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Staging a Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

And you thought that sponsorships for the Olympics were all about consumer products and services. Meet the Official Carbon Partner of the Sochi Games.

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C.H. Robinson Opens Office in Innsbruck, Austria

C.H. Robinson has opened an office in Innsbruck, Austria

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Unisource Worldwide, xpedx Reach Merger Agreement

Unisource Worldwide Inc. and xpedx have agreed to merge, forming a new publicly traded company.

Segmenting Electronics Supply Chain

The competitive pressure on members of the global electronics sector has never been greater. While electronics OEMs recognize that their supply chains represent a significant opportunity to gain efficiencies, reduce cost and boost market share, many struggle to take their supply chain process improvement efforts beyond the proverbial low-hanging fruit.

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Accreditation Program Introduced to Protect Integrity of Information, Communication Technology

The Open Group has launched the Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard (O-TTPS) Accreditation Program, one of the first accreditation programs aimed at assuring the integrity of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information and communication technology (ICT) products worldwide and safeguarding the global supply chain against the increasing sophistication of cybersecurity attacks.

Coregistics Opens Packaging Facility in Cleveland

Coregistics, a supply-chain services provider with a focus on packaging, has opened a facility in Cleveland, Ohio.

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TZA Adds Manufacturing Module to Labor-Management App

TZA, a consultancy specializing in labor-performance applications, has added a manufacturing module to its cloud-based ProTrack Labor Management Software.

UASC's New Vessel Order Tops $2Bn

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised options for six additional 14,000-TEU vessels bringing the total order to 16 ships. The order has been placed with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea and is the largest in UASC's history, worth over $2bn, including all options. The order features vessels that will be amongst the largest, most technologically advanced, and most environmentally friendly container vessels ever built.

U.S. Container Imports in 2013 Reportedly the Highest in Six Years

U.S. vessel imports were up 3.7 percent from 2012, which totaled over 18.2 million TEUs (twenty-foot containers) brought into the United States last year. U.S. imports in 2013 started off at a slow start but ended with a surprising and unexpected surge from July through December. Annual TEUs haven't been this high since 2007, which is a good sign for a strong recession rebound in the U.S. trade industry. So far in 2014, the first three weeks of imports in January are already 5.2 percent higher than the same time last year.

Why Data Warehousing Needs to Be in the Cloud

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CargoWise Partners with DPS Logistics in Latin America

CargoWise, a vendor of logistics technology applications, is partnering with DPS Logistics, a Panama-based consultancy.

State of Flux Technologies Enables Collaborative Supplier Innovation

State of Flux Technologies, provider of a Supply Management Platform, has launched a new supplier innovation module.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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