Filed in Logistics

Friday, September 10, 2010

Dwindling space and risings rates have caused major disruptions for U.S. importers over the first half of 2010. How long will these challenges persist on the high seas? We’ve asked a couple experts to explain what ocean shippers can expect for the rest of this year.

Thursday, September 09, 2010

In an effort to provide more value-added services to Puerto Rico-based shippers, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s logistics group announced it has acquired Islandwide Air and Ocean.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Now that BP has finally issued its oil-spill report, supply chain managers may have another example of “blind out-sourcing.”

Even though the economy is still far from recovered, the industrial real estate market appears to be taking some positive steps, according to a report issued by global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

Friday, August 27, 2010

Yesterday’s federal court ruling that the Port of Los Angeles can regulate trucks that haul goods in and out of its property was cheered by local government leaders and organized labor.

IRTA named Maersk as the recipient of the International Refrigerated Transportation Association Executive of the Year award as part of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) Food Logistics Forum.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

How are companies managing employees and leveraging the workforce as an asset? A recent survey conducted by Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review magazines states how workforce management solutions critically contribute to organizations’ cost management and process efficiency goals. Find out how businesses are optimizing their labor resources to gain competitive advantages over their competition.

The global trading system is experiencing “extraordinary volatility” and this is being reflected in the performance of the freight forwarding industry, said Jon Manners-Bell of Transport Intelligence (Ti), a London-based think tank.

Monday, August 23, 2010

The California Maritime Academy has once again ranked high in the annual US News & World Report and Forbes surveys of the nation’s undergraduate colleges and universities.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Modex 2012 Coming to Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center; replaces NA in Cleveland