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Apprise Unveils Update of Mobile Sales-Management App

Apprise Software Inc., a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply-chain management software for consumer goods companies, has created a new version of Apprise Mobile, its mobile sales-management application.

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Contract Rates in East-West Trades Continue to Tumble

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes fell by another 18 percent between February and May, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates.

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Transportation Procurement: Problems & Predictions

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B&H Worldwide Opens Climate-Controlled Facility in Australia

B&H Worldwide, a specialty logistics services provider, has opened a new climate-controlled store facility at Sydney airport in Australia.

Averitt Adds LCL Service From China to Memphis, Charleston

Averitt Express has added two weekly departures for less-than-containerload (LCL) service from China to Memphis, TN and Charleston, SC.

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DB Schenker Opens First Owned Logistics Center in Mideast

DB Schenker has opened its first company-owned facility in the Middle East.

Schneider Acquires Watkins & Shepard, Lodeso

Schneider National has made two simultaneous acquisitions, of Watkins & Shepard and Lodeso.

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As Much as 30 Percent of Inventory Could Be Dead or Obsolete

Quite often, even among well-run businesses, the actual costs of inventory are inaccurate, underestimated and incomplete. While most resellers know they have dead inventory, many are unaware of just how much. Studies show that in even well-run companies, anywhere from 20 to 30 percent of inventory is dead or obsolete.

Around New Container-Weighing Rule, Confusion Reigns

Still confused about what shippers must do to comply with that new regulation on the weighing of loaded containers at ports? You've got plenty of company.

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Import Patterns Uneven, But 'Plenty of Merchandise' Expected for Back-to-School Sales

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be mostly down through the summer but should see a significant uptick just before the winter holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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With Insurance Picture Clearer, More Foreign-Owned Vessels Shipping Iranian Oil

More than 25 European and Asian-owned supertankers are shipping Iranian oil, data seen by Reuters shows, allowing Tehran to ramp up exports much faster than analysts had expected following the lifting of sanctions in January.

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CaroTrans Debuts Weekly LCL Service Between Korea and Atlanta

CaroTrans, a global non-vessel operating common carrier, is launching a new, weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service between Busan, Korea and Atlanta.

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