Global Logistics

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

May 31, 2013

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

How Supply Chain Can Help Build Market Momentum

May 31, 2013

Shauna Gamble, VP Global Supply Chain Operations, Ciena Corp.

CaroTrans Expands Services Into Baltic and CIS Region

May 30, 2013

CaroTrans International

CaroTrans International, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean-freight consolidator, is expanding its service network with entry into the Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets, including Russia.

Airfreight 'Weak' in First Quarter, But 2013 Expected to See Improvement

May 30, 2013

BIFA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the international freight decline of 2.3 percent in the first three months of 2013, on a 0.3 percent drop in capacity, is a "temporary stall".

Managing Logistics: Can One 3PL Do It All?

May 30, 2013

Greg Aimi, Director of Supply Chain Research, Gartner

Epicor Updates Eagle Software; Offers Mobile Analyzer for Distributors

May 29, 2013

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has released a new version of Epicor Eagle, the company's business-management software for small to medium-sized retailers.

Logistics Revenues Top Pre-recession Levels, But Profitability Lags, Report Says

May 29, 2013

Transport Intelligence

A report by Transport Intelligence entitled Global Transport and Logistics Financial Analysis 2013 reveals the winners and losers in the global logistics industry over what has been a tempestuous six-year period.

How Kimberly-Clark Uses Freight Market Intelligence

May 29, 2013

Matt Harding, CHAINalytics and Amy Bare, Kimberly-Clark

Global Logistics

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