Global Logistics

This Supply Chain Goes Nuclear

February 21, 2014

All of a sudden, the future looks bright for nuclear power. Along with that rosy forecast, however, comes a raft of new challenges to the industry's global supply chain.

Kuehne & Nagel Teams with Commodity Forwarders

February 19, 2014

Kuehne & Nagel Inc.

Kuehne & Nagel Inc. has signed an agency agreement with Commodity Forwarders Inc., a Los Angeles, Calif.-based freight forwarder of perishable items.

GHX Automates Management of Contract Price Negotiations

February 18, 2014

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) has developed the Single Channel 845 application, to automate the process of managing contract price notifications in the healthcare sector.

Forwarding Group to Modify Asian Logistics Methods

February 14, 2014

Handy Shipping Guide

Global forwarding group DB Schenker says it has taken a fresh look at the modes of transport usually chosen for moving freight around Asia and switched to a more efficient multimodal option which it has christened the "Asia Landbridge."

DHL Launches Temperature-Controlled Run Between Brussels, Cincinnati

February 14, 2014

DHL

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight arm within Deutsche Post DHL, has begun a temperature controlled airfreight service between Brussels and Cincinnati and vice versa. The DHL Aviation Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft will operate the 8.30-hour flight six times per week in each direction and offers reserved space for life sciences products. Real-time tracking and temperature measurement data is available on each flight and can be accessed via a dedicated web portal.

Retail Imports Expected to Drop in Typically Slow February

February 14, 2014

National Retail Federation

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle reaches its slowest month of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

CMA CGM Launches New Services in Oceania, African Trades

February 13, 2014

CMA CGM Group

The CMA CGM Group is upgrading its container-carrying offerings between Oceania and the U.S., with the March, 2014 launching of the PAD 2 service.

Planning a Successful Global High-Tech Product Launch: Part 2

February 13, 2014

Brandon Johnson, High-Tech Segment Manager, UPS

While planning a global high-tech product launch can seem daunting, working with your company's stakeholders and outside partners from the earliest stages can help ensure success.

Recovering Shipping Industry Sails Back from the Brink

February 13, 2014

Maritime Executive

The shipping industry is poised to emerge from its longest downturn in three decades, buoyed by an end to years of overcapacity that have depressed freight rates since the end of a shipping boom in 2008.

Softeon Unveils New Freight Audit and Payment System

February 12, 2014

Softeon

Softeon has announced the availability of its new Freight Audit and Payment (FAP) system.

Global Logistics

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