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Global Link Logistics launches FLEX service in Shanghai Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, 5/8/2008
Global Link Logistics said this week it has expanded its FLEX (Furniture Less than Container Express) service into the Shanghai region of China. More
Logistics technology: Transportation Management Systems (TMS) — made to measure By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor - 05/01/2008
When asked about their supply chain technology investment in 2008, only 7 percent of responding shippers singled out Transportation Management Systems (TMS), according to a recent report from Boston-based AMR Research. Report findings also indicate 52 percent of respondents have already deployed a TMS, and 33 percent are planning to put it to work in the near future. Here are three shippers that are using TMS to manage today’s mounting transportation challenges in three separate industries.
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Allen to replace Hickler as head of DHL Express U.S. operations Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 05/06/2008
Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), parent company of express service and logistics services provider DHL, has made an executive change at the top of DHL Express, according to media reports.
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U.S.-based 3PLs crack $100 billion mark for third straight year Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 05/06/2008
Revenues for United States-based third-party logistics providers (3PLs) eclipsed the $100 billion in 2007 for the third consecutive year, according to a report by Armstrong & Associates, a supply chain consultancy.
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FedEx Truckload Brokerage moves into Canada Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 05/05/2008
FedEx Truckload Brokerage, a subsidiary of FedEx Custom Critical, said today it has expanded its services into Canada.
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Port security: DHS pushes TWIC compliance deadline back to April 15, 2009 Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 05/02/2008
The Department of Homeland Security said earlier today that it is pushing back the final compliance date of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to April 15, 2009 from September 25, 2008, which was the compliance date set in the original TWIC rule.
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Ocean cargo: ILWU shuts down West Coast ports in war protest Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor - 05/01/2008
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) made good on its threat to stage a virtual strike on May Day, effectively shutting down all U.S. and Canadian West Coast ports.
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Global logistics: Leveling the peaks of peak season By Brooks A. Bentz, Partner, Accenture - 05/01/2008
For the first time in memory, volume through the West Coast ports has slipped, rail intermodal volume has dropped, and excess capacity has jumped back into the motor freight business. The latest data reinforces the unpredictability of a truly networked economy. Today, a fundamental change in thinking is required to successfully manage supply chain performance in this new state of permanent volatility.
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