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Argentine Sea Terminal to Launch RFID-based Reefer Management System

Argentinean container-terminal operator TecPlata is installing an RFID-based solution to track and manage conditions within the refrigerated containers (known as reefer units) stored at Buenos Aires's La Plata Port, making it one of the early adopters of a new system provided by Identec Solutions. The terminal is scheduled to open at the end of this year.

Retail Imports Growing as Holidays Approach, Cargo Moving Despite Concerns Over Government Shutdown

Despite concerns over the government shutdown, import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to grow 9.1 percent in October over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The numbers reflect merchandise ordered months before the shutdown as retailers planned for the holiday season.

Calls Increase in Australia for Greater Supply Chain Sustainability, Transparency

The newly introduced sustainability guidelines provide a great opportunity for Australian companies to showcase their supply chain performance, including disclosure of supply chain issues that might not be on the radar of the Australian public.

Material-Handling Industry Pioneer Joseph A. Sedlak Dies

Joseph A. Sedlak, who in 1958 founded Joseph A. Sedlak Management Consultants Inc., one of the earliest consultancies in the material handling and warehouse industry, died Sept. 9, 2013, at the age of 90.

Getting Ahead in the Game: Four Logistics Trends for the Electronics Industry

With advancing technology and the short electronic product lifecycles that come with these innovations, the electronics industry is ever-evolving and changing to meet the needs of consumers globally. While there are a number of best practices to follow and supply chain trends to be aware of when planning for the product development and launches of the next phone, computer, tablet or other electronics device, there are four that top the list, according to the Change in the (Supply) Chain survey that IDC Manufacturing Insights conducts each year on behalf of UPS.

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In a Time of complexity, Go for Simplicity: Three Steps That Lead to the Supply Chain of the Future

As an industry, global consumer products companies have historically underinvested in plants and manufacturing capabilities. In fact, a significant number of organizations may still be running their operations on equipment and processes that were last updated in the prior millennium. Under these circumstances, throughput can rarely keep pace with current needs. At the same time, many of these same companies have made one or more large acquisitions that slow the supply chain down even more: duplication and redundancy at the plant level; disparate operating and ERP systems that cloud visibility; and manual processes that consumed valuable resources.

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Demand for Airfreight Continues to See Slight Improvement in Growth

There was a continued modest improvement in air cargo markets in August, according to the International Air Transport Association. August airfreight demand was up 3.6 percent year over year, which is considerably better than the year-to-date performance of a 0.7-percent expansion.

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U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling, Logistics Issues First Draft for Review

The first draft of the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics is now available for public review.

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Pickens-Backed Company Sets Out to Prove Natural Gas Really Can Succeed as Transportation Fuel

Farmers, waste management companies and the energy industries have long experimented with converting methane, a byproduct of decomposing organic matter, into transportation fuel. Those efforts have met with mixed success, and a renewable natural gas fuel has not been widely available in the United States. But now, one leading supplier of natural gas transport fuel is taking a big step toward changing that.

Transforming a Traditional Supply Chain Into a Demand-driven Supply Chain

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Basware Teams with MasterCard on Global B2B Payment App

Basware has joined with MasterCard to develop an electronic-payment application which speeds up payment to suppliers upon invoice approval, while extending payment terms for buyers.

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Maersk Predicts Stronger Trade in Near Future

The world's biggest container shipping line by market share is predicting that the world will come out of the funk induced by the financial crisis in the coming two years.

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