Global Logistics

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

January 14, 2015

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.

Epicor Acquires ShopVisible; Partners on Electronic Payment

January 13, 2015

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has completed its acquisition of ShopVisible LLC, a provider of cloud-based software for retail order management and digital commerce.

Survey Seeks Views on 'Green Ship Technologies' in Asian Maritime Sector

January 13, 2015

Maritime Executive

Despite ships being by far the most efficient form of transport, there is growing concern about climate change, the environmental state of the world's oceans and the air quality close to major shipping routes and ports which has led to ever more stringent legislation on emissions to both sea and air.

The 'Single Window' for Trade Filing Is Finally on the Way

January 12, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It's a government program. It involves technology. And it's a good thing.

What Will We Do With All That Electronic Waste?

January 9, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Electronic waste is threatening to overwhelm our landfills.

Container Shipping Industry Overall Is Expected to See Profitability in 2015

January 8, 2015

Drewry

Container shipping profitability is expected to improve in 2015, despite record vessel deliveries, driven by lower unit costs, according to the latest edition of the Container Forecaster, published by shipping consultancy Drewry.

End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility: Dream or Reality?

January 8, 2015

Sagar Nadgouda, Service Logistics Manager, Nimble Storage, Inc.

Panama Canal Expansion Expected to Provide Great Market Opportunities for Mid-Sized Companies

January 7, 2015

CFO

When the much-anticipated expansion of the Panama Canal is completed late next year, cargo ships the size of aircraft carriers will ferry goods from Latin America and Asia directly to East Coast ports and back. These ships - up to two-and-a-half times bigger than those currently allowed - will uproot trade patterns developed over the last century and will affect nearly every sector of the U.S. economy.

CMA CGM Boosting Service Between Indian Subcontinent, Mideast

January 6, 2015

CMA CGM Group

CMA CGM Group is reshuffling its liner services between India, the Middle East and East Africa.

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