Logistics

West Coast Port Issues Continue, But Most Holiday Imports Have Come Ashore

December 10, 2014

With most holiday merchandise safely in the country despite significant congestion impacting West Coast ports, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to continue to slow down this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

A Look at Dimensional Weight Billing

December 10, 2014

Ian Hobkirk, Managing Director, Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

A 25-Year Retrospective on 3PL Research

December 10, 2014

Rosalyn Wilson, Joe Carlier and Dr. Robert C. Lieb

Extended Lean Supply Chains

December 10, 2014

Eric Lail, VP - Client Services & Continuous Improvement, Transportation Insight

Suppliers, Distributors Ready for Another Harsh Winter

December 9, 2014

Industrial Distribution

For states in the northern half of the country, particularly the Midwest and Northeast, tough winters are expected. Prolonged freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls rarely catch anyone off guard in those regions.

Shipping Emissions Labeled Substantial, With Worst Rates in Chinese, Malaysian Ports

December 9, 2014

Maritime Executive

Shipping emissions in ports are substantial, accounting for 18 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, 0.4 million tonnes of NOx, 0.2 million of SOx and 0.03 million tonnes of PM10 in 2011, according to an International Transport Forum's report. Around 85 percent of emissions come from containerships and tankers. Containerships have short port stays, but high emissions during these stays.

Growth in Cross-border Freight

December 9, 2014

Julie A. Luna, Chief Commercial Officer, XPO Logistics, Inc.

Follow the Money: Where Investors Place Their Supply Chain Bets

December 9, 2014

David Beatson, CEO & Founder, Ascent Advisors, LLC

Truck Market 'Extremely Strong' as Class 8 Sales Remain Robust for Second Consecutive Month

December 8, 2014

FTR

FTR has released preliminary data showing November 2014 North American Class 8 truck net orders at 40,560 units indicating an extremely strong truck market. This is the second consecutive month above the 40,000 level. November order activity, similar to the previous month, was concentrated at a few OEMs with the remainder falling short of October order input. Class 8 orders have totaled an impressive 363,000 in the last 12-month period.

All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa Cargo Commence Airfreight Joint Venture

December 8, 2014

Lufthansa

All Nippon Airways and Lufthansa Cargo AG have begun an air cargo joint venture on Japan-Europe routes that they applied for in September. The first shipment was sent by forwarder Schenker-Seino Co. Ltd. It was booked via Lufthansa Cargo and was transported by ANA on flight number NH 277 from Tokyo to London.

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