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Paradox Enhances Its Transportation Optimization Suite

Paradox Software Consulting, a provider of logistics software and consulting services, has released version 10.0 of its transportation optimization suite.

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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Forwarding Group to Modify Asian Logistics Methods

Global forwarding group DB Schenker says it has taken a fresh look at the modes of transport usually chosen for moving freight around Asia and switched to a more efficient multimodal option which it has christened the "Asia Landbridge."

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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.

Retail Imports Expected to Drop in Typically Slow February

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle reaches its slowest month of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Leading Logistics Provider Closes More Business, Develops Stronger Customer Relationships

Challenge: A global logistics and transportation service provider working in the chemical and process industries needed to update its manual processes, which could not scale to handle the company's expanding database of international contracts and rates. The company also lacked resources and staff to handle the growing volume of customer quote requests, and undifferentiated service prevented this logistics provider from rising above its competitors.

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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Third-Party Logistics: Governance and Collaboration in the 3PL-Shipper Relationship

In the wake of the Great Recession and the still lethargic economic recovery, the importance of sound governance practices across the supply chain is more crucial than ever in building and maintaining effective, collaborative 3PL-shipper relationships. Positive news in the authoritative 18th Annual 2014 Third-Party Logistics Study: collaboration between shippers & 3PLs is up. The majority surveyed say their relationships have grown more collaborative over the past three years, "with shippers even more likely than 3PLs to say they are much more collaborative." - Kate Vitasek, faculty, University of Tennessee's Center for Executive Education and Founder, Supply Chain Visions

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Third-Party Logistics: Lean Needs to Extend Beyond the Four Walls For Success

Many companies unintentionally have created departmental silos within their organizations. Information and products go back and forth between the different functional areas, but the customer is often missing from the process. When lean supply chain strategies, which focus on eliminating waste, are implemented, once again the customer is often times left out. Instead of focusing on the client, the company focuses internally to improve processes. Research shows that undertaking a lean supply chain journey that extends outside the four walls of the organization significantly improves the customer experience, company productivity and the bottom line. - Eric Lail, VP, Continuous Improvement and Client Services, Transportation Insight

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Planning a Successful Global High-Tech Product Launch: Part 2

While planning a global high-tech product launch can seem daunting, working with your company's stakeholders and outside partners from the earliest stages can help ensure success.

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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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Softeon Unveils New Freight Audit and Payment System

Softeon has announced the availability of its new Freight Audit and Payment (FAP) system.

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