Logistics

Growing Chemical Production Spurs Building Specialized Ocean Tankers

November 6, 2013

After four years in the doldrums, the specialized chemical tankers that ply the seas between the United States and Asia are set to generate bumper profits for the handful of companies that own and operate them.

The Role of the Wholesale Distributor in the Supply Chain

November 6, 2013

Robert Eastman, Senior Analyst, SCM, Technology Evaluation Centers

Trends in Distribution Management

November 6, 2013

Joe Scioscia, Vice President of Sales, VAI

Order Fulfillment, From the Outside In

November 6, 2013

Bob Heaney, Senior Research Analyst, Aberdeen Group

UPS Deploys Optimization Software to Reduce Mileage

November 5, 2013

UPS

UPS has begun using software that optimizes routing and cuts down on miles traveled.

Emissions and Safety Complement Each Other

November 5, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

There is frustration from the Freight Transport Association, which has complained that, whilst its members who operate road haulage fleets are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds retrofitting existing equipment to improve visibility in order to lessen the danger to cyclists, the pace of change from the relevant authorities to allow better designed heavy goods vehicles has been lamentably slow.

UK Retailers Find International Expansion Demands Supply Chain Efficiency

November 5, 2013

Retail-Week

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.

Logistics

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