Global Logistics

What's Wrong With Traditional S&OP?

January 20, 2015

The sales and operations planning process brings great value to an organization, but companies need to take a fresh approach in order to ensure more efficient planning cycles, says Kathyleen Beveridge, director of sales operations with Qualcomm.

Ocean Piracy Down Overall Around the World, But Continues to Rise in Southeast Asia

January 20, 2015

Maritime Executive

Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, despite piracy at sea falling to its lowest level in eight years, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Pirates took 442 crew members hostage, compared with 304 in 2013.

Dependability Questioned as Container Vessels Continue Trend to Arrive Late

January 19, 2015

Drewry

Containership reliability declined for the second month in a row in December, according to Drewry's enhanced Carrier Performance Insight.

Why Delivery Drones Aren't Quite Ready for Takeoff

January 19, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Expecting all that stuff you ordered over the internet to come to your doorstep by drone? Don't look up just yet.

Accenture Unveils Ports Center of Excellence in Hong Kong

January 15, 2015

Accenture

Accenture has launched a Ports Center of Excellence in Hong Kong.

CMA CGM Introduces Tigris; Enhances EURAF Services

January 14, 2015

CMA CGM

CMA CGM has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Tigris, a containership with capacity of 10,622 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

CommerceHub to Acquire Retail Technology Provider Mercent

January 14, 2015

CommerceHub

CommerceHub, provider of a software platform for electronic commerce, is acquiring Mercent, a Seattle, Wash.-based vendor of retail technology.

Tiger Cool Express Acquires 35 Temp-Controlled Containers

January 14, 2015

Tiger Cool Express LLC

Tiger Cool Express LLC, a provider of temperature-controlled intermodal transportation of produce and other food products, has acquired 35 additional domestic containers.

U.S. Imports Expected to Rise as West Coast Port Issues Continue

January 14, 2015

NRF

Year-over-year import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to continue to rise during most of the first half of 2015 despite significant congestion still impacting West Coast ports, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

TNT Launches Freight Service Between Venice and Belgium

January 13, 2015

TNT

TNT has launched a five-time weekly freighter service between Venice, Italy and its air hub in Liege, Belgium.

Global Logistics

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