Global Logistics

Airfreight Industry Finds Asia-to-South America Services Increasingly Popular

April 6, 2015

In early March, a loaded 747-400 freighter, operated by Atlas Air on behalf of forwarding firm Panalpina, pushed back from the gate in Huntsville, Alabama, and took off at sunset, full of machine parts from the American Midwest. It was the inaugural flight of Panalpina's twice-weekly "Brazil Wings" main-deck service from Huntsville to São Paulo, Brazil. On its return journey to Huntsville from Viracopos International Airport, the freighter flew on to Hong Kong International, with a load of perishable goods from Brazil and other South American markets. The total transit time for the new VCP-HSV-HKA route was less than 40 hours – pretty impressive for a journey of more than 11,300 nautical miles.

The Power of We: Creating a Shared Infrastructure for Product Distribution

April 2, 2015

Kane is Able

Rates on Major East-West Ocean Cargo Lanes on Rise for First Time in Years

April 2, 2015

Drewry

Ocean freight rates for cargoes moving under contracts on major East-West routes have increased for the first time in years, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers seeking to more closely monitor their international freight costs.

TNT Opens Healthcare Transport Hub in Netherlands

April 1, 2015

TNT

TNT has inaugurated an international transport hub in Heerlen, the Netherlands, dedicated to the shipping of medical devices to European hospitals and clinics.

IAG Cargo Adds Services in Latin American Network

March 31, 2015

IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo is boosting its Latin America service network with the launching of a new route into Colombia, and the reopening of its route into Cuba.

Anaplan Launches Suite of Supply-Chain Planning Apps

March 30, 2015

Anaplan

Anaplan has launched a suite of supply-chain planning applications, drawing on the company's cloud-based planning platform.

SciQuest Releases New Version of Spend Automation Suite

March 30, 2015

SciQuest Inc.

SciQuest Inc., a provider of cloud-based applications for automating spend management, has released version 15.1 of its spend-automation suite.

Penske Logistics Inks Deal to Acquire Transfreight North America

March 30, 2015

Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics has reached agreement to acquire Transfreight North America, a provider of third-party logistics and supply-chain services, from Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

CaroTrans Expands Asia Import Service Network

March 27, 2015

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has introduced an import service from Shanghai, China to Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore. in the Pacific Northwest.

DHL Expands Operations in Houston for Oil and Gas

March 27, 2015

DHL

DHL has expanded operations in Houston, with the opening of a new service center.

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