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Tanker Market Growing, But Earnings Expected to Decline

The product tanker market has enjoyed healthy returns in recent years on the back of structural changes taking place in trading patterns. However, impending fleet growth is expected to reduce the sector's earnings over the medium term, according to the Product Tanker Market Annual Report 2015 published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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Manufacturers, Are You Getting Your Distributor's Full Attention?

As a manufacturer, if you make up less than 10 percent of your distributors' product mix, you are not getting the attention of management or, more importantly, sales representatives.

Emirates Heads Annual List of Top Carriers of Airfreight

For the second straight year, Dubai-based Emirates reigned as the champions of scheduled international airfreight tonnage, with 2.29 million tonnes carried on the main decks of its freighters and in the belly holds of its vast passenger fleet, according to Air Cargo World's annual Top 50 Air Cargo Carriers.

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Effective Inventory Management in Bulk Distribution

It doesn't matter if the cost of supply is at an all-time high or fluctuating wildly, the impact of excess inventory and inefficient operations can be crippling to cash flow in bulk distribution.

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Kenco Implements FDA Validated System to Deliver 50% Productivity Improvement

Challenge: A pharmaceutical customer's growing order volumes and regulatory compliance needs prompted Kenco to reevaluate the customer's technology solution.

Kenco Reduces Freight Costs 49% with Postponement Packaging

Challenge: A kitchen and bath manufacturer was experiencing reduced trailer cube capacity due to the large packaging requirements of its product line. The customer wanted to increase cube capacity to reduce freight expenses.

Sales, Prices of Used Class 8 Trucks Continue to Rise

Used Class 8 truck metrics were generally in line from June to July, with average age and miles up an incremental 1 percent each. Compared to last year, average prices were up 2 percent in July and 6 percent year to date, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.

Yusen Logistics Introduces Customs Clearance in Russian Federation

Yusen Logistics Russia has become a federal customs license holder within the Russian Federation, allowing it to introduce a portfolio of customs-clearance services in Russia.

Motor Coach Manufacture Finds Reliable Service to and Across Canada

Challenge: When a motor coach breaks down, time is of the essence in having the right part on hand. But as this Kentucky-based manufacturer learned, establishing an efficient inventory distribution system can be a daunting challenge, especially in the sizeable Canadian market. Shipments were chronically late, and the company's warehouse solution proved incapable of servicing the entire country. And to make matters worse, the company's logistics provider did not seem interested in solving these problems.

Purolator's E-Commerce Solution Helps Family-Owned Hunting Company Reach Canadian Consumers

Challenge: A Wisconsin-based retailer of products targeted at deer hunters launched an e-commerce site as a way to expand sales to Canada. The company's small size meant that it would depend heavily on positive word-of-mouth customer referrals to help spread the word about its high quality products. But when shipments began arriving habitually late, and costs were far higher than expected, a change in logistics operations became necessary.

Inttra Unveils Dashboards to Measure Shipment Reliability, Booking Speed

Inttra, an ocean-shipping electronic marketplace, has introduced Inttra Marketplace Decision Support.

APL Logistics Opens Consolidation Center in Vietnam

APL Logistics has opened a new consolidation center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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