Global Logistics

Trade Group Urges Enhanced Screening, Monitoring of Airfreight

December 13, 2013

British International Freight Association

A position paper from the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) says that effective air cargo screening technologies are an essential part of a multi-layered, risk- and threat-based approach to air cargo security.

American Airlines Cargo Expands Service in Twin Cities

December 12, 2013

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo has begun offering full cargo service to and from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.

Ocean Shipping Industry Struggles with Profitability Despite Record Volume, U.N. Survey Finds

December 12, 2013

Maritime Executive

Driven by rising domestic demand in China and by increased intra-Asian and so-called South-South trade, international seaborne trade performed relatively well in 2012, with volumes increasing by 4.3 percent, reaching 9.2 billion tons for the first time ever, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Review of Maritime Transport 2013 reports.

Streamline Issues Winter Release of ERP for Logistics, Supply Chain

December 11, 2013

Streamline

Streamline, a vendor of cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications for logistics and supply-chain management, has launched its Winter 2013 release.

Yusen Logistics Offers Temp-Controlled Consolidation to Africa

December 11, 2013

Yusen Logistics

Yusen Logistics has joined with Imperial Health Sciences (HIS) to provide a temperature-controlled sea-freight consolidation service to Southern Africa for the pharmaceutical industry.

DHL Breaks Ground on $35m Distribution Center at Chicago's O'Hare Airport

December 11, 2013

DHL

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight unit within Deutsche Post DHL, has broken ground on a $35m facility at O'Hare International Airport, which will include 53,000 square feet of office space and 423,030 square feet of warehousing, and is expected to be the largest DHL Global Forwarding building in the U.S.

Regional Carriers: A Sound Shipping Strategy to Control Costs and Gain a Competitive Market Advantage

December 10, 2013

ADSI

G6 Alliance Announces Expansion in Pacific and Atlantic Trades

December 10, 2013

American President Lines

The vessel-sharing arrangement known as the G6 Alliance is extending its reach to the Asia-North America West Coast and trans-Atlantic trade lanes.

Prepare Your Company to Work with 3PL for Greatest Success, ROI

December 10, 2013

ChemLogix

Getting the funds and approval from executives to implement and/or expand transportation services and systems sometimes takes the assistance of 3PLs who can provide detailed explanations of the long-term benefits of specific supply chain strategies.

'South-South' Trade Lanes Connecting Latin America, Africa, Asia Grow in Importance

December 10, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

Changes in global trade have left freight forwarders and logistics operators open to additional liability, warns an insurance specialist.

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