Logistics

Inttra Releases Shipping/Booking Apps; Enhances OceanSchedules

October 19, 2012

Inttra, developer of a multi-carrier network for managing ocean shipping, has released a Shipping Application Delivery Platform for integrating and deploying the vendor's applications from within existing logistics, transportation-management or enterprise resource planning systems.

Damco to Acquire Pacific Network Global Logistics

October 19, 2012

Damco

Damco, the global freight forwarder and logistics service provider, said it will acquire Pacific Network Global Logistics, a freight forwarder operating in China and Australia.

Frankfurt-Hahn Positions Itself to Become Major European Air freight Hub

October 18, 2012

Air Cargo World

Chinese carriers Yangtze River Express and Navitrans; the new Chinese-Turkish combo MyCargo; and Japan's Nippon Cargo Airlines have all recently signed up to provide cargo service to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. This new intake will add another 10 flights a week to the airport's freighter schedule, reportedly providing the potential to increase cargo traffic by as much as 10,000 tonnes a month.

BT9 Debuts Xsense System for Cold-Chain Management

October 18, 2012

BT9 Ltd.

BT9, a cold-chain management solutions provider, has introduced Xsense, a system designed to ensure all stakeholders in the cold supply chain have full transparency and control over their perishables, anywhere in the world, at any given time.

Ecospan Unveils Bioplastic Enclosures for High-Value Shipments

October 18, 2012

Ecospan

Ecospan has developed a ready-to-use bioplastic shipping enclosure for high-value goods.

Encompass Enhances Reefer Service to Asia, Australia/New Zealand

October 18, 2012

Encompass Global Logistics LLC

Encompass Global Logistics LLC, a third-party logistics provider operating in the trans-Pacific trade, has made enhancements to its refrigerated service.

It's Time to Move to E-Customs Environment, Air Cargo Group Advises

October 17, 2012

GACAG

Members of the World Customs Organization should embrace and implement the principles of the Revised Kyoto Convention and shift from a dependency on paper documents to a full e-Customs environment, says the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group.

U.S. Vessel Imports Down Another 3.6 Percent in September

October 17, 2012

Zepol Corporation

U.S. import shipment volume for September, measured in TEUs, is down 3.6 percent from August, but is up from September of 2011 by 2.6 percent. Imports of TEUs shifted from more than 1.6 million last month to 1.55 million in September. The downward trend of the last two months of Q3 indicates that the peak month for U.S. imports in 2012 will most likely be July. For the past three years the month of August has seen the highest vessel imports, but this year the surge in goods for the holiday season seems to have come even earlier in Q3.

Redesigning DCs for the All-Channel Shopper

October 17, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Clint Lasher, president of Wynright, talks about how electronic fulfillment is changing to meet the needs of today's multi-channel consumers, and how retailers should be redesigning distribution centers to accommodate them.

Panama Canal Sets Tonnage Record in Fiscal Year 2012

October 16, 2012

Maritime Executive

The Panama Canal set a mark in its history as it reached a new tonnage record of 333.7 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) during fiscal year 2012 which concluded on September 30. This achievement highlights the value of Panama and its significance as a link in the chain of global trade.

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