Global Logistics

Increasing Logistics Complexity Requires Greater Optimization

July 16, 2015

Mike Comstock, Sr. Vice President, Customer Success, Grand Canal Solutions

Shopping Center Developer Caters to Online Shoppers With New Pickup Service

July 15, 2015

Egil Moller Nielsen, Sr. Vice President, E-Commerce, SmartCentres

Tradeshift Partners with C2FO on Working Capital for Suppliers, Buyer

July 15, 2015

Tradeshift

Tradeshift, provider of a supplier-collaboration platform, has entered into a global partnership with C2FO, a market for the acquisition of working capital.

Airfreight Industry Moves to Smaller Freighters

July 15, 2015

Air Cargo World

In recent years there has been a slimming down, as it were, regarding freighters – a turning away from the jumbo 747s and 777s and toward the squat 737s and svelte 757s. The e-commerce revolution, especially in Asia, requires smaller freighters to make more frequent stops. But because there are no current programs to build narrowbody freighters from the factory, customers must rely on companies providing passenger-to-freighter conversions.

eft CEO Highlights Hot Topics for Supply Chain Managers

July 14, 2015

Chris Saynor, CEO, eft

Imports Rebound as U.S. Retailers Prepare for Back-to-School Sales

July 13, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 7.3 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers stock up for the busy back-to-school season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Supply-Chain Alignment: Finding Meaning in a Buzzword

July 13, 2015

What is this thing called supply-chain alignment?

UK Logistics Network Requires Much More Government Investment, Trade Group Says

July 10, 2015

BIFA

The British International Freight Association is calling for greater investment in the UK's logistics network.

Given Overcapacity, Many Ocean Shipping Lines Likely to Struggle to Break Even in 2015

July 9, 2015

Drewry

A toxic mixture of overcapacity, weak demand and aggressive commercial pricing is threatening liner shipping industry profitability for the rest of 2015, according to the Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Airfreight Market Looks 'Dismal' for Balance of 2015

July 8, 2015

Air Cargo World

As we enter the second half of the year, performance figures for May from the industry's leading research firms are painting a rather dismal airfreight picture for the rest of 2015.

Global Logistics

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