business improvement - even more critical than speed of fulfillment.

Logistics

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