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Percentage of Leased Ocean Containers for 2013 Projected to Fall Below Last Year's Figures

Drewry's latest Container Leasing report shows that the world's fleet of operationally leased containers grew annually by almost 11 percent throughout 2011-12, although a smaller 6.4 percent is being forecast for 2013, in line with the poorer global trade forecast.

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Laufer Group International Expands With New York Office

Laufer Group International Ltd. has opened a new office in New York.

The New World of Global Trade Management

The term "global trade management" used to mean one thing: compliance. Not anymore. Today, GTM embraces the whole experience of moving goods across borders: regulation, duty management, logistics and, most of all, global supply-chain visibility.

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100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2013: Strengthening Your Global Network

Remember when words like "globalization" seemed to be enough to drive some folks into the streets in protest? Surely, most of us have accepted that business is the way of the world. That's especially true when it is almost as easy to do trade with someone halfway around the globe as it is halfway across town. Just look at how interwoven we are in world commerce.

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Schneider National Opens Service Facility in Phoenix

Schneider National Inc., a provider of truckload, intermodal and logistics services, is opening a facility in Phoenix, Ariz.

Terrorist Threat to Ocean Cargo Industry Said to Be Growing More Likely

A maritime attack from Al-Qaeda or other affiliate terrorist groups is now increasingly likely, maritime security firm Gulf of Aden Group Transits (GoAGT) has warned.

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August Merchandise Imports to Show Continuing Increase; Volume for Year Expected to Beat 2012

Following negative numbers in four of the last five months, import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to grow 1.7 percent in August over the same month last year and should continue to see gains through the holiday season and the remainder of 2013, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The year is expected to end with a 2.4-percent increase over 2012.

Glut of Vessels, High Fuel Prices to Lead to Global Shipping Industry Decline, Report Says

In the coming years, the global shipping industry is expected to decline by five percent to 10 percent, according to Global Shipping Industry 2013 - Forecast, Trends and Opportunities, a report from Taiyou Research.

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Meeting Customer Expectations No. 1 Logistics Objective, Survey Finds

Logistics complexity - in the form of fragmented channels, increased product variations, and consumer demand for customized solutions - has been increasing, according to a global study published by BVL International, a worldwide supply chain and logistics membership organization.

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Developing the Supply Chain in E-Commerce Era

Retail has an $800bn problem, according to research firm IHL Group. That is the collective cost of inventory distortion in out-of-stocks and overstocks among retailers today, and it could increase same-store sales by 9.2 percent if completely fixed.

Samuel Shapiro & Co. Launches Corporate University

Logistics service provider Samuel Shapiro & Co. Inc. has created Shapiro University, to supply employees and customers with educational training.

Datalogic Adds Voice-Picking Capability to Mobile Computers

Datalogic ADC has made available voice-picking technology for its mobile computers.

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