Global Logistics

LAN Cargo to Build First U.S. Maintenance Facility

January 30, 2014

The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) convinced LAN Cargo to build its first U.S. maintenance facility at Miami International Airport. The $23.9m project is expected to create more than 300 jobs in the first five years.

CMA CGM Group Announces Cooperation Pact on Asia-Indian Subcontinent Route

January 30, 2014

CMA CGM Group

The CMA CGM Group is launching a space-sharing agreement with container-carrying partners Maersk Line, APL and OOCL on three services from the Far East to the Indian Subcontinent, starting in February of 2014.

CSAV Group Expands INTTRA E-shipping Capabilities to Customers Worldwide

January 30, 2014

Inttra

INTTRA, the multi-carrier e-commerce network for ocean shipping, announced a strategic agreement with CSAV Group, one of the largest shipping companies in Latin America, to make INTTRA a preferred e-shipping platform for CSAV Group's customer base of shippers and freight forwarders.

Brazil Backs Billion-Dollar Port in Cuba

January 30, 2014

Maritime Executive

Cuba on Monday inaugurated a $957m port billed as the most modern in Latin America and crucial to the economic future of the communist-ruled island in a project financed by Brazil and equipped for ships passing through an expanded Panama Canal.

Zenith Global Logistics Bolsters Truck Fleet in California

January 29, 2014

Zenith Global Logistics

Zenith Global Logistics, a specialized furniture carrier and international third-party logistics provider, is adding 16 trucks to its operations in California.

Demand Management at Fujitsu

January 29, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

When Fujitsu noticed diminishing returns in its ongoing efforts to improve forecast accuracy, it adopted a new strategy of product segmentation, changing inventory policies for difficult to forecast items. Barry Chapman of Fujitsu explains how this strategy was implemented and the benefits that the company is reaping.

When Implementing Global TMS, the World Isn't So Small, After All

January 29, 2014

Elie Hiller, Director of Sales and Marketing-North America, Transwide

Menlo Worldwide Logistics Opens Warehouse in Malaysia

January 28, 2014

Menlo Worldwide Logistics

Menlo Worldwide Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Selangor, Malaysia.

Evaluating Forecasting Performance

January 28, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The way most companies evaluate forecasting performance tells them the magnitude of their error, but does little to identify causes of the error or potential for improvement, says Michael Gilliland of SAS. Gilliland explains how the addition of a few simple analytic tools can provide fuller and more useful evaluations.

Supply Chains: Where to Find the Biggest, Fastest Transportation Savings

January 27, 2014

C.H. Robinson

Global Logistics

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