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Industry Needs Better Transportation Management and Dynamic Optimization, Study Says
Only 59 percent of shippers use performance metrics to manage freight costs and only 43 percent are currently running or planning to implement a transportation management system, according to a survey of more than 400 logistics managers by transportation services provider U.S. Xpress Enterprises.
Retail Imports to Increase 8.5 Percent in February After Ports Contract Deal Reached
With a tentative contract deal reached with East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers - though a key West Coast agreement remains unsettled - import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in February over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
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Purolator International Plans Expansion of Branch Offices
Purolator International, a provider of logistics within and between the U.S. and Canada, will add three regional offices during the first quarter of 2013.
G6 Alliance Expands Space-Sharing Pact to Transpacific Trade
The G6 Alliance, a group of six ocean carriers sharing vessel space in the Asia-to-Europe container trades, is expanding its reach to include the route from Asia to the East Coast of North America.
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Ocean Carriers Improve Their On-time Performance
Ship-level and container-level key performance indicators showed significant quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Drewry's quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight, just published.
Four Priorities Identified to Securing Air Cargo Supply Chain
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) identified four priorities to make air cargo more secure and urged stakeholders to move forward on the implementation of the Secure Freight principles. Secure Freight was initiated by IATA to promote global security standards in order to facilitate safe, secure and efficient operations of air cargo.
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Canadian Shipping Company Supports 'Green Marine' Environmental Protection Program
An industry united on environmental issues will have greater impact than individual companies defining their own goals, says Daniel Côté, environmental advisor for Canadian shipping company Transport Desgagnés. It's not just big talk for Côté.
Alibaba to Create Its Own Logistics Network
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China's largest e-commerce company, plans to join with partners to build a logistics network across China that can support 10tr Yuan ($1.6tr) worth of transactions a year within the next decade.
Freight Railroads Plan to Invest $24.5Bn, Fill About 11,000 Positions in 2013
The nation's major freight railroads plan to invest an estimated $24.5bn in 2013 to build, maintain and upgrade America's rail network to ensure freight railroads can continue to deliver for the nation's economy, according to the Association of American Rialroads. This investment includes $13bn in projected capital expenditures, which go toward upgrading or enhancing rail network capacity in the year ahead.
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Transforming Logistics Outsourcing
Greg Aimi, research director with Gartner, joins us in a discussion of new ideas in logistics outsourcing, including the move from transaction-based to strategic relationships between providers and their customers.
Highly Attractive Asia Pacific Logistics Market Is Transforming Quickly, Report Finds
Asia Pacific's logistics industry continues to develop at a fast rate despite the economic weakness of its two largest trade partners - the EU and the U.S.
Coping with the Ever-Changing Supply Chain Environment
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