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     CargoWise, a provider of technology services for logistics companies, announced an expansion into the European road transport market through a deal with the French logistics provider Dimotrans S.A.    CargoWise will implement its ediEnterprise service across all of Dimotrans’ 23 French offices, providing forwarding and transportation management capabilities.    After the initial French push, the […]

IL-76TD-90VD    Russian all-cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has added a fourth modernized IL-76TD-90VD freighter to its fleet.     The plane completed its first commercial flight on Dec. 31 from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport to Bahrain before returning to Moscow.    The IL-76TD-90VD freighter was built to order at the Tashkent Chkalov Aviation factory under contract between UAC […]

Mediterranean Shipping Co. today launches its first direct service in the Asia-ECSA trade, joining CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping as a slot charterer on their ASAX Loop1/SEAS service.

     Amazon.com will invest $270 million to open four fulfillment centers in Virginia and Tennessee this fall, the company announced Dec. 22.    The Seattle-based Internet retailer will spend $135 million in Virginia for two distribution centers, one in Chesterfield County, south of Richmond, and the other in Dinwiddie County, near Petersburg.    The Chesterfield DC will […]

     This week JDA Software Group has made two big additions to its offering, adding in an integrated weather intelligence platform and expanding its coverage of Chinese markets for both global and domestic operations.    JDA has integrated Planalytics’ Business Weather Intelligence and weather-driven demand (WDD) information into its JDA Demand offering, allowing companies […]

     The recent spate of multi-alliance partnerships on the Asia-Europe trade threatens to drag down rates, the maritime analyst Dynamar said this week.    “The G6 danger is in six companies selling the same product,” Dynamar said in a report examining the impact of the Grand and New World alliances joining on the Asia-Europe […]

     Transportation analysts at HSBC have cut their shipment flow forecasts in the face of a weakening global economy.    “The outlook for volumes remains weak. Growth, industrial production and exports from China are likely to remain weak this year, and this will dampen demand for freight. We now forecast that containers, airfreight box and parcel volumes […]

     The shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC said this week it has opened a new office in Pipavav, India to cater to growing vessel calls at the port, especially relating to oil activities off the country’s west coast.    Container operations have become more prominent in Pipavav in recent years (APM Terminals […]

   James H. McJunkin, who served as the Port of Long Beach general manager from 1977 to 1988, died Jan. 2.    McJunkin, 82, first joined the Port in 1963 in the Operations Division. He was later promoted to assistant general manager before succeeding Thomas J. Thorley as the port’s top executive. The position of […]

     McKesson has launched its first cloud-based system to track supply chain purchases with a focus on hospitals. The company said that these purchases are typically a hospital’s highest cost after labor.    McKesson’s new system, called Strategic Supply Sourcing, will integrate with multiple materials management and give hospitals a single supply chain view […]

     Mod43 and Lucas Systems have joined forces to deliver a voice-based solution for Oracle’s warehouse management system customers that allows speech as an input for picking and directing warehouse tasks.    The companies said the system, named Jennifer VoicePlus, will improve associate productivity and accuracy, reducing distribution center costs and improving performance.   […]

     NYK Group President Yasumi Kudo this week vowed to continue the company’s push to become lighter on assets by eschewing vessel orders.    “With regard to our global logistics business, since stagnant demand in the West and oversupply of mega-containerships are predicted, our ordering of new containerships should be suspended for a while, […]

     The liner carrier OOCL said this week it has opened an office in Mexico City.    The Hong Kong-based line had been serving the Mexico market through local agents.    “In recognition of the importance of our Mexico business activity, and its potential for growth, OOCL will now be directly represented via our […]

     London-based Drewry Maritime Research estimates the container industry lost as much as $5.2 billion in 2011, despite a projected global container growth of 6.5 percent last year. This year it is predicting overall growth of just 5.4 percent.    Drewry said the latest quarterly edition of its Container Forecaster publication predicts 2012 “will be […]

   Reality television has made stars of purveyors of expensive cupcakes and gritty fisherman. Next week it’s the shipping industry’s turn.    For viewers who could not get enough of UPS logistics ads and arctic truckers, the cable network A&E has created Shipping Wars, a series that will follow “six independent shippers who have discovered that […]

     Colleagues at U.S. Customs and Border Protection are mourning the sudden death of David Genovese, director of trade modernization and automation coordination in the ACE Business Office.    Genovese, 44, died Dec. 27 from a massive heart attack, agency officials said.    He previously was the acting executive director of the ACE Business […]

     Being hit by counterfeit medicines, patent violations, security issues, and improper handling of medicines, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is beginning a campaign to develop supply chain visibility best practices for that industry. The main goal for the USP is to ensure that medicines can be traced back to their original manufacturer and ensure […]

   In what feels like a continuing saga that’s sure to dominate the next year, the Asia-Europe “war” continues to evolve.     At the very end of 2011, the latest shoes dropped, with the Grand and New World alliances, and Evergreen Line and the CKYH Alliance, forming two more super-groups to go along with the joining […]

     Two veteran hands who have lead many program initiatives and offices at U.S. Customs and Border Protection have been promoted, according to the agency.    Kevin McAleenan has become acting assistant commissioner for field operations in the wake of the reshuffling that took place last week following Commissioner Alan Bersin’s departure, according to news […]

     A group of U.S. manufacturers of utility-scale wind turbine towers have filed dumping and subsidy petitions with the federal government against China and Vietnam.    Specifically, the Wind Tower Trade Coalition (WTTC) has asked the U.S. Commerce Department and International Trade Commission (ITC) to conduct antidumping investigations into Chinese and Vietnamese imports of […]