Logistics

Spot Load Volume Slips 19 Percent, Truckload Rates Take a Dip

February 2, 2015

Spot market volume slipped and average truckload rates edged downward during the week ending Jan. 24, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Limited Number of Supertankers Affects Oil Sales to Asia

February 2, 2015

Maritime Executive

The window to sell Western fuel oil to Asia is starting to close as demand for a limited fleet of supertankers to store cheap crude pushes freight rates to multi-month highs, shipping and trade sources said.

Why Can't Europe's Rail Industry Be Competitive in Every Aspect?

February 2, 2015

BIFA

The Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has published a series of studies designed to understand why competition in the European railroad industry has been successfully implemented in some cases but in others has led to a decline in the modal share for rail freight.

Rail Not Likely to Make Greater Use of GPS to Keep Tabs on Carts Soon

January 30, 2015

ABI Research

Tracking rail carts with GPS and cellular could bring value to the rail sector; however, penetration rates on rail carts are currently very low (globally less than 50,000 in 2014), and growth is not forecasted to be very strong over the next 5 years, or even the next 10, according to ABI Research. Therefore, for the time being at least, it looks like RFID will dominate this sector.

What Threat, If Any, Does AmazonSupply Pose to Industrial Distributors?

January 30, 2015

Industrial Supply

With any discussion regarding the future of industrial distribution, the impact of AmazonSupply is sure to come up. Distributors seem to have differing views on this impact, ranging from fear of ArmageddonSupply to a shrug indicating "this too, shall pass."

Fast and Free Shipping: Can Retailers Afford It?

January 30, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Retailers are scrambling to offer free shipping for online orders. Is it a money-losing proposition?

DHL Completes Work on New Facility in Chicago

January 29, 2015

DHL Global Forwarding

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight arm of Deutsche Post DHL, has completed work on a new $35m facility in Chicago.

TNT Upgrades International Deliveries to Germany

January 29, 2015

TNT

TNT has upgraded its international delivery service to Germany.

'De-costing' Programs May Save Manufacturers Huge Sums

January 29, 2015

Industry Week

U.S. manufacturing executives have an opportunity to make their factories even more competitive through parts and components de-costing programs. De-costing is simply a term that refers to removing cost from operations period-over-period. Parts and components usage is a great place to focus because improvements can provide such clear returns.

CEVA Expands Operations With New Facility in Chicago

January 28, 2015

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics, a non-asset-based provider of supply-chain management services, has expanded its presence in the Chicago market with the opening of a fourth facility.

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