It’s time to stop thinking about sourcing as a distinct activity from transportation and trade compliance, a reality crystallized at a recent AAFA event.
Stifel Transportation & Logistics Research Group says LTL industry more consolidated than a decade ago, and thus better suited to weather a recession.
The Commerce Department has concluded there’s both dumping and subsidization of these imports from China.
Cargolux will provide Oman Air with access to its Boeing 747 freighters, while Oman Air will offer Cargolux belly hold space on its passenger aircraft.
Austrian 3PL cargo-partner group expands in the United States, while TNT opens new hub in Sydney, Australia.
Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer says labor impasse sent “ripples through the U.S. economy.”
In a keynote to an AAFA sourcing and logistics integration conference, New Balance VP Duncan Scott said Asia’s engineering and logistics prowess will offset lower labor costs in other regions.
Port says volumes are increasing and vessels are reaching Oakland off-schedule and in bunches after delays at congested Southern California ports.
Port terminal manager now has terminal operations in Castellon, Barcelona and Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.
Forty ultra-large containerships have been ordered since January and more are expected from Maersk and COSCO.
Earnings for the quarter increased year-over-year despite negative changes in currency relations, according to the third party logistics provider’s latest financial statements.
Georgia Ports Authority said its terminal handled 27.8 percent more containers in March, 2015 than in the previous year.
Overall first quarter cargo volumes rose 5.9 percent to 51 million tons at the port.
Logistics company deemed SITTAM a “non-core” business, selling it to a subsidiary of Gruppo PIR.
The Brazilian jet manufacturer imported components destined for its executive jet assembly plant in Melbourne via NYK RoRo service.
The systems will be installed in a dozen ships currently under construction in Japan.
MatchBack Systems names VP of commercial development, while Florida Department of Transportation appoints a state freight and transportation administrator and Port Metro Vancouver adds new board member.
Speaking to U.S. footwear and apparel importers, the FMC Chairman expounded on the commission’s decision to release a report on detention, demurrage and free time earlier this week.
A new PwC report, commissioned by JDA Software, found fewer than one in five companies have profitable omni-channel fulfillment processes, likely due to a focus on providing multiple, but expensive delivery options.
Canadian Coast Guard and other agencies continue to clean up the spill amid criticism that emergency response was too slow to prevent environmental damage.
