Global Logistics

In 2013, E-Commerce Keeps Powering U.S. Industrial Market Fundamentals

May 8, 2013

Positive momentum continued in U.S. industrial markets through the first quarter of 2013 as e-commerce maintained its influence on reshaping industrial distribution strategies and facilities across the U.S., according to statistics released by commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Why Is Maritime Industry Dragging Its Feet on Electronic Invoicing?

May 7, 2013

Maritime Executive

INTTRA recently conducted a global e-invoicing study that showed 100 percent of surveyed shippers/freight forwarders want to receive invoices electronically from their carriers, with 81 percent requesting it before the end of 2013. Yet today, most carriers still process their invoices manually, and therefore, so must their customers.

Mercedes Plans $70m Logistics Center in Alabama

May 6, 2013

Area Development

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) plans a new $70m logistics hub that it expects will create 600 new jobs from the automaker and its contractors and service providers at its Tuscaloosa County, Alabama campus.

Penske Logistics Joins as Sponsor of 2014 3PL Study

May 6, 2013

Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics has become a sponsor of the 2014 edition of the annual Third-Party Logistics Study, joining Capgemini Consulting, Penn State University's Center for Supply Chain Research, Korn/Ferry International and eyefortransport.

Despite Excess Capacity, Orders Continue for 'Ultra Large Container Vessels'

May 6, 2013

Drewry

Attempts by carriers to tackle the capacity overhang are being undone as new orders for Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) continue to make the headlines, according to Drewry's monthly report, Sea & Air Shipper Insight.

By the Holidays, Amazon Will Have DC Within 5 Miles of Every Major U.S. City

May 6, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

Amazon will open eight new U.S. distribution centers between now and the holiday selling season, bringing the total to 54. The result of the ferocious building spree is that Amazon will then have a DC within five miles of most major U.S. cities. That means Amazon will very likely have a DC closer to your customers than many of your stores.

For the Food Industry, a Shopping List of Critical Issues

May 6, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Ask any food industry executive to cite his or her greatest concern, and the answer will almost always be the same: product safety. But the list doesn't stop there. Like any other business sector, food manufacturers are grappling with a number of challenges, many of them related to the age of the internet and social media.

How Rising Fuel Costs Are Transforming Distribution Strategies

May 3, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Rob Nemeth, president of Allied Distribution, shows exactly how rising fuel costs are affecting the movement of goods throughout the distribution chain - and how companies are responding to the trend.

Employers Search to Acquire Skilled Logistics Employees in China

May 3, 2013

Recruiter

A visit by a Chinese delegation of logistics and education officials reveals that the problems Chinese employers face in filling their logistics jobs are every bit as bad and probably even worse as those experienced by employers in the UK and elsewhere.

Intermodal Expands on Double-Digit Domestic Container Growth

May 3, 2013

IANA

The 10.2-percent year-over-year gain in domestic container volume in the first quarter of 2013 represents the sixth consecutive quarter of 10-percent-plus increases, and the second highest volume in domestic container history, according to the Intermodal Association of North America's Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report.

Global Logistics

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