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Is Amazon Really to Blame for Carriers Hiking Their Shipping Rates?

UPS and other carriers raised their shipping rates in January, much to the chagrin of U.S. e-commerce retailers. Now, some industry observers believe Amazon may be the cause of the price hikes.

GHX Automates Management of Contract Price Negotiations

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) has developed the Single Channel 845 application, to automate the process of managing contract price notifications in the healthcare sector.

Holoptica Expands Operations With New Office in U.K.

The Holoptica Group has opened an office in the United Kingdom.

China Eases Regulations on Importing Railway Rolling Stock

Every month, XportReporter produces a report on new and opportunities in China's transport and aerospace sectors.

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The Case Against Free Trade

Was there ever a time when trade wasn't a polarizing subject? Judging from the endless debate, it's either the key to economic prosperity, or a catastrophe for the common worker. There seems to be no middle ground.

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DHL Launches Temperature-Controlled Run Between Brussels, Cincinnati

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight arm within Deutsche Post DHL, has begun a temperature controlled airfreight service between Brussels and Cincinnati and vice versa. The DHL Aviation Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft will operate the 8.30-hour flight six times per week in each direction and offers reserved space for life sciences products. Real-time tracking and temperature measurement data is available on each flight and can be accessed via a dedicated web portal.

CMA CGM Launches New Services in Oceania, African Trades

The CMA CGM Group is upgrading its container-carrying offerings between Oceania and the U.S., with the March, 2014 launching of the PAD 2 service.

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Recovering Shipping Industry Sails Back from the Brink

The shipping industry is poised to emerge from its longest downturn in three decades, buoyed by an end to years of overcapacity that have depressed freight rates since the end of a shipping boom in 2008.

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Third-Party Logistics: Exploring the Direct-to-Consumer Cold Chain

Analyst Insight: Direct delivery of orders to the customer's doorstep is a hot topic for transportation and logistics executives"”from giants like Amazon to mom-and-pop specialty retailers. In particular, there is a lot of buzz around the direct-to-consumer cold chain. Free delivery and free returns, combined with the complexity and cost of cold chain distribution center (DC) and delivery assets, make for a chief marketing officer's dream and a chief financial officer's nightmare. How can you get this capability just right? - Don Anderson, Principal, Tompkins International

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A Third of Manufacturers See Stronger Economy Over Next Six Months While Half Predict No Change

More than a third of manufacturing firms in the small and mid-sized business (SMB) sector expect the economy to strengthen in the coming six months, while nearly half expect it to remain the same, according to the results of the second annual Sage Manufacturing Survey announced by Sage North America. Respondents also anticipate an increase in orders, production and exports.

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New U.S. Economic Health Tracker Shows 153,000 Non-Farm Jobs Added in January

D&B announced the launch of its monthly U.S Economic Health Tracker, which provides a multidimensional perspective on the U.S. economy, with insights across key sectors of the U.S. economy, including small business health, total job growth, and overall U.S. business health.

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Lufthansa Continues Growth Plan Throughout Challenges

The airfreight market may be on the up again, but this is not a time to be operating freighters out of Europe - unless, perhaps, you are Lufthansa Cargo.

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