The European Commission has explained why its members felt that EU merger regulations forced the body to block the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by UPS.
The American Chemistry Council issued new research documenting how a lack of freight rail competition is costing U.S. chemical companies billions of dollars in excess shipping costs each year. Showing shipping rates that often exceed 300 percent of the revenue-to-variable cost (RVC) ratio, the ACC study estimates that if the $3.9bn premium on chemical shipments were reduced, the chemical sector could create up to 25,000 additional American jobs, with $1.5bn in new wages, and $6.8bn in new economic output.
Labelmaster, a manufacturer and distributor of regulatory-compliance products for shippers and handlers of hazardous materials, has released two new apps for the iPad and iPhone.
Reducing supply chain barriers could increase global GDP and world trade much more than reducing all import tariffs, according to a new report released by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Bain & Company and the World Bank.
Commodities are often given short shrift in discussions about supply-chain risk management. Dave Brown, vice president of supply chain and agricultural sales in North America for Ingredion Inc., helps to correct the oversight.
Internet Truckstop, an online freight-matching service, has developed a new decision-support tool and free webinar series to help users of Truckstop.com comply with new regulations of the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
