Global Logistics

Economics 101: Did Ocean Carriers Miss the Lecture?

March 18, 2013

Judging from their actions, ocean carriers would love to toss out those irritating economics textbooks, with their tedious lessons about supply and demand. Too much capacity? No pricing discipline? Sluggish volume growth? Forget about it. Why should any of that prevent them from raising freight rates?

Oman Duqm Port Starts Commercial Activities

March 15, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

Commercial activities have now been started at Oman's Duqm Port, giving it a major boost in achieving its full potential in the coming years. The port in Wusta Governorate has been designed to receive millions of containers and handle general, bulk and liquid cargo, reports the Oman News Agency.

Maersk Line to Add More Ships to Singapore Hub

March 15, 2013

Supplychains

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB), owner of the world's largest container-shipping company, plans to add more vessels to its Singapore base after making the city-state its biggest hub after the headquarters in Denmark.

Logwin Opens New Warehousing Center in Spain

March 15, 2013

Logwin-Logistics

The logistics services provider Logwin has doubled its storage capacity near Barcelona, with a new warehouse that opened at the end of February.

ART Logistics Starts Europe to Mongolia LTL Service

March 15, 2013

SCE Magazine

ART Logistics, a leading project logistics company focused on Central Asia, Russia and the CIS, has launched a twice-monthly less-than-truckload service connecting Europe to Mongolia.

LeanCor Launches Online Professional Training Courses

March 15, 2013

LeanCor

LeanCor, a third-party logistics provider, is launching LeanCor Academy, an online professional training and education program.

Lufthansa Cargo Inaugurates Freighter Service to Guadalajara

March 15, 2013

Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo has inaugurated MD-11 freight service to Guadalajara, Mexico.

Laos Makes Progress on Infrastructure and Trade

March 14, 2013

Supplychains

Laos has made considerable progress in its efforts to develop connectivity and trade facilitation, a senior government official told the meeting of Asian-European Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Vientiane.

IATA Announces Global Air Cargo Volume Increases

March 14, 2013

Procurement Leaders

Statistics show a stabilization of airfreight markets on the back of encouraging growth towards the end of 2012. Compared to the previous year, the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) latest global airfreight demand statistics show demand for airfreight was "apparently very strong" at the start of this January with a rise of 5.0 percent.

New Material-Handling Research Effort Seeks Thought Leader

March 14, 2013

MHI

A group of trade associations and publications are working to craft a "road map" for the material-handling and logistics industry.

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