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LCL Logistix Launches Groupage Service from India to Baltics, CIS

LCL Logistix, the Indian member of the FPS network of independent freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers, has launched a new less-than-containerload service from India to the Baltics and Commonwealth of Independent States.

Unilever North America Says All Facilities Now Have Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Status

Unilever United States and Canada announced that all 26 of its manufacturing and non-manufacturing headquarter facilities are now zero waste to landfill (ZLF). Other countries in which Unilever has achieved this milestone reportedly include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan.

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Electrical Manufacturers Advocacy Group Applauds Obama's Focus on Energy Efficiency

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has commended the administration for including in its FY2014 budget measures aimed at the promotion of energy-efficiency efforts in the public and private sectors.

China Expands Footprint in Port Operations in South Asia

By recently taking charge of the Gwadar port in Pakistan, China has increased its presence in Southern Asia's port sector, much to the concern of the Indian Government.

March Madness? U.S. Imports Drop 15 Percent in One Month - Biggest Dip Since 2009

U.S. import shipment volume for March, measured in TEUs, decreased by 15 percent from February and by 12.5 percent from March of 2012. While February imports were unusually high, March imports were unusually low. In fact, imports for the month of March have not been this low since 2009.

Tranzone Is New Name of Saudi Logistics

Saudi Logistics, a subsidiary of Banaja Holdings, has rebranded itself as Tranzone, it announced this week. Saudi Logistics is an exclusive logistics company for the healthcare industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but management wants to leverage the reputation of the company's sister entity, UAE-based Tranzone, in a bid for regional expansion.

UHC Hospitals Reach Record Supply Chain Savings

UHC announced that its member academic medical centers achieved record supply chain savings and value of $400m in 2012. The saving amount represents five percent of UHC members' record aggregated spend of $8.1bn and includes cash returns as well as operational savings.

RFID Enables Retail in This Omni-channel World

With omni-channel, mobile, online competition and other forces at play, retail is in a state of dynamic transformation. Item-level RFID is playing a role in that transformation and major retailers are starting to adopt it in a big way.

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Expansion to Panama Canal Nearing the Halfway Point

The Panama Canal's expansion is finally beginning to look like a channel that will float some of the biggest ships in the world by mid-2015.

Safe Solutions for Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

Three times in the past year, including just last month, the Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings that counterfeit cancer drugs originating overseas infiltrated the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain, putting patients at risk.

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.

Gartner Predicts End of Current Sourcing Model by 2015

Gartner's been gazing at its crystal ball again, and has forecast that service-led solutions - software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and so forth - will displace more traditional sourcing methods by 2015.

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