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Maersk Invests In Biomass Research, Seeking Alternative Fuel Source

Maersk has announced an investment into biomass research in a bis to reduce its bunker fuel consumption. According to the company, which has an annual fuel bill of $7bn, there has been no prior research into the possibility of using biomass in the shipping industry.

Manufacturing Sector Improves Energy Consumption in United States

Energy consumption in the U.S. manufacturing sector decreased by 17 percent from 2002 to 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It notes that manufacturing gross output decreased by only three percent over the same period.

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Port of Melbourne Begins Major Overhaul

Construction has begun on a three-year $1.6bn overhaul of the largest container port in Australia, with Victorian state government saying the work is necessary to avoid capacity constraints and adding that it will create around 1,100 jobs.

CEVA Launches China-Europe Railway Services

CEVA Logistics, a global supply chain management company, today announced the launch of a new China-to-Europe railway service that connects Suzhou with the Netherlands.

IBM Predictive Analytics System Designed to Deter Disruptions Within Supply Chains

IBM announced a new predictive analytics solution to help enterprises identify and root out problems that could lead to asset failure. These new business consulting services and software are aimed at helping decision makers predict and prevent damaging supply-chain disruptions.

Truckload Linehaul Rates Dip Recently, But Are Up Over a Year Ago

Truckload linehaul rates fell 1.3 percent from February to March, compared to an average month-to-month decrease of about 0.6 percent. Year-over-year, rates are up 3.9 percent.

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The Love-Hate Relationship of Apple and Its Chip Supplier, Samsung

The chip manufacturing story has some compelling and awkward moments. For instance, Samsung managed to land Apple as its first massive computation chip customer when the original iPhone was heading to market. Apple needed someone to make the ARM chip that would give the iPhone its low-power consumption and zip, and Samsung said it was up to the task. Of course, the two companies are competitors now.

Meat Recalled in Britain as Traces of Veterinary Drug Found

A British supermarket chain has recalled a beef product after traces of the powerful veterinary drug phenylbutazone, which is banned from the human food chain, were found for the first time in an item that had been on sale in stores here.

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Widespread Adoption of Web-based TMS 'Only a Matter of Time'

While it can't be said that every company has tapped into web-based transportation management systems, such applications have been around long enough to no longer qualify as new - and their presence in the enterprise is growing. Is it fair to say that traditional TMS software has been overtaken by web TMS? Perhaps not, but such online, hosted or on-demand systems are proliferating. They are quick to deploy in most cases, they are highly scalable and the faster-time-to-ROI argument hasn't hurt web-based TMS adoption either.

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Getting Personal with Customers Prompts Them to Buy More

Survey results from MyBuys and the e-tailing group reveal customer-centric marketing - the ability to engage consumers in one-to-one conversations across the customer lifecycle and all touch points - increases buyer readiness, engagement and sales activity.

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Aligning Transportation Budgets with Market Conditions

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Recipharm Site Approved for Supply of Products to Japan from France

Recipharm's solid dose facility located in Fontaine, France, has been approved for supply of manufactured products to Japan's pharmaceuticals market following a recent inspection by the PMDA, the Japanese drug agency.

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