Global Logistics

Four Major Trends in Transportation Management to Keep Close Tabs On

March 19, 2013

Analyst Insight: In 2013, four trends will become hot topics for transportation operations in companies large and small: transportation continuity planning, fuel efficiency and the move to alternative fuels, driver shortages, and transportation category management. - Mario Hegewald and Jim Osborne, Senior Managers in Ernst & Young LLP's Supply Chain Advisory Practice

Horizontal Collaboration and its Impact on Transportation, Sustainability, Service and Profits

March 18, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Lately, activity in horizontal collaboration has increased. Although this is still not a scalable practice, the number of studies and pilot projects are growing. While many variations of collaboration exist, all significantly impact transportation management. - Bill Loftis, Senior Principal, Tompkins International

Maersk to Halt Asia-U.S. East Coast Transit Through Panama Canal

March 18, 2013

Maritime Executive

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping company, will stop plying through the Panama Canal to move goods from Asia to the U.S. east coast as bigger ships help the company move it profitably through Suez Canal.

Economics 101: Did Ocean Carriers Miss the Lecture?

March 18, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Judging from their actions, ocean carriers would love to toss out those irritating economics textbooks, with their tedious lessons about supply and demand. Too much capacity? No pricing discipline? Sluggish volume growth? Forget about it. Why should any of that prevent them from raising freight rates?

Oman Duqm Port Starts Commercial Activities

March 15, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

Commercial activities have now been started at Oman's Duqm Port, giving it a major boost in achieving its full potential in the coming years. The port in Wusta Governorate has been designed to receive millions of containers and handle general, bulk and liquid cargo, reports the Oman News Agency.

Maersk Line to Add More Ships to Singapore Hub

March 15, 2013

Supplychains

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB), owner of the world's largest container-shipping company, plans to add more vessels to its Singapore base after making the city-state its biggest hub after the headquarters in Denmark.

Logwin Opens New Warehousing Center in Spain

March 15, 2013

Logwin-Logistics

The logistics services provider Logwin has doubled its storage capacity near Barcelona, with a new warehouse that opened at the end of February.

ART Logistics Starts Europe to Mongolia LTL Service

March 15, 2013

SCE Magazine

ART Logistics, a leading project logistics company focused on Central Asia, Russia and the CIS, has launched a twice-monthly less-than-truckload service connecting Europe to Mongolia.

LeanCor Launches Online Professional Training Courses

March 15, 2013

LeanCor

LeanCor, a third-party logistics provider, is launching LeanCor Academy, an online professional training and education program.

Lufthansa Cargo Inaugurates Freighter Service to Guadalajara

March 15, 2013

Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo has inaugurated MD-11 freight service to Guadalajara, Mexico.

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