Global Logistics

Imports Expected to Top Those at U.S. Ports This Time Last Year

August 13, 2015

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.6 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers begin to bring in merchandise for the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Imports for the year are expected to be up 4.2 percent over 2014.

Egypt Opens Expanded Suez Canal, Hopes to Double Number of Ships Transiting Daily

August 13, 2015

Maritime Executive

Just one year after its announcement, Egypt's expanded Suez Canal is open for business. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi led the inauguration ceremony, which was attended by several Middle Eastern and European world leaders. The publicly-funded expansion cost about $8.5bn.

Legacy Supply Chain Services Issues Grader Tool

August 12, 2015

Legacy Supply Chain Services

Legacy Supply Chain Services, a North American third-party logistics provider, has released a grader tool designed to help retailers evaluate their supply-chain performance, and identify opportunities for improvement.

Refrigerated Containership Fleet Grows While Specialized Reefer Vessels Decline in Number

August 12, 2015

Drewry

The specialised reefer fleet is shrinking and shows no signs of reversing in the future. However, the reefer containership fleet has increased by 15 percent year-on-year and is set to grow 20 percent by 2018, according to Drewry's latest Reefer Shipping Market Annual Review & Forecast.

B&H Worldwide Launches Critical Logistics Centre

August 11, 2015

B&H Worldwide

B&H Worldwide, a provider of logistics services for the aerospace industry, has launched a Critical Logistics Centre.

IAG Cargo Joins With Finnair in Block Space Agreement

August 11, 2015

IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo is partnering with Finnair Cargo in a block space agreement on freighter capacity operating between London Luton Airport and Helsinki, Finland.

Improving Transit Time for Shipments of 'Deer Gear'

August 10, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Moving into new markets beyond the U.S., even to nearby Canada, has its complications. A marketer of outdoor apparel and gear partnered with Purolator International to ease the way.

100 Great Supply Chain Partners: Soaring Together ... Successfully

August 6, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Oh, sure, go on and do it by yourself. Just try to run the company without any help. Treat suppliers like you don't need them. Go on! If there's a recipe for disaster, that's probably it: acting like you don't need anybody else's cooperation, input or ideas. The reality is quite a bit different though, isn't it? No company, no supply chain, exists in a vacuum. We do rely on each other, because no one of us can do it all, successfully, by ourselves. We need partners. Ah, but which partners – which ones are right for you?

Increasing Logistics Complexity Requires Greater Optimization

August 5, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Today's supply chains are so complex and change so rapidly that optimization efforts often are overtaken by events, says Mike Comstock of Grand Canal Solutions. Planning needs to become much more dynamic, with analytics adapted to make optimization a continuous process, he says.

TNT Begins Flight Between Liege Hub, Tunis

August 4, 2015

TNT

TNT has launched air service between its European hub in Liege, Belgium, and the Tunisian capital of Tunis.

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