Logistics

Chain Restaurants Association Urges End to Ethanol Mandate

November 20, 2013

The National Council of Chain Restaurants issued the following statement from NCCR Executive Director Rob Green on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume mandate for 2014: The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed adjustment to the Renewable Fuel Standard volume mandate is an implicit recognition that the ethanol mandate is out of sync and out of touch with current market realities. With this proposal, the EPA is essentially saying, 'if you like your 15-billion-gallon corn ethanol mandate, you can keep it.'

Amazon's Decison to Deliver on Sunday Called a Retail Industry 'Game-changer'

November 20, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

Amazon's announcement of Sunday delivery effectively turned the traditional e-commerce world upside down. It truly is a game-changer, not only for online retailers but also for brick-and-mortar stores that are battling for their share of sales this holiday season.

Developing a Roadmap Toward Global Vehicle Platform and Supply Chain Harmonization

November 19, 2013

UTi Worldwide

Lufthansa Cargo Moves Toward Paperless Air-Freight Transactions

November 19, 2013

Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo is moving closer to the goal of completely paperless air-freight documentation.

New Damco Container Freight Station Opens for Business in Indonesia

November 19, 2013

Damco

Damco Indonesia has opened a new warehouse in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.

DHL Global Forwarding Opens New Hub Facility in Malaysia

November 19, 2013

DHL Global Forwarding

DHL Global Forwarding has opened a new hub facility in Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia.

Apple to Invest Billions in Supply Chain Development

November 18, 2013

Benzinga

The corporate sexiness that is Apple is in the unveiling of its products, but the not-so innovative part of the company has always been its supply chain.

Fewer Hours, Fewer Drivers: What's a Trucker to Do?

November 18, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Trucking companies say they're feeling the pinch from the new Hours of Service (HOS) restrictions imposed on them earlier this year. But the industry was already suffering from an acute driver shortage before it shouldered that additional burden.

Old Dominion Relocates to Larger Facility in Albuquerque

November 15, 2013

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has relocated its service center in Albuquerque, N.M., to a larger facility.

Cosco Holdings Exec Resigns as China's Anti-Corruption Probe Reaches Into Shipping Industry

November 15, 2013

JOC Sailings

Even as Cosco becomes confident it will achieve a full-year profit and avoid delisting, it was denying reports that former chairman Wei Jiafu was placed under travel restrictions, after one of its top executives resigned under a cloud of investigation.

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