Recent News from Outsourced Logistics
Saturday OffPeak Shift Dropped at LA
Marine terminal operators at the Port of Los Angeles suspended Saturday OffPeak shifts due to declining cargo volumes. Long Beach operators followed suit...
LA Issues Incentives To Truckers
The Port of Los Angeles began the process of distributing an estimated $44 million in incentive checks to its Clean Truck Program (CTP) concessionaires...
Fidelitone Logistics Acquires WinWell
Third-party logistics services company Fidelitone Logistics has acquired WinWell Companies Inc. for an undisclosed amount. WinWell provides specialized logistics services...
Kansas City Southern Positive Despite Downturn
Chairman & CEO Michael R. Haverty says that despite the global economic downturn, the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) remains positive about the long-term outlook for its cross-border franchise...
Ukraine Extends Contract With ECS
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has extended its 16-year working partnership with European Cargo Services (ECS), awarding a new GSA contract to provide sales representation for the airline across Europe and worldwide...
China Revises Restricted and Prohibited Categories
To maintain steady growth of China's foreign trade, a total of 1,730 products including textiles, plastic products, wooden products and metal products have been removed from the restricted category...
Gas Tax Hike or Use Fee?
A current proposal to increase the US fuel tax by as much as 50% could be part of a recommendation from the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission expected later in January 2009...
Ryder Completes One Acquisition, Moves on to Another
The supply chain, warehousing and transportation management solutions provider boosts its coverage in Canada, Asia and the Northeastern US...
DHL Opens a Life Science Competency Center
Located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the new facility enhances DHL Global Forwarding’s abilities by offering services specifically to meet the shipping needs of pharmaceutical, biotechnical and medical device manufacturers...
Five Infrastructure Projections for 2009
The founder, president and CEO of CG/LA Infrastructure LLC, Norman F. Anderson, expects vigorous infrastructure growth during this new year...
Material Handling Companies Adopt New Name
Wynright will officially become the name for four material handling systems suppliers...
Truckload Volumes Down
The Morgan Stanley Truckload Index stood at all-time seasonal lows through December 26, 2008 and “current readings are half the levels of 4Q01...
Customer Service in the Internet Age
The Internet has raised consumer’s expectations for fast and reliable service. Today, merchants not only have to concentrate on carrying the products their customers want and need -- and at competitive prices -- they also have to offer superior customer service, including lightning fast order fulfillment...
The Critical Nature of Logistics Systems in Parts Management
Given the current economic situation, the pressure on firms to control cost has never been more intense...
FedEx Lowers Earnings Estimate, Raises LTL Pricing
Although the carrier is reporting a fairly healthy second quarter, the delivery giant has lowered its earnings forecast for the next two quarters...
Canada-Europe Air to Grow as Industry Projections are Dire
The European Union and Canada have reached agreement to permit all European airlines to fly directly to Canada from anywhere in Europe with all restrictions eliminated...
UPS Opens Shanghai Hub
UPS today placed in service a new international hub in Shanghai, China. The company says the new hub will improve access to China and speed the movement of express packages and heavy freight around the world...
UK to Fund Transport Projects
The UK Transport Minister, Geoff Hoon, confirmed the government plans to inject an extra £1 billion into major transport projects next year...
Pacer and Penney Support Clean Ports
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. and Pacer Distribution Services, Inc., have taken major steps to convert 100% of the truck fleet handling JCPenney imports at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to low-emissions, clean-diesel technology...
Mergers and More ... Some On, Some Off
Even within a volatile and diminishing economy, activity continues with mergers, acquisitions and alliances...
UTi Worldwide Reports Results
In its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended October 31, 2008, global logistics and freight forwarding services company UTi Worldwide reported revenues increased 3% to $1,210 million and net revenues increased 5% to $408.2 million...
US Truck Tonnage Continues Decline
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 3.0% in October...
TNT Strongly Positioned Says CEO
TNT’s Focus on Networks strategy has – since its launch at the end of 2005 – strongly positioned the Group as the market leading – road based – Express Networks operator in Europe and key emerging markets globally, as well as the leader in the Postal industry, CEO Peter Bakker told analysts...
Choice Logistics Expands Global Network
Choice Logistics is continuing to expand its base of strategic stocking locations (SSLs) internationally...
Chemicals Units Go Live With Zemeter
Three units of Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. -- Epoxy-North America, Phenolics Specialty Resins-Europe and Forest Products-Europe -- have implemented the Zemeter Supply Planner...
Raymond Offers Disaster Planning
If a natural disaster or other emergency strikes, The Raymond Corporation and its authorized Service Centers offer disaster planning and preparedness services to Raymond customers to get material handling operations back up and running...
AirBridgeCargo Taps Aviapartner at Schiphol
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has signed a cargo handling contract with Aviapartner Cargo in Amsterdam Schiphol for the provision of full cargo and ramp handling services, effective January 1, 2009...
Exel Launches Multi-client Distribution Center Solution
Exel announced a new multi-client distribution and fulfillment center solution that provides customers in the technology and aerospace sectors a more scalable and flexible supply chain solution...
NAFTA Trade Continues to Grow
Though the world economy is suffering, through September 2008—the government’s most current statistics—the value of US surface trade with Canada and Mexico was up $58.8 billion over 2007, a boost of 8.8%...
DB Schenker Grows Its Siemens Alliance
DB Schenker has extended its role with Siemens medical products in Australia and New Zealand...
Air Cargo in Decline as Chinese Air Takes a Hit
The big three of Chinese Airlines have begun to ground aircraft and cut flights as their domestic market continues to slump...
Rail Regulations to Strengthen Security
Freight and passenger rail carriers are to be required to designate security coordinators and to report significant security concerns to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...
ADSI Makes Second Acquisition in 6 Months
ADSI announced the acquisition of Logistics Technology Support, LTS. The transaction was made effective, December 1, 2008...
Yellow and Teamsters Renegotiate Labor Contract
Modifying its labor agreement is just one of a number of recent steps the company announced to strengthen its financial and operational position...
MOL Modifies Asia-US Service
The New World Alliance (TNWA) carriers announced a revised Asia-US East Coast service, which will include the Grand Alliance (GA) lines. Beginning December 3, 2008, Grand Alliance carriers joined TNWA's New York Express (NYX) service...
