Global Logistics

5 Worst Practices for Managing Global Freight

January 1, 2017

Phil Marlowe, President, Acuitive Solutions

Sri Lanka and China to Develop Southern Port

December 28, 2016

Sri Lanka will take part in a joint venture with China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited to develop a port in its south, where China has also been offered an investment zone.

Miami Airport Announces New Freighter Services, Plans to Double Cargo Capacity

December 28, 2016

Air Cargo World

As it continues infrastructure upgrades, Miami International Airport (MIA) has announced further growth in its freighter service with the addition of two weekly roundtrip flights on a triangular route between MIA, Mexico City and Mérida via AeroUnion.

IDC Predicts Half of Worldwide Supply Chains Will Use AI by 2020

December 28, 2016

IDC Manufacturing Insights

IDC Manufacturing Insights has published its "IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2017 Predictions," report to offer the 10 predictions that provide the framework for IT and line-of-business (LOB) decision makers' and influencers' planning and execution of technology-related initiatives in the year ahead.

GE Aviation, Lufthansa Technik Starting MRO Venture

December 27, 2016

American Machinist

GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik AG have chosen a site in southwestern Poland for their joint-venture maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) center, to service GEnx-2B and GE9X engines. The reported $267m development, to be in operation by September 2018, will be known as XEOS, and will employ 500 at full capability.

Firms Use 'Rule of Thumb' to Plan Supply Chains, Report Says

December 27, 2016

Supply Management

European manufacturers are failing to make the most of data and analytics tools to plan and segment their supply chains, according to a new report.

Customer Story: Method Creates Clean Path to Growth

December 22, 2016

OpenText

2016 Supplier Information Management Report

December 22, 2016

OpenText

Hong Kong's Premier Air Cargo Handler Sees Potential in Northeastern China

December 22, 2016

Air Cargo World

Shenyang Airport sees promising potential in northeastern China, not far from the border with North Korea. In September, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. (Hactl) subsidiary Hactl Development Holdings signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Liaoning Airport Management Group, owner of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, in what both parties described as "a first step in developing the airport as a major regional hub."

Dry Bulk Market Shows Improvement After Record Lows

December 22, 2016

Maritime Executive

Bulker operators are seeing solid improvements after the record low day rates reached earlier this year: the Baltic Dry Index stood at nearly 1,200 early this month, a fourfold increase over the levels reached in February 2016.

Global Logistics

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