Logistics

Sweden Plans to Introduce Tonnage Tax in Summer of 2016

September 15, 2015

The Swedish government has proposed a tonnage tax system that means Swedish shipping companies will operate under competitive conditions similar to companies in other countries in Europe. The tonnage tax would be introduced in summer 2016.

As Holidays Near, Retailers Struggle to Hire Warehouse Labor

September 15, 2015

Marketplace

Retailers are already planning for the busy holiday shopping season, and there could be a complication this year. As the unemployment rate drops, stores are having a hard time finding workers for their warehouses. They've ordered all kinds of new stuff for the holidays, but it's stuck in a bottleneck.

UDrove and ITS Dispatch Integrate Product Lines

September 14, 2015

uDrove

UDrove and ITS Dispatch have integrated their product lines, providing a Web-based means of managing the operations of carrier fleets and freight brokers.

Are Purchasers of Transportation Management Technology Really Using All of That IT?

September 14, 2015

ChainLink Research

Transportation management software providers have been in a race in the last few years to build out their software and capture more business. ERP players have also been building or buying TM. A profusion of new modules, emerging players, new niches and acquisitions are reaching a fevered pitch. And we are certainly not at the heights yet.

Retail Imports Are on Rise as Holidays Approach

September 14, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.2 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers head toward the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Exports From U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Hits All-time High of $99Bn in 2014

September 14, 2015

NAFTZ

The value of exports from America's foreign-trade zones (FTZs) increased by 24.8 percent in 2014, to a record $99.2bn in merchandise exported, according to figures released by the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board in its recent Annual Report to Congress. The 2014 export figure also represents a threefold growth of FTZ exports in the five years since 2009.

XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire Con-way Inc.

September 14, 2015

XPO Logistics Inc.

XPO Logistics Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Con-way Inc., the Fortune 500 provider of less-than-truckload and full truckload transportation, contract logistics and truck brokerage.

Retailers Warned to Prepare for Delivery Expectations of 'Generation Z'

September 11, 2015

Shutl

Retailers should be bracing themselves for heightened delivery expectations of so-called Generation Z, those individuals born after the late 1990s, whose media-saturated world has accustomed to them to instant access to things.

Europeans Experience High Level of Problems with Their Online Retail Orders, Study Says

September 11, 2015

JDA

European adults have experienced a high number of problems with online orders in the last 12 months, according to data from the JDA/Centiro Customer Pulse Report.

Vessels in or Near Tianjin Explosions May Be Contaminated With Hazardous Chemicals, Maritime Administration Warns

September 11, 2015

Maritime Executive

The United States Maritime Administration has issued Advisory 2015-02 concerning possible contamination by hazardous materials caused by the explosions that occurred last month at the Port of Tianjin, in China.

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