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Google Wants to Be Your Grocer

Google Inc. will start testing a delivery service for fresh food and groceries in two U.S. cities later this year, stepping up competition with online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and start-up Instacart Inc.

Labelmaster Issues New Emergency Response Guidebook

Labelmaster has developed the 2016 edition of its Emergency Response Guidebook.

Roadrunner Renames Transportation Management Unit

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc., an asset-light provider of transportation and logistics services, has changed the name of its Transportation Management Solutions operating segment to Global Solutions.

IMAGINiT Technologies Introduces Strategic Accounts Team

IMAGINiT Technologies, a division of Rand Worldwide, has introduced a new strategic accounts team.

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AMI Extends click2ship Service to South Africa

Air Menzies International Ltd. (AMI), a trade-only wholesaler of airfreight and express capacity, has extended its click2ship service to South Africa.

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MNX Global Opens Life Sciences Logistics Center in Amsterdam

MNX Global Logistics has opened a dedicated supply chain and logistics facility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

High Backlogs, Tough Comps Lead to 5th Consecutive Decline of Net Orders for Classes 5-8

For the month of August, 37,200 orders for vehicles in classes 5-8 were booked, down 8 percent from July and down 14 percent compared to August 2014. However, these numbers are preliminary. Actual numbers will be published in mid-September.

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What Must We Do to Overcome the Truck Driver Shortage?

Transportation capacity problems have been a volatile issue over the past 20 years or so. A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, in its "State of Logistics" report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. will face shortages in trucking resources again, predominantly a trucker shortage, in the near future due to an array of developments that may cause shippers to find loads left on the ground, shipping costs rapidly escalating, and shrinking profit margins that stun stakeholders.

Online Retailers Take Innovative Approach to Supply Chain Management

Innovative online retail companies are learning how to compete with well-established companies by creatively managing their supply chain. By combining best practices and technological advancements, these companies are disrupting their competitors while maintaining lean inventories and cutting out the middleman to deliver lower prices to consumers.

Recovery in Dry Bulk Shipping Market Thought to Be Unlikely Before 2017

The dry bulk shipping market will remain in recession due to contracting demand for iron ore and coal, and any recovery is not expected until 2017, according to the Dry Bulk Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

How to Make Change Happen in Your Organization

Change in the organization is inevitable. So how do you get your employees to stop blocking it?

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Agility Opens Pharmaceutical Competence Center in Brazil

Logistics provider Agility has opened a Pharmaceutical Competence Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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