Global Logistics

DHL Introduces Multimodal Link Connecting China, Europe

May 10, 2013

DHL has introduced a second road/rail multimodal routing option for its overland service connecting Asia and Europe. Customers based in Chengdu can now board DHL's once-a-week service, which departs every Friday from Chengdu to Europe along China's West Corridor rail line through Kazakhstan and via DHL's intermodal hub in Małaszewicze, Poland.

Airfreight Industry to Benefit from Sensor-Based Tracking

May 10, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

Airfreight reliability and security took another step forward with the news that American Airlines Cargo will begin offering a one-time use program with FlightSafe, a leading GPS and sensor-based tracking device for air cargo shipments.

DB Schenker Constructing Innovative Hub in Switzerland

May 10, 2013

SHD Logistics

A groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction for one of Switzerland's most advanced logistics centres, built by Schenker Schweiz AG. The new logistics hub will include office buildings, on a 38,500 square-meter property in Pfungen, Canton Zurich.

Barcoding Inc. Expands U.S. Footprint and RFID Abilities

May 10, 2013

Market Wired

Barcoding Inc., a provider of enterprise-wide mobility solutions, has completed the acquisition of Miles Technologies Inc. in order to increase its presence in the central region of the United States and expand its radio frequency identification capabilities.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo Resumes Seasonal Flights to Chicago

May 9, 2013

Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has resumed daily flights to Chicago, with the relaunch of seasonal services.

Maritime Group Wants Your Input on How to Lessen Your Paperwork Workload

May 9, 2013

Maritime Executive

A six-month consultation period is under way in which the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will seek widespread input on the administrative burdens that may result from compliance with IMO instruments.

In 2013, E-Commerce Keeps Powering U.S. Industrial Market Fundamentals

May 8, 2013

Cushman & Wakefield

Positive momentum continued in U.S. industrial markets through the first quarter of 2013 as e-commerce maintained its influence on reshaping industrial distribution strategies and facilities across the U.S., according to statistics released by commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Why Is Maritime Industry Dragging Its Feet on Electronic Invoicing?

May 7, 2013

Maritime Executive

INTTRA recently conducted a global e-invoicing study that showed 100 percent of surveyed shippers/freight forwarders want to receive invoices electronically from their carriers, with 81 percent requesting it before the end of 2013. Yet today, most carriers still process their invoices manually, and therefore, so must their customers.

Mercedes Plans $70m Logistics Center in Alabama

May 6, 2013

Area Development

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) plans a new $70m logistics hub that it expects will create 600 new jobs from the automaker and its contractors and service providers at its Tuscaloosa County, Alabama campus.

Penske Logistics Joins as Sponsor of 2014 3PL Study

May 6, 2013

Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics has become a sponsor of the 2014 edition of the annual Third-Party Logistics Study, joining Capgemini Consulting, Penn State University's Center for Supply Chain Research, Korn/Ferry International and eyefortransport.

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