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U.S. Vessel Imports in March Increase 11.9 Percent

U.S. import shipment volume for March, measured in TEUs, increased 11.9 percent from February, according to trade intelligence company Zepol.

AirBridgeCargo Takes Delivery of Second Boeing 747-8 Freighter

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has taken delivery of its second Boeing 747-8 freighter from Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Chainalytics Unveils Tool for Analyzing Freight Markets

Chainalytics LLC, a provider of supply-chain intelligence, analytics and advisory services, has introduced Integrated Freight Market Intelligence (iFMI).

Arena Solutions Teams With ERP Logic on PLM for SAP Customers

Arena Solutions has joined with ERP Logic to provide a product lifecycle management (PLM) tool for users of SAP AG's Business ByDesign application.

Zepol Corp. Enhances Its Trade-Intelligence Software

Zepol Corp. has introduced a pair of enhancements to its flagship trade-intelligence tool, TradeIQ. The changes make it easier to search for and extract precise trade data for U.S. importers and shippers, and to notify parties.

Dorman Products Transforms Its Demand-Planning Process

With sales of roughly half a billion dollars, Dorman Products is one of the world's leading manufacturers of automotive parts for the aftermarket, selling more than 100,000 distinct products. The company has experienced sharp growth over the past four years, says director of corporate forecasting Donald H. Mitchell. Recently, it saw the need to transform its demand-planning process, in order to create "a more transparent environment."

Retail Container Traffic to Increase 3.2 Percent in April

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.2 percent in April compared with the same month last year, and year-over-year gains should continue through the end of summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

New Distribution Pattern at Arts, Crafts Supplies Provider

As business continued to grow at Darice, reportedly the country's largest full-line arts and crafts wholesaler and distributor, so did inefficiencies in its distribution system.

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HighJump Software Offers EDI Support for Users of Sage ERP

The TrueCommerce EDI [Electronic Data Interchange] Solutions Group of HighJump Software Inc. has developed an enhanced version of its EDI-based tool for users of the Sage 100 enterprise resource planning (ERP) application.

Cuba: Your Logistics Hub in the Caribbean?

With the Panama Canal expansion on schedule for completion in 2014, supply chain specialists are anticipating a logistical hub to surface in the Caribbean Basin.

UPS Rolls Out U.S.-Mexico Ground Freight Service

UPS has introduced CrossBorder Connect, a ground freight service between the United States and Mexico designed to significantly ease heavyweight freight supply chain challenges for companies investing in cross-border trade.

Swiss WorldCargo to Market Widebody Capacity Between Zurich and Newark

The replacement by Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. of Boeing 737s with widebody aircraft between Zurich, Switzerland and Newark, N.J. will allow Swiss WorldCargo, the carrier's cargo division, to market additional cargo space on that route.

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