Global Logistics

Exel Opens D.C. in Laredo for Cross-Border Services

October 22, 2012

Exel has opened a 250,000-square-foot distribution center in Laredo, Tex., in support of the provider's "Logistics Without Borders" supply-chain service.

DB Schenker Logistics Opens New HQ, Airfreight Hub at Heathrow

October 22, 2012

DB Schenker Logistics

Schenker Limited, the U.K.-based arm of DB Schenker Logistics, has opened a new headquarters facility and airfreight hub at London's Heathrow Airport.

Not Much Consolidation of Liner Shipping Industry Is Predicted for the Immediate Future

October 19, 2012

British International Freight Association

A recent Alphaliner report suggests that the liner shipping industry is unlikely to see much consolidation in the foreseeable future despite the carriers' present financial difficulties.

Inttra Releases Shipping/Booking Apps; Enhances OceanSchedules

October 19, 2012

Inttra

Inttra, developer of a multi-carrier network for managing ocean shipping, has released a Shipping Application Delivery Platform for integrating and deploying the vendor's applications from within existing logistics, transportation-management or enterprise resource planning systems.

Damco to Acquire Pacific Network Global Logistics

October 19, 2012

Damco

Damco, the global freight forwarder and logistics service provider, said it will acquire Pacific Network Global Logistics, a freight forwarder operating in China and Australia.

Frankfurt-Hahn Positions Itself to Become Major European Air freight Hub

October 18, 2012

Air Cargo World

Chinese carriers Yangtze River Express and Navitrans; the new Chinese-Turkish combo MyCargo; and Japan's Nippon Cargo Airlines have all recently signed up to provide cargo service to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. This new intake will add another 10 flights a week to the airport's freighter schedule, reportedly providing the potential to increase cargo traffic by as much as 10,000 tonnes a month.

Encompass Enhances Reefer Service to Asia, Australia/New Zealand

October 18, 2012

Encompass Global Logistics LLC

Encompass Global Logistics LLC, a third-party logistics provider operating in the trans-Pacific trade, has made enhancements to its refrigerated service.

U.S. Vessel Imports Down Another 3.6 Percent in September

October 17, 2012

Zepol Corporation

U.S. import shipment volume for September, measured in TEUs, is down 3.6 percent from August, but is up from September of 2011 by 2.6 percent. Imports of TEUs shifted from more than 1.6 million last month to 1.55 million in September. The downward trend of the last two months of Q3 indicates that the peak month for U.S. imports in 2012 will most likely be July. For the past three years the month of August has seen the highest vessel imports, but this year the surge in goods for the holiday season seems to have come even earlier in Q3.

Redesigning DCs for the All-Channel Shopper

October 17, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Clint Lasher, president of Wynright, talks about how electronic fulfillment is changing to meet the needs of today's multi-channel consumers, and how retailers should be redesigning distribution centers to accommodate them.

Voxware Issues Cloud-Based Voice Management Suite

October 17, 2012

Voxware

Voxware has made generally available its Cloud Voice Management Suite for distribution and material handling.

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