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Critical Juncture for Global MRO Provisions

Experts warn that provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to the aerospace and defense industries will be severely impacted.

DHL Constructs Logistics Center for Tom Tailor Group

DHL Supply Chain is constructing a state-of-the-art logistics center for the Tom Tailor Group in Hamburg. The two companies have been working together successfully since 2008 and are now looking to consolidate the partnership in the longer term.

Southwest Airlines Cargo Now Shipping on AirTran Airways

Southwest Airlines is now moving freight on AirTran Airways, under the Southwest Airlines Cargo brand.

China Shipping Chasing Maersk by Ordering Five of the World's Biggest Vessels

China Shipping Container Lines plans to order five 18,000 20-foot-equivalent unit container ships, the world's largest, becoming the first carrier to challenge Maersk Line, which will deploy the first vessel of this size in the Asia-Europe trade in June.

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United Airlines Launches Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative with Its Suppliers

United Airlines is launching a Sustainable Supply Chain (SSC) initiative in an effort to better understand the environmental performance of its suppliers and deepen relationships with its key supply chain partners.

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Schneider National Debuts Bulk Intermodal Transport Service

Schneider National Bulk Carriers has launched a bulk intermodal transportation service.

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UPS to Acquire Hungarian Pharmaceutical Logistics Company

UPS has announced its intention to acquire Cemelog Zrt, a pharmaceutical logistics company based in Hungary.

For Second Consecutive Month, Used Class-8 Truck Volumes Are Up

The used truck market enjoyed a second consecutive month of improved volumes in March. The retail market was flat compared to February, while the wholesale market contracted. However, the auction market roared back to life in March, growing 126 percent, giving the overall market a 4-percent boost month over month.

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Europe's Short Sea Shipping Network Could Teach U.S. Quite a Lot

With all the years of studies and analyses showing the benefits of short sea shipping on America's 96,000 miles of coastline and 22,000 miles of inland waterways, there is still no federal policy on development of America's Marine Highway. In fact, the Administration has tabled discussions about maritime initiatives until 2017, which essentially means maritime policies will wait until the next administration takes office.

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Graybar Adds Locations in Pennsylvania, New York

Graybar, a distributor of electrical, communications and data-networking products, as well as provider of related supply-chain management and logistics services, has beefed up its sales network.

DAT Adds Specialty Trailers to Load Boards Offering

DAT, a provider of load boards for the spot freight marketplace, has added more equipment types to its DAT 3sixty and TruckersEdge products.

Cognex Launches Update of Track & Trace App for Pharma

Cognex Corp. has developed a new version of In-Sight Track & Trace, the company's identification and data-verification software for healthcare product serialization.

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