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Mobile Technology Helps Brokers Track Shipments

By leveraging truck drivers' cell phone connectivity and location-based applications, Open Mile claims to have become the first freight brokerage to provide accurate and precise information on a truck's location at every point from pickup to delivery. CEO Evan Schumacher says this capability gives shippers a level of confidence in service reliability that previously has been absent from the brokerage industry.

Epicor Updates Software for Human Capital Management

Epicor Software Corp., a vendor of business applications for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, has released version 5.7 of Epicor HCM (Human Capital Management).

CMA CGM Adding Two Brazilian Ports to South American Service

The CMA CGM Group is upgrading its weekly, fixed-day Brazil Express (Brazex) container service, with the introduction of two new Brazilian ports, Manaus and Salvador de Bahia, to the rotation.

The Pros and Cons of Hedging Ocean Freight Rates

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World's Container Fleet Continues to Grow, Report Finds

The world's container equipment fleet grew by 8.5 percent during 2011, taking the global fleet to 31.25 million TEUs, compared to a 7-percent growth in 2010, according to Container Census 2012 - Survey and Forecast of Global Container Units, analysis from Drewry Maritime Research.

DHL Opens Automotive Competence Center in Brazil

DHL Global Forwarding has opened an Automotive Competence Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Crowley Debuts LCL Logistics Services to Colombia

The logistics group of Crowley Maritime Corp. has expanded its service to include less-than-containerload (LCL) ocean and air-cargo lifts, as well as customs brokerage services, to Cartagena, Colombia from key points within the U.S. and Latin America.

A Look at Some Major Forces Impacting Supply Chain Management

A conversation with John Langley Jr., clinical professor of supply chain management at The Pennsylvania State University.

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Ensuring Customer Satisfaction With the Right Insurance

For an online retailer of collectibles from Disney World and other Florida theme parks, damage in shipment is just a fact of business life. That's why the insurance carrier it has is so vital to the e-tailer's continued success.

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Practicing Conflict Resolution in Supply-Chain Management

A conversation with Stewart L. Levine, founder of ResolutionWorks.

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Centerbridge Partners Acquires Cardinal Logistics

Cardinal Logistics Management Inc., which provides dedicated and delivery domestic transportation services, has been acquired by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, a private investment firm.

Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canada, Mexico Is Released

Carriers shipping cargo through Canadian and Mexican ports do not violate any U.S. law, treaty, agreement or Federal Maritime Commission regulation, according to an FMC study prompted by members of Congress.

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