Logistics

Ocean Shipping Overcapacity Continues, Confidence in Airfreight Market Still on Decline

October 28, 2015

The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index fell into a fifth consecutive month of decline in October. Significantly, the index has now fallen beneath the neutral 50 point mark for the first time since January 2013, with confidence in both the sea freight and airfreight markets plummeting. The Logistics Situation for airfreight was especially bad, declining by 3.2 points to 45.7. The same trends that influenced last month's decline are persisting, with weak emerging market growth, China's financial crisis, and the Chinese shift towards domestic consumption all influencing the trajectory of the index.

HighJump EDI Group Offers Integration for Sage 300 Users

October 27, 2015

HighJump Software

The TrueCommerce EDI (electronic data interchange) Solutions Group of HighJump Software is now offering an enhanced, Web-based deployment option for integration with Sage 300 business management software.

Old Dominion Freight Line Teams With Mallory Alexander

October 27, 2015

Mallory Alexander International Logistics LLC

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has entered into a strategic alliance with Mallory Alexander International Logistics LLC for ocean freight-forwarding services.

Bangladesh - The Next Growth Market for Your Products?

October 27, 2015

Boston Consulting Group

You feel the energy soon after disembarking at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. All of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, seems to throb with bustling masses of people. Bridges, expressway overpasses, and major new neighborhoods are continually under construction. Evidence of the country's rising disposable income is on display at crowded shopping malls such as Jamuna Future Park, the largest in South Asia, and new billboards, which seem to cover every available space, advertise products as varied as packaged foods and smartphones.

Given Global Overcapacity, Chinese Province Orders Huge Cutback in Ship Building

October 27, 2015

Maritime Executive

Severe shipyard overcapacity in China has prompted the National Development and Report Commission's Jiangsu province to cancel work on 23 projects. The projects included construction of new docks, offshore vessels, facility conversion projects and additional expansions.

RFID Helps Manufacturer of Luxury Leather Furniture with Receipt of Supplies, Inventory Control

October 26, 2015

RFID Journal

Luxury leather furniture company Poltrona Frau Group has begun deploying a radio frequency identification system to reduce time and errors related to the receiving of leather upholstery material from its suppliers, and to inventory checks at its own storage area and third-party storage offsite.

Once Sanctions Cash Rolls In, Iran Plans to Beef Up Its Maritime Fleet

October 26, 2015

Maritime Executive

With U.S.-led sanctions expected to be lifted soon as part of July's nuclear deal, Iran has unveiled a $120bn fleet expansion campaign.

Cheaper Diesel Causes Sales of Natural-Gas-Powered Trucks to Decline

October 26, 2015

ACT Research

NG powered Class 8 truck and bus sales continue, but at a slower pace compared to 2014, as well as when calculated as a percentage of the total market, according to a report from ACT Research. The "Natural Gas Quarterly" attributes the rapidly declining cost of diesel with making the return on investment for adoption of natural gas less lucrative.

Will Mexico's Growing Ports Pose a Threat to U.S. Gateways?

October 26, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Mexico is competing with the U.S. for manufacturing work coming back to the western hemisphere from China and other parts of Asia. Will it pose the same challenge for U.S. ports?

The Evolution of Mexico's Rail Network

October 23, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Carlos Godinez, Mexico intermodal director with Celtic International, a Transplace company, provides an overview of the rail industry in Mexico, and how far it has come in terms of investment and improvements in service to support a surge of activity.

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