Logistics

Industry Needs Better Transportation Management and Dynamic Optimization, Study Says

February 13, 2013

Only 59 percent of shippers use performance metrics to manage freight costs and only 43 percent are currently running or planning to implement a transportation management system, according to a survey of more than 400 logistics managers by transportation services provider U.S. Xpress Enterprises.

Retail Imports to Increase 8.5 Percent in February After Ports Contract Deal Reached

February 13, 2013

National Retail Federation

With a tentative contract deal reached with East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers - though a key West Coast agreement remains unsettled - import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in February over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Purolator International Plans Expansion of Branch Offices

February 12, 2013

Purolator International

Purolator International, a provider of logistics within and between the U.S. and Canada, will add three regional offices during the first quarter of 2013.

G6 Alliance Expands Space-Sharing Pact to Transpacific Trade

February 12, 2013

APL

The G6 Alliance, a group of six ocean carriers sharing vessel space in the Asia-to-Europe container trades, is expanding its reach to include the route from Asia to the East Coast of North America.

Ocean Carriers Improve Their On-time Performance

February 12, 2013

Drewry

Ship-level and container-level key performance indicators showed significant quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Drewry's quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight, just published.

Four Priorities Identified to Securing Air Cargo Supply Chain

February 12, 2013

IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) identified four priorities to make air cargo more secure and urged stakeholders to move forward on the implementation of the Secure Freight principles. Secure Freight was initiated by IATA to promote global security standards in order to facilitate safe, secure and efficient operations of air cargo.

Execs Not Confident in Risk Management Plans as Threats to Supply Chains Grow, Survey Finds

February 12, 2013

Deloitte

Global executives are increasingly concerned about the growing risks to their supply chains and costly negative impacts such as margin erosion and inability to keep up with demand, according to a report from Deloitte. Yet as they operate in this environment of escalating risk, an alarming 45 percent of surveyed executives say their supply chain risk management programs are only somewhat effective or not effective at all.

Canadian Shipping Company Supports 'Green Marine' Environmental Protection Program

February 11, 2013

Maritime Executive

An industry united on environmental issues will have greater impact than individual companies defining their own goals, says Daniel CÃ´tÃ©, environmental advisor for Canadian shipping company Transport DesgagnÃ©s. It's not just big talk for CÃ´tÃ©.

Macro Trends Affecting Global Supply Chains

February 11, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

A discussion with Dinesh Dongre, vice president of strategy with Softeon, about how companies can shift their focus from cost reduction to growth, as a response to economic recovery.

Alibaba to Create Its Own Logistics Network

February 11, 2013

China Daily

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China's largest e-commerce company, plans to join with partners to build a logistics network across China that can support 10tr Yuan ($1.6tr) worth of transactions a year within the next decade.

Logistics

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