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One-Year Extension Announced on Filing Information on Airfreight Destined for U.S.
Making it mandatory for airlines and freight forwarders to file advanced information about cargo loaded onto aircraft bound for the United States seemed like a foregone conclusion several years ago, but U.S. Customs late last month announced plans to extend a pilot program testing the concept for another year.
Keeping Up With the New Food Safety Standards
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Aljex Software Integrates With Truckstop.com Web Services
Aljex Software Inc. and Truckstop.com have integrated their web services.
Six Logistics Best Practices to Follow When Expanding Internationally
A logistics network is like a complex machine. When all the parts mesh and work properly, you have an efficient system that moves freight seamlessly across borders. But remove one piece - or let it get even slightly out of alignment - and the whole supply chain can grind to a halt.
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Trade Group to 'Name and Shame' Those Imposing 'Unjustified' Ocean Container Surcharges
The Global Shippers Forum is calling for container shipping surcharges to be eliminated by 2020.
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Federal Funds for U.S. Port Security Said Going to Non-Port Entities
Dozens of port authorities and marine terminals received port security grants this summer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but millions of dollars from the $100m program went to local law enforcement agencies and other non-port entities.
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Smart Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Challenges of Making Highly Engineered Products in a Dynamic Environment
It's a big and transformative phenomenon worldwide, so of course it has a buzzy lexicon all its own. You can call it whatever you want - Digital Operations Technology, Industry 4.0, Industry of the Future, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Smart Manufacturing - but you can't ignore it. MESA International offers a concise definition for this wave of change: "Smart manufacturing is the intelligent, real-time orchestration and optimization of business, physical, and digital processes within factories and across the entire value chain."
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Largest U.S. Companies Said Taking on More Debt Rather Than Improve Working Capital Performance
The largest public companies in the U.S. chose to go even further into debt in 2015 instead of driving cash out of their businesses by improving how they collect from customers, pay suppliers and manage inventory, according to the annual working capital survey from REL, a division of The Hackett Group Inc. Overall working capital performance continued to degrade, reaching poorest performance levels since the 2008 financial crisis.
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SAP Signs Co-Innovation Pact With APWorks for 3D Printing in A&D
SAP SE has signed a co-innovation agreement with APWorks, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH.
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Freightos Launches Online Marketplace for International Freight
Freightos, a vendor of information technology for logistics, has launched an online marketplace for international freight.
Companies Recognize They Need to Improve Their Mobile Presence, Study Finds
A report on customer's mobile experience with large companies has revealed that only 21 percent of supply chain companies ranked their company's mobile presence at 90 percent or above.
STB Rule Would Allow Shippers to Shift Freight From One Rail Carrier to Another Mid-Stream
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has proposed a rule allowing shippers to switch cargo among large railroads if there's reasonable access to competing tracks.
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