Global Logistics

Digitizing the Extended Supply Chain: How to Survive and Thrive

April 8, 2016

Rates in Container Shipping Industry Expected to Continue to Fall

April 8, 2016

Shipping consultants Drewry have released their container shipping review for the first quarter 2016, and the outlook does not look positive.

Inchcape Shipping Services Expands in Mexico

April 7, 2016

Inchcape Shipping Services

Inchcape Shipping Services has opened a new office in Veracruz, Mexico.

Growth in Global Airfreight Sputters in Early 2016

April 7, 2016

Air Cargo World

Worldwide airfreight demand is off to a slow start, at least for the first two months of 2016, according to Holland-based consultancy, WorldACD.

CMA CGM Expands in West Africa; Upgrades Ethiopian Services

April 6, 2016

CMA CGM

CMA CGM is augmenting its container services linking the West African coast with Europe, Asia, the Middle East and India.

Weft Launches Real-Time Rank of Global Container Ports

April 6, 2016

Weft

Weft has developed a real-time ranking of global container ports. It is intended to provide companies with data related to such processes as procurement, contract negotiations and other shipment-planning decisions.

Better Oversight - Not a Ban - Needed for Lithium-Ion Battery Cargo on Planes

April 5, 2016

Air Cargo World

There is no doubt that lithium-ion batteries, when packed together without the proper packaging and handling precautions, can certainly be dangerous. In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration applied heat to a container packed with 5,000 lithium-ion batteries that resulted in a thermal runaway and subsequent explosion of flammable gases emitted within the container. Even a favorite fire suppressant, when used, was ineffective in extinguishing the fire. The danger appears to be inherent in all aircraft configurations, passenger or all-cargo.

First Solar: Challenging the Norm in Supply-Chain Management

April 4, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

First Solar sets out to create a centralized network that will allow it to share forecast data with suppliers upstream, and customers downstream. Systems analyst Cameron Sulfaro describes the initiative, and what it has achieved to date.

Project44 Debuts Transit Time API for LTL

April 4, 2016

project44

Project44 has introduced a free Web-service application programming interface (API) for the domestic less-than-truckload market.

Anritsu Forges a Proactive Supply Chain

April 4, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

Anritsu was determined to get out of its "firefighting" mode, and craft a supply chain built around being proactive and managing exceptions. Dave Stenfort, director of operations, explains how it was done.

Global Logistics

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