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Manchester Logistics Development Moves Ahead

A four-million-square-foot logistics development in the Northwest of England has taken a further step forward. Leading UK regeneration specialist Harworth Estate has confirmed the outline planning approval already granted by the local authority (Bolton Council) for Logistics North, which will be the largest distribution, logistics and employment site in Greater Manchester.

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Trade Group Urges Enhanced Screening, Monitoring of Airfreight

A position paper from the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) says that effective air cargo screening technologies are an essential part of a multi-layered, risk- and threat-based approach to air cargo security.

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American Airlines Cargo Expands Service in Twin Cities

American Airlines Cargo has begun offering full cargo service to and from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.

Ocean Shipping Industry Struggles with Profitability Despite Record Volume, U.N. Survey Finds

Driven by rising domestic demand in China and by increased intra-Asian and so-called South-South trade, international seaborne trade performed relatively well in 2012, with volumes increasing by 4.3 percent, reaching 9.2 billion tons for the first time ever, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Review of Maritime Transport 2013 reports.

Streamline Issues Winter Release of ERP for Logistics, Supply Chain

Streamline, a vendor of cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications for logistics and supply-chain management, has launched its Winter 2013 release.

Yusen Logistics Offers Temp-Controlled Consolidation to Africa

Yusen Logistics has joined with Imperial Health Sciences (HIS) to provide a temperature-controlled sea-freight consolidation service to Southern Africa for the pharmaceutical industry.

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DHL Breaks Ground on $35m Distribution Center at Chicago's O'Hare Airport

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight unit within Deutsche Post DHL, has broken ground on a $35m facility at O'Hare International Airport, which will include 53,000 square feet of office space and 423,030 square feet of warehousing, and is expected to be the largest DHL Global Forwarding building in the U.S.

G6 Alliance Announces Expansion in Pacific and Atlantic Trades

The vessel-sharing arrangement known as the G6 Alliance is extending its reach to the Asia-North America West Coast and trans-Atlantic trade lanes.

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'South-South' Trade Lanes Connecting Latin America, Africa, Asia Grow in Importance

Changes in global trade have left freight forwarders and logistics operators open to additional liability, warns an insurance specialist.

Slight Improvement Reported in International Airfreight

There was a small improvement in airfreight growth in October, according to the International Air Transport Association. Compared to October 2012, global freight tonne kilometers rose four percent, with growth in all regions except Africa.

Finance Is Growing Battlefield in Supply Chain Sector

What is the fastest-growing phenomenon in supply chain? We all know about the impact of online shopping on strategies, but even so, there is a good case to be made for supply chain finance. A recent study by Demica suggested that such schemes have been growing at the rate of 40 percent a year and are set to continue growing albeit at a slightly less frenetic rate.

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