Global Logistics

UPS Opens Hangzhou Healthcare Facility as Part of Global Expansion

June 3, 2013

UPS has officially opened its healthcare facility in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, which significantly expands its Asia healthcare distribution network. The facility is equipped to maintain product safety and integrity and is designed to offer seamless, global solutions to healthcare companies looking to expand into, transport within, and export from China.

Best Practices in Supply-Chain Transformation

June 3, 2013

Roddy Martin, Managing Director, Accenture Consulting

How the E-Commerce Revolution Is Transforming Supply Chains

June 3, 2013

Robert Gifford, Executive VP Global Logistics, Ingram Micro

Has Your BOM Solution Bombed?

May 31, 2013

Arena Solutions

Next Generation Bill of Materials Management

CEVA Logistics Opens 'City of Pharma' Hub in Italy

May 31, 2013

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has opened a new hub for healthcare distribution, dubbed City of Pharma, in Italy.

Preview of the 18th Annual 3PL Study

May 31, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Prof. John Langley of Penn State gives a preview of the 18th Annual 3PL Study, to be released in October 2013, and discusses the methodology and analysis behind the annual global study.

Shipping Rates on Asia-to-Northern Europe Trade Lanes Continue Their Fall in May

May 31, 2013

Xeneta

The average container freight rates from Asia to North Europe continues to drop, to $2,352 per 40-foot container and to $1,359 per 20-foot, as of tracking on May 24, according to Xeneta, a sea freight price comparison service. Due to overcapacity and various types of economic turmoil in the market, the market index for 40-foot containers has taken a massive dip with it being down 52 percent from May 2012.

Latin America, Middle East Are Bright Spots in Otherwise Lackluster Airfreight Picture

May 31, 2013

Air Waves

The International Air Transport Association released figures for airfreight markets in April which showed modest growth of 1.4 percent compared to April 2012. This small increase helped to offset the 2.6-percent decline recorded in March compared to the year-ago period. And it continues an 18-month trend of basically no growth in the cargo markets.

Arctic Sea Lanes Become More Attractive to Europe-to-East Asia Traffic

May 31, 2013

Maritime Executive

Shipping along the Arctic northern sea route is set to grow more than 30-fold over the next eight years and could account for a quarter of the cargo traffic between Europe and Asia by 2030.

Why Time and Visibility Are Crucial to Global Supply Chains

May 31, 2013

Colman Roche, Executive Vice President, Pivot88

Global Logistics

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding global logistics and freight and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods faster and farther around the world than ever before through global logistics solutions. New technologies that provide information during global shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As transportation and distribution services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using global logistics solutions to power their supply chains.