Logistics

UK Retailers Find International Expansion Demands Supply Chain Efficiency

November 5, 2013

International expansion has become an established route to generating revenue growth for UK retailers, but the logistics of moving products across the globe can often put a strain on efficiency and profits.

Domestic Intermodal Traffic Leads Overall Growth in Third Quarter

November 5, 2013

IANA

Total intermodal traffic grew in the third quarter of 2013 by 4.7 percent, year-over-year, attributable to gains across the board, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. Domestic container volume continued to lead intermodal growth, posting a year-over-year increase of 9.4 percent, and combined with a 1.2 percent boost in intermodal trailer volume for the same period, all domestic equipment experienced 7.6 percent year-over-year gains during the third quarter of 2013.

Jacksonville to Get LNG Fuel Terminal for Trucking, Rail, Maritime Industries

November 5, 2013

Maritime Executive

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that it has placed a purchase contract on property where it hopes to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. This would be the first LNG facility on the Eastern seaboard to specifically supply LNG for the maritime, heavy-duty trucking and rail industries.

Tremendous Growth in Use of 40-Foot High-Cube Containers Creates Shipping Problems

November 4, 2013

British International Freight Association

Shipper demand for 40-foot high-cube containers is still increasing, creating stowage problems for ocean carriers and analytical difficulties for trade forecasters using TEU measurements.

Users Talk Up the Many Benefits of Voice

October 31, 2013

Stuart Rosenfeld, Edward Krupka Jr., Steven DiZinno and Scott Deutsch

How Did We Manage Before Voice Technology?

October 31, 2013

Stuart Rosenfeld, Edward Krupka Jr., Steven DiZinno and Scott Deutsch

ShockWatch Unveils Web-Based Management of Cold-Chain Shipments

October 31, 2013

ShockWatch

ShockWatch, a vendor of tools for supply-chain monitoring, has introduced the TrekView Data Management System (DMS) for control of temperature-sensitive products.

Despite Knowing Danger of Inventory Mis-picks, Industry Still Relies on Paper Lists for the Most Part, Study Says

October 31, 2013

Beverage Industry

Distribution centers are losing an average of nearly $390,000 every year due to mis-picks, according to a study conducted by Everett, Wash.-based Intermec Inc.

Carrier Transicold Offers Power-Saving Mode for Container Reefer Units

October 30, 2013

Carrier Transicold

Carrier Transicold is now offering a Quest II power-saving mode for its container-refrigeration units.

CaroTrans Expands Trans-Pacific Service for Fiji, China

October 30, 2013

CaroTrans International

CaroTrans International, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and freight consolidator, has inaugurated direct less-than-containerload (LCL) export service from Los Angeles to Suva, Fiji.

Logistics

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