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DHL Global Mail Changes Name to DHL eCommerce

DHL Global Mail is changing its name to DHL eCommerce.

Transplace Enhances Portal for U.S.-Mexico Customs Management

Transplace, a provider of transportation-management services and logistics technology, has made enhancements to its Customs Portal.

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Persistent Capacity Shortages Expected to Keep Cost to Ship Goods 'Elevated'

FTR's Shippers Conditions Index for September, at a reading of -6.6, is basically unchanged from the previous month reflecting continued capacity shortages that degrade service and push rates higher. With sustained capacity tightness and fleets now announcing pay increases, the cost to ship goods is expected to remain elevated. The typical slowdown in freight tonnage during the winter months will only offer a minor and short term reprieve with the Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) expected to remain in the current range for the foreseeable future.

S.F. Roundtable Envisions the Future, Part 2

In which we hear more insightful predictions about the coming year and beyond from Bay Area supply-chain executives.

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How Thermo Fisher Tackles Risk Management

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo Launches E-Bookings on Unisys Cargo Portal

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is now allowing customers to book shipments online through Unisys' Cargo Portal Services (CPS) technology.

AAPA, MarAd Complete First Module of Port Planning and Investment Toolkit

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has joined the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, PFM Group and other port industry experts in creating the first section of a new manual to aid U.S. port authorities in planning and paying for critical infrastructure projects.

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Hanson Logistics Begins Expansion of Chicago Consolidation Center

Hanson Logistics has begun construction of additional deep-frozen storage capacity at its Chicago Consolidation Center.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

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The Perils of Sole Sourcing

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InfinityQS Opens Office in U.K.; Launches ProFicient 5.2

InfinityQS International Inc., a provider of software for manufacturing intelligence, has opened an office in the U.K., near London.

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National Average for Van Rates Continues to Stay Above $2 Per Mile

Available loads and capacity were both up during the week ending Nov. 15, according to DAT Solutions. The number of spot market loads posted on the DAT network of load boards increased 2.7 percent compared to the previous week while the number of van, refrigerated and flatbed trucks rose 4.5 percent.

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