Global Logistics

USDA Funds NC State Study to Develop Global Food Supply Chain

February 21, 2013

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) in North Carolina State University's Poole College of Management is one of several partners in a five- year, $3.9m grant-funded project to build and evaluate supply chains for local farmers and fishers to supply large-scale markets in North Carolina. The project is led by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), which has been awarded the first year's funding of the grant by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

UNDP Joins Shipping Industry Initiative in Somalia

February 21, 2013

Supply Chain Asia

Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena and the Japanese shipping companies NYK, MOL and "K" Line have announced their joint collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support job creation and capacity building projects in Somalia.

DB Schenker to Construct Logistics Centre in Czech Republic

February 21, 2013

TransReporter

DB Schenker Logistics says it has started building a 23.5m euro ($32m) logistics centre in Rudna u Prahy, close to the Czech capital of Prague. The 90,800-square-metre terminal has been designed to meet the most advanced technological, safety and environmental requirements, the company says.

New Container Port Interests Shipping Lines and Manufacturing Companies

February 21, 2013

Bunker Ports

London Gateway, the new container port under construction on the banks of the River Thames, got a huge vote of confidence recently from an important source. The DP World funded operation is already in talks with several leading shipping lines, but the scheme is two-tiered and the plans eventually are to couple the dockside activities directly with a giant logistics park situated immediately behind the wharves.

Supply Chain Companies Anticipate Risks Against Revenues Resulting from Climate Change

February 21, 2013

Supply Chain Digital

Seventy percent of companies believe that climate change has the potential to affect their revenue significantly, according to a new report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in partnership with Accenture.

Taiwan Gears Up for Growth

February 21, 2013

Taiwan Today

One of the most important challenges facing the government today is ensuring that Taiwan is not left on the sidelines as the Asia-Pacific region moves toward greater economic integration. This goal can only be achieved by further strengthening ties with major trading partners and hammering out state-of-the-art economic and investment pacts.

Cool Logistics and The Loadstar Launch Online Info Hub for Perishables

February 21, 2013

Cool Logistics

Cool Logistics Resources and The Loadstar have launched The Coolstar, a website containing news, analysis, commentary and research for perishable supply chain, logistics and transportation professionals.

Gulf Cooperation Council Invests $36bn in Port Development

February 21, 2013

Saudi Gazette

The GCC countries are allocating $36bn to further develop their port infrastructure amid increasing foreign non-oil trade volumes. Saudi Arabia is powering ahead with port infrastructure development with more than $750m allocated to Dammam's King Abdul Aziz Port, which includes the launch of a second high-tech container terminal in 2015 with capacity for 1.8 million TEUs per annum.

A Talk With the Navy's Supply Chain Commander

February 21, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Rear Admiral Mark Heinrich, commander of the Naval Supply Systems Command and chief of the Supply Corps, reveals what it's like to oversee one of the world's most complex and critical supply chains.

U-Freight's Singapore Operation Sets Up Fine Arts Division

February 19, 2013

U-Freight

U-Freight Singapore has established a new division for the shipment and handling of fine arts.

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