August 2008
Publisher's Letter
A New Paradigm in Logistics Outsourcing
In recent years there has been a significant evolution in the use of logistics outsourcing in supply chain management. What was formerly an ad hoc decision...
Editorial
Contractions and Distractions
It's sometimes difficult to separate which corporate and industry moves are driven by the times and which are the drivers....
Global Markets
Perspective on Outsourcing to China and India
Though not a new phenomenon, it is now possible to analyze and qualify the processes that have made overseas outsourcing successful and profitable, write the analysts at Capgemini...
Crane Forms Logistics Company
Jim Crane, founder and former CEO of Eagle Global Logistics, has assembled an executive team and will launch Crane Worldwide Logistics beginning this...
Russia's Air Cargo Forecast to Outgrow All Other Regions
Denis Ilyin, senior vice president for strategy and commercial of AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, says Russia's present share of 1.4% of the total $80 billion global air cargo market will grow...
The Continuing Challenge of Doing Business in China
Anthony Lau, president of the CILT in Hong Kong, noted that the Chinese mainland's rapid growth has increased Hong Kong's importance as a gateway between East and West...
Airlines to Pay Criminal Cargo Price Fixing Fines
These major international airlines have agreed with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $504 million for participating in a multi-year conspiracy to fix prices for air cargo rates. All plea agreements are subject to court approval...
DP World and ZIM Ports Buy Spanish Container Terminal
The two acquire the Tarragona Container Terminal Port from Spain's Contarsa. Under terms of the partnership DP World will own 60% of the operations, ZIM...
Shenzhen New Site For UPS Hub
UPS will move its intra-Asia air hub from the Philippines to Shenzhen, China in the Pearl River Delta. The company says locating the hub outside Hong...
US-Australia Announce Air Agreement
An open skies agreement between the US and Australia was announced but has not been signed. The agreement, the 90th open skies agreement for the US, will...
IBM Opens a Global Supply Chain Innovation Center in Beijing
The company claims the facility to be the first dedicated to helping companies from around the world to integrate and transform their global supply chain...
ProLogis To Develop Hungary Facility
ProLogis will develop a 20,600 square-meter facility in Budapest, Hungary for UTi (Hungary) Logistics LLC. The new build-to-suit facility will be located...
Yangtze Container Volumes Increase 38%
Container traffic on China's Yangtze River surged to a record 5.54 million twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in 2007, an increase of 38% over the previous...
Asia-Pacific Leveling After Soaring Growth
The condition of US and European markets is affecting export growth from the Asia-Pacific region and, though the region will continue to see moderate...
Operations & Strategy
Why is this pig Smiling?
“Our core competency is swine genetics,” says Ole Torgesen, PIC (Pig Improvement Company) USA Transport Logistics Manager. “We used to have our own fleet and drivers, but we realized that transportation was not our specialty and it would probably be better for us to outsource it to someone else.”...
How the Biosecurity Program Works
Originally developed for Cargill, another NationaLease customer, the proprietary automated system was customized to meet specific PIC USA requirements...
10 Steps to Take for Fuel Savings
No need to be reminded that oil prices are higher than ever. Although some of these ideas may be familiar, if even one is effectively applied, real dollars may be saved...
The US Postal Service Restructures for Better Service
Citing recent changes in federal law, Postmaster General John E. Potter announced what he calls “a sea change for some” as the United States Postal Service (USPS) realigned several of its core functions...
An Attack on Traffic Congestion
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is joining with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in a test of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology aimed at reducing traffic congestion...
Schneider Logistics Grows Its Network
The new Regional Logistics Center (RLC) in Toronto is its first outside the US. The expanded brokerage service in Canada is part of a move begun with the opening of a Schneider Logistics RLC in 2005...
CSX Launches a National Gateway
The $700 million public-private infrastructure project will create a freight transportation link between Mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest...
Outsourcing to a Sustainable 3PL
Corporate sustainability has recently gained significant traction in both the public and private sectors evidenced by the environmental marketing campaigns of Wal-Mart and British Petroleum, recent Nobel Prize recipients and increased venture capital funding for sustainable business services...
US Mandates Automated Export Filing
The US Census Bureau has issued its final rule implementing provisions requiring mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES)...
Features
Reconnecting With Your Network
The rush to reduce costs in manufacturing and procurement fueled a surge in outsourcing and offshoring over the last decade that has almost taken on a life of its own...
Customers Helping Customers Helping Customers
With continuing increases in governmental regulations regarding the movement of freight, it is difficult to imagine being able to conduct a vigorous trade program without the use of technology and solutions that help keep abreast of current regulations...
Asset-based vs. Resource Rich
Companies outsource to shed fixed costs, says Ron Cain, president and CEO of TMSi. Often that equates to physical assets. In a down market with stagnant growth, that decision can translate into consolidating multiple distribution centers into fewer facilities or outsourcing a private fleet operation to a dedicated contract carrier. But it can also mean reducing inventory or moving inventory through the supply chain faster...
Logistics Services
TNT Express Volume Down
In the 10 years TNT has been publicly traded on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, it has seen many rumors, said Peter Bakker, CEO. It is the company policy,...
Getting an 80,000 Pound Cargo Lift with a Blimp
The word doesn't appear in any material from either Boeing Co. who is teaming with Calgary, Alberta Canada's privately owned SkyHook International Inc....
Maersk Moves to Meet Changing Tides of Trade
Targeting such geographic areas as the Eastern Mediterranean, Africa and Latin America while cutting back on transits between Asia and Europe, the shipping...
TNT Begins Road Service Between China and SEA
Global express company TNT began scheduled intra-Asia road services linking China and five countries in Southeast Asia. The Asia Road Network is 30% cheaper...
Norfolk Southern Links With Short Lines for Short Hauls
With ever increasing diesel prices, a new program seeks to convert short freight movements from truck to rail. Called the Empire Link, short line railroads...
YRC Adds Mexican and Chinese Services, Speeds Canadian Crossings
Yellow Transportation now offers expedited ocean service from China to the US while YRC Logistics provides global forwarding services in Mexico. YRC Logistics,...
American Airlines Expands US-European and Russian Cargo Service
Two new daily nonstops grow the carrier's international coverage. One daily Boeing 767-300 service travels from New York's Kennedy International Airport...
Top Ocean Carriers Reorganize, Share Asian Service
The world's three largest ocean shipping companies are joining to rationalize their transpacific trade offerings. Responding to diminished freight volumes...
US Ocean Container Services Changes
Evergreen Line has a new service linking Japan and the US West Coast. MOL and Mediterranean Shipping boost South American offerings. The Evergreen fixed-day,...
Canada Post and FedEx to Launch International Service
Canada Post Corp. and FedEx Express Canada have joined forces in the development of Priority Worldwide, a new international express service...
AirBridgeCargo Increases Asia-to-Russia Service
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has launched non-stop services to Moscow from Shanghai and Hong Kong. The airline will use recently delivered extended range Boeing 747 freighters...
Port of Houston Begins Container Terminal Planning
The Port of Houston commissioners have authorized the executive director to make and file an expansion application with the Foreign Trade Zones Board...
Virginia Ports Reaffirms Alliance With Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) reaffirmed an alliance that will help to increase growth and trade, facilitate...
When the Middleman Doesn't pay
Liability for payment of freight charges has evolved into a complex legal problem that seems to be arising frequently when a shipper has arranged for a middleman (termed “3PL,” “broker,” “forwarder,” “logistics manager” or whatever) to arrange for the transportation of the shipper's freight...
3PL File
3PL File
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