Global Logistics

Flying Animals Around World Can Be Lucrative Airfreight Business

June 11, 2015

A group of very important guests were transported on flight QR 8197 from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Las Vegas via Qatar Airways this past April. A 777-200 freighter was reserved for just 40 well-pampered passengers from 17 different countries, who flew "first class," so to speak, on the 11-hour, 20-minute flight. The combined net worth of these clients was about $160m. As rich as they were, they did little more on the flight than eat and sleep, with an inflight dining menu of 120 pre-packed haynets, water, oat bran for mash, mixed feed, apples and carrots.

ULA: Launching a World-Class Supply Chain

June 11, 2015

Brad Houser, Senior Mgr of SC Operations, United Launch Alliance LLC

TNT Launches Air Route Between Liège and Malta

June 10, 2015

TNT

TNT has launched an air route between its main European air hub in Liège, Belgium, and Malta.

The 'Uberfication' of Home Delivery

June 10, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Uber and its rivals have transformed the world of personal transportation. Now the concept is beginning to have an impact on the delivery of product ordered over the internet. Lior Sion, chief technology officer of Bringg, traces the progress of the trend.

L.A., Long Beach Struggle Against Ports That Can Handle Bigger Ships

June 10, 2015

Los Angeles Times

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled 39 percent of U.S. container imports in 2002, but that figure fell to 32 percent by 2013, according to U.S. census data. They have lost business to competitors at a time when, overall, global trade is booming and imports are rising at all ports, including L.A. and Long Beach. And the ports are losing out to others that can handle larger vessels.

Increase in Airfreight Volume Is Good News for Freight Forwarders

June 10, 2015

Air Cargo World

The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index released in May reports the airfreight index increased 2.5 points to 59.5 in May, 3.8 points higher than May 2014 and 10.6 points more than May 2013. This should be good news for air forwarders as they move through the year.

Shoring Up Cloud Security in Transportation-Management Systems

June 10, 2015

Bill Owen, COO, Eyefreight

Digital Fulfillment: A Path to Inventory Visibility

June 10, 2015

Diego Pantoja-Navajas, CEO, Logfire

The Age of 'Click-and-Collect' Lockers for Home Delivery

June 9, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Automated locker technology is becoming a key aspect of the "click-and-collect" trend in e-commerce retailing. Kent Savage, chief executive officer with Apex Supply Chain Technologies, explains why the concept's time has come.

IAG Cargo Adds Route from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur

June 5, 2015

IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo has opened a new airfreight route between London Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur.

Global Logistics

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