Logistics

Report Claims Continued Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Ocean Vessels

October 2, 2013

Average carbon-dioxide emissions for global ocean container transport have declined year on year, and by more than 7 percent between 2011 and 2012, according to BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group's 2013 Collaborative Progress report.

Freight Security Regulations Concern Air Cargo Interest Group

October 1, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

A note of caution was sounded recently after some intensive discussions between the EU Commission and various bodies who are stakeholders with regard to air cargo security.

Can Green Technology Keep the Ocean Shipping World Sustainable?

October 1, 2013

The Guardian

In many ways, the fateful episode of the Costa Concordia provides a metaphor for the international shipping industry as a whole. Its image is hardly the best. Huge tankers plying the sea, belching noxious gases into the air from low-grade crude and pumping out invasive species when emptying their ballast-water tanks on shore. Oh, and a catastrophic oil spill every now and then. But that's not the whole story.

Strategic Advantages of Cloud Technology

September 30, 2013

GT Nexus

Moving from EDI Enablement and EDI Hubs to Cloud Platforms

FedEx Trade Networks Launches Priority Ocean Service in India

September 30, 2013

FedEx Trade Networks

FedEx Trade Networks has launched the FedEx International Direct Priority Ocean in India.

Emerging Logistics Markets Tapped by Study

September 30, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

More than 80 percent of the world's population resides in what is known as "emerging markets". This group of countries represents a diverse collection of economies from China to Peru and Ethiopia to Kazakhstan.

World's Airlines Expected to Order More Than 29,000 Passenger, Cargo Planes by 2032

September 30, 2013

Bloomberg

Airbus SAS, the European maker of commercial aircraft, predicted airlines will buy planes valued at $4.4tr in the next two decades, driven by demand in India and China and global growth among low-fare airlines.

Decision Maker's Guide: Essentials of Demand Forecasting and Replenishment for Retail and Distribution

September 27, 2013

Blue Ridge

China's Logistics Industry Faces Influx of Smuggling

September 27, 2013

Xinhaunet

China is struggling to combat illegal imports which smugglers conceal in mass freight as the country's logistics industry booms.

United Arab Emirates Sees First Trial Run of Freight Train

September 27, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

Freight trains ran for the first time in the UAE on September 22, according to John Lesniewski, Etihad Rail's commercial director.

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