Global Logistics

U.S. Imports Return to Normal Levels Following Ratification of Labor Contract

June 12, 2015

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports has returned to normal levels following ratification of a new West Coast labor agreement, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

U.S. Manufacturing Fuels Shipping on St. Lawrence Seaway

June 11, 2015

Chamber of Marine Commerce

U.S. manufacturing is expected to keep ship traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway bustling this season after a strong start for general cargo shipments through the navigation system.

Cargo Divisions of Lufthansa, ANA Expand Joint Service Between Europe, Japan

June 11, 2015

Lufthansa Cargo

More and faster connections, more capacity, flexibility and time saving: these are the benefits available to European customers of Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo as of Aug. 3. Both airlines are expanding their joint venture for freight consignments to routes from Europe to Japan.

Flying Animals Around World Can Be Lucrative Airfreight Business

June 11, 2015

Air Cargo World

A group of very important guests were transported on flight QR 8197 from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Las Vegas via Qatar Airways this past April. A 777-200 freighter was reserved for just 40 well-pampered passengers from 17 different countries, who flew "first class," so to speak, on the 11-hour, 20-minute flight. The combined net worth of these clients was about $160m. As rich as they were, they did little more on the flight than eat and sleep, with an inflight dining menu of 120 pre-packed haynets, water, oat bran for mash, mixed feed, apples and carrots.

ULA: Launching a World-Class Supply Chain

June 11, 2015

Brad Houser, Senior Mgr of SC Operations, United Launch Alliance LLC

TNT Launches Air Route Between Liège and Malta

June 10, 2015

TNT

TNT has launched an air route between its main European air hub in Liège, Belgium, and Malta.

The 'Uberfication' of Home Delivery

June 10, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Uber and its rivals have transformed the world of personal transportation. Now the concept is beginning to have an impact on the delivery of product ordered over the internet. Lior Sion, chief technology officer of Bringg, traces the progress of the trend.

L.A., Long Beach Struggle Against Ports That Can Handle Bigger Ships

June 10, 2015

Los Angeles Times

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled 39 percent of U.S. container imports in 2002, but that figure fell to 32 percent by 2013, according to U.S. census data. They have lost business to competitors at a time when, overall, global trade is booming and imports are rising at all ports, including L.A. and Long Beach. And the ports are losing out to others that can handle larger vessels.

Increase in Airfreight Volume Is Good News for Freight Forwarders

June 10, 2015

Air Cargo World

The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index released in May reports the airfreight index increased 2.5 points to 59.5 in May, 3.8 points higher than May 2014 and 10.6 points more than May 2013. This should be good news for air forwarders as they move through the year.

Shoring Up Cloud Security in Transportation-Management Systems

June 10, 2015

Bill Owen, COO, Eyefreight

Global Logistics

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