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SIZE NOW MATTERS TO FEDEX AS IT JOINS SCRAMBLE FOR BULKY HOME DELIVERIES

Jan 18, 2019

The integrator has started trials of full-service home deliveries of items like washing machines, exercise bikes and sectional sofas in six areas in the US through FedEx Freight, the company’s LTL arm. Increasingly consumers are ordering things like exercise equipment and household appli...

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DFS LIFTS WAREHOUSING EFFICIENCY TO NEW LEVEL

Jan 18, 2019

The UK’s leading retailer of living room and upholstered furniture, DFS, recently ordered two specially-developed Transdek mezzanine floor lifts for its Glasgow Customer Distribution Centre. DFS has over 120 stores in its retail estate covering the UK, Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands, and r...

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FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RORO FERRY GROUP PARTNERS UP TO MAKE VESSEL LOADING FASTER

Jan 17, 2019

RoRo Ferry line Tallink Grupp and the Tallin University of Technology's (TalTech) EstonianMaritime Academy have announced a scientific collaboration with the aim of developing various innovative solutions for Tallink Grupp's vessels over the next two years. The group carries both passenger a...

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APPEAL SAYS FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS GROUP SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO ACQUIRE PARCEL CARRIER

Jan 17, 2019

he European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that the European Commission's (EC) decision to deny the proposed takeover of Dutch parcel carrier TNT, by US freight and logistics giant UPS, must be annulled due to 'procedural irregularity', agreeing with the General Court in finding th...

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NEXT TRANCHE OF SERVICE OFFERINGS FROM CONTAINER SHIPPING ALLIANCE

Jan 17, 2019

Beginning in April 2019 the Ocean Alliance, the container line services provided jointly by CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, Evergreen Line and OOCL, will launch what the partners have termed its Day 3 Product. The quartet claim that their alliance is the largest operational agreement between shipping compa...

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BREXIT - THE REACTIONS OF THE ROAD HAULAGE, FREIGHT TRANSPORT AND WAREHOUSING COMMUNITY

Jan 17, 2019

Now the dust has settled somewhat on the scuttling of the Prime Minister's plans to exit the European Union, and subsequent efforts to remove her from office, it is time to hear exactly how the major players in the warehousing, freight and road haulage sectors see the future. The analysis of pot...

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SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION SLOWLY GAINS TRACTION AT RETAIL'S BIG SHOW

Jan 17, 2019

The growing importance of the supply chain in retail operations was a strong undercurrent at the National Retail Federation's "Retail's Big Show" in New York City. NRF itself knows it, hosting its first ever Supply Chain Workshop concurrent with the Big Show this year. The show'...

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SHIPPING INDUSTRY CYBER ATTACKS PROMPT GOVERNMENT ACTION

Jan 16, 2019

he Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs has launched a new strategyfor the shipping industry aimed at reinforcing and improving cyber and information security activities within the sector. In recent years, the global shipping industry has faced increasing vulnerability to cybe...

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CONTAINER ALLIANCE SHIFTS TRANSATLANTIC FREIGHT FURTHER NORTH IN PORT SWAP

Jan 16, 2019

Container shipping alliance 2M has confirmed that the Port of Liverpool will become a permanent call on its TA4 service connecting Europe with several US ports. Apparently the move by members MSC and Maersk move follows the introduction of a temporary call in July 2018 resulting from continued disru...

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WALMART UNVEILS ITS HIGH-TECH CONSOLIDATION CENTRE TO OPTIMISE SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS

Jan 16, 2019

The world’s largest retailer, and a world leader in sustainability, has announced a new 340,000-square-foot consolidation centre that will optimise the company’s supply chain operations. Walmart announces this week that it’s newly built high-tech consolidation centre in Colton, Cal...

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MAERSK, HMM, ZIM TO CHARGE 'STREET TURN' FEES IN THE US

Jan 16, 2019

Shippers in the U.S. will face fees for requesting "street turns" — the exchange of a container outside of a marine terminal — from HMM, ZIMand Maersk Line starting in February, according to various filings. The administrative fees — charged for the "reuse" of e...

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EXPECTING DEMAND BOOM, SAMSKIP INTRODUCES PRE-BREXIT PEAK SURCHARGE

Jan 15, 2019

European shortsea shipping line and multimodal operator Samskip is planning a pre-Brexit peak volume surcharge on shipments to the UK. The company told customers it was already seeing increased demand for container services to the UK as an alternative to using ro-ro services through the ferry ports....

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TRENDING NEWS

FREIGHT AND PASSENGER FERRY AND MULTIMODAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS ACQUIRED BY GLOBAL PORT OPERATOR

Feb 20, 2019

DP World has continued its expansion into the world of shipping and logistics with confirmation that it has acquired the holding company of P&O Ferries and P&O Ferrymasters (together P&O Ferries) thus moving again away from its traditional territory of global port management.The purchase...

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LEADING US LOGISTICS COMPANY ANNOUNCES RECORD GROWTH AND AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION GOALS

Feb 20, 2019

Capital Logistics, LLC is thrilled to announce a record year of growth in 2018, and several exciting initiatives to further propel growth for years ahead."2018 was a great year for Capital Logistics. Our business has been accelerating, with revenue increasing over 75% compared with 2017," ...

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PRIORITY FREIGHT FORGING LOGISTIC GLOBAL RELATIONSHIPS AT WORLD CARGO ALLIANCE

Feb 20, 2019

Priority Freight, one of Europe's leading logistics and freight specialists, is exhibiting at the 11th Annual Worldwide Conference of the WCA at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre between the 18 - 22 February 2019.The European time-critical logistics specialist w...

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WFS EXTENDS ITS LEASE ON TWO FACILITIES AT HEATHROW CARGO CENTRE

Feb 20, 2019

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has renewed its lease on two units it currently occupies at Heathrow Cargo Centre, the airside freight facility owned and managed by real estate investment trust SEGRO at the UK’s busiest airfreight gateway.The five-year leases are for airside units at 551 Shore...

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KALE LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS HIGHLIGHTS VALUE OF AFRICAN MARKET

Feb 19, 2019

Kale Logistics Solutions, which supplies IT systems to the global logistics sector, has revealed its belief in the importance of the African continent as an emerging market.Air Cargo Africa is currently taking place (it runs between February 19 and 21 February) at Casino Convention Resort, Emperors ...

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CASS FREIGHT INDEX IS SOLID IN JANUARY DESPITE TOUGH ANNUAL COMPARISONS

Feb 19, 2019

Freight transportation shipments and expenditures were solid to begin 2019, in light of difficult annual comparisons, according to the most recent edition of the Cass Freight Index report, which was released today by Cass Information Systems.Many freight transportation and logistics executives and a...

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REDWOOD LOGISTICS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ACQUIRE STRIVE LOGISTICS, IN DEAL BETWEEN CHICAGO-BASED 3PLS

Feb 19, 2019

Chicago-based 3PL Redwood Logistics recently announced it plans to acquire Strive Logistics, also a Chicago-based 3PL.Redwood said that upon completion of this deal, it will be a technology-focused, high growth industry leader that is both a top-15 truck broker and an emerging multimodal logistics p...

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85% OF RETAILERS HAVEN'T DIGITIZED END-TO-END SUPPLY CHAIN: STUDY

Feb 19, 2019

85% of retailers in the U.S. still rely on manual methods within their supply chain and have yet to digitize the entire process from the consumer to the company, according to a survey by Gravity Supply Chain Solutions, which creates digital supply chain products.54% of 500 respondents said improved ...

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AMAZON PLEDGES 50% NET-ZERO CARBON SHIPMENTS BY 2030

Feb 19, 2019

Amazon pledged to achieve carbon neutral shipments by 2030 in a blog post written by SVP of Worldwide Operations Dave Clark published Monday.
Steps toward this new target, deemed "Shipment Zero," along with information regarding "Amazon’s company-wide carbon footprint&quo...

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HONDA PLANT CLOSURE COULD AFFECT 7,000 JOBS IN ‘THE SUPPLY CHAIN’

Feb 19, 2019

Japanese car maker Honda said on Tuesday, that the closure of the Swindon car plant could see as many as 7,000 potential job losses, due to the supply chain of subsidiaries and partnering companies.The car manufacturer announced on Tuesday morning the closure of the Swindon factory will see 3,500 jo...

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CASS FREIGHT INDEX IS SOLID IN JANUARY DESPITE TOUGH ANNUAL COMPARISONS

Feb 19, 2019

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REDWOOD LOGISTICS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ACQUIRE STRIVE LOGISTICS, IN DEAL BETWEEN CHICAGO-BASED 3PLS

Feb 19, 2019

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ANNUAL INTEGRATED REPORT 2015

The annual integrated report for the year ended June 30 2015 covers information from all the Group’sdivisions and where additional information is available or where there are any exclusions it is clearly indicated. We stress that this report should be read together with the information availab

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Air Cargo rules and restrictions to consider

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There are plenty of advantage to using air freight forwarding services that professional logistics companies offer. After all, it’s faster, more practical and easier to navigate. However, there ...
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3 quick benefits of using blockchain in the current healthcare system

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Healthcare today is shifting towards a patient-centric approach. Quality healthcare services along with the most recent and fresh technology are the need of the hour. With the increase in a number of ...
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Events

CASE PACK OPTIMIZATION & 3D-PACKAGE BUILDER WITH W2MO

February 27-27, 2019

The core of digitalization are algorithms. With the help of intelligent algorithms, W2MO has the necessary head start to meet the requirements of increasingly dynamic and complex logistics systems. Optimal and overall control of each process is fundamental for order sequencing, warehouse assignment,...

SCM LIVE: DO SUPPLY CHAINS NEED AN ANNUAL CHECKUP?

February 28-28, 2019

Attend this SCM Live webinar to learn more from the authors of “Supply Chain Optimization with High-Level Value Stream Mapping.” They will explore another global supply chain real-world case in order to delve deeper into

RILA'S RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE

February 24-27, 2019

Retail has evolved. To succeed, top retailers must master the demands of omnichannel fulfillment. For supply chain executives, this means selectively adopting emerging technologies, rapidly developing urban fulfillment processes, and actively building strategic relationships with logistics service p...

GREENTECH IN SHIPPING GLOBAL FORUM

February 26-27, 2019

The mindset of sustainability and efficiency is the key to unlocking successful business formula in the maritime industry. Upcoming years will bring the time to meet new regulations and the question is whether the industry is there yet.