Logistics

Apriso Issues Global Traceability Tool for A&D

February 14, 2013

Apriso Corp. has made available an application for achieving global traceability of products for aerospace and defense manufacturers.

Crowley Opens Cold-Storage Warehouse in Miami

February 14, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corp.

Crowley Maritime Corp. has opened a new cold-storage warehouse in Miami, Fla.

UPS Creates Click and Collect Network

February 14, 2013

Supply Chain Standard

UPS has launched of UPS Access Point, a network of convenience stores, petrol stations and newsagents which consumers purchasing goods on the web can choose for delivery and returns. It is starting with a network of 600 sites with 1,500 set to be in place in the United Kingdom by June 2013.

Uganda Government to Construct Kampala Port

February 14, 2013

TransReporter

The government is to spend $180mn on construction of the new Kampala Port at Bukasa in Wakiso District. Cypriano Okello, the deputy project coordinator, said the government would acquire 500 hectares of land for the port in May.

Industry Needs Better Transportation Management and Dynamic Optimization, Study Says

February 13, 2013

U.S. Xpress

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.

Logistics

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