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Are We in for Still Another Expansion to the Panama Canal?

The Panama Canal is due for at least one additional expansion, according to Alberto Aleman Zubieta, immediate past commissioner of the Panama Canal Authority.

Top Five Reasons to Consider Mexico as a Key Supply Chain Location

An ever-improving supply chain infrastructure, a low-cost but increasingly skilled labor force and successful economic reform efforts combine to make Mexico an increasingly attractive target for cross-border industrial opportunities, according to new research by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). Mexico's proximity to the huge U.S. consumer market will always be a major competitive advantage but Mexico compares favorably to China, an industrial powerhouse that is becoming burdened by escalating manufacturing costs and lengthy shipping lead times.

North American Railroad Chiefs See Even Growth in First Half of 2013

Steady, albeit slow business growth. A U.S. economy that continues to expand, but at a moderate rate. Weak fundamentals in most markets in the first half. Those are some of the comments of chief executive officers of Class I railroads as they assess the outlook for 2013.

Road Map Created to Accelerate Adoption of E-Cargo in 2013

A so-called road map for paperless air cargo has been created by the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) to accelerate the industry's adoption of e-cargo in 2013.

Dedicated Delivery Models for the Retail Grocery Industry

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Flextronics to Assume Control of Motorola Mobility Operations in China and Brazil

Flextronics will acquire Motorola Mobility's manufacturing operations in Tianjin, China, and will also assume the management and operation of its Jaguariuna, Brazil, facility. Employees and assets at both locations will transfer to Flextronics after the transaction closes.

As Expected, Trucking Conditions Index Begins Rise

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) started to rise significantly in September as expected, recording a 65-percent increase over the August index numbers to a level of 9.6, before giving back some of that gain in October, easing to a reading of 7.9.

Retail Imports to Increase 3.9 Percent in December Despite Calif. Port Strike; Eyes on East, Gulf Coast Ports

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.9 percent in December despite a strike that closed the nation's largest port complex for the first few days of the month, but retailers are keeping a close watch on a possible strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Global Partnership Created to Harmonize Sustainability Programs

Two industry groups have joined to fill the need for a globally harmonized approach to measure and communicate product lifecycles. The Consumer Goods Forum, a global network of more than 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders, has partnered with The Sustainability Consortium, which is dedicated to developing science and integrated tools to support informed decision making for product sustainability across the consumer goods industry.

Omni-Channel, Multichannel, Merged Channel - A Look at the Dynamic World of Retail

Retail is in a dramatic transformative phase. Consumers' multichannel access and shopping make multi/merged channel fulfillment the focus for retail. No more relegating supply chain to the backwaters of retail management!

Demographics: Not Just for Marketers Anymore

Joey Carnes, CEO of MIQ Logistics, says that changing demographics, especially the aging of global populations, will have a profound impact on consumer-driven supply chains in the next five to 15 years and needs to be given greater weight in supply chain models.

Mexico's New President Wants to Boost Business with U.S.

On the eve of his inauguration and his party's return to power, Mexico's new president, Enrique PeÃ±a Nieto, vowed to reshape his country's education, business and energy sectors in ways that could have profound effects on the United States.

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