Bloomberg--United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), Betfair Group Plc (BET) and Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) were among companies whose websites were disrupted by an attack that redirected Internet users to a hacking... View More
Post&Parcel--TNT Express is now providing an Economy Express Import service to Kabul in Afghanistan, helping local business start-ups in the war-torn country’s recovering economy. The service is... View More
Seeking Alpha--During the past five years, UPS’s return on equity has averaged nearly 29%.This high profitability flows from the wide moat UPS has built around its business with a massive international... View More
Journal of Commerce--Damco, the combined logistics brand of A.P. Moller-Maersk, launched an online calculator enabling shipper to track the carbon dioxide emissions for products shipped by ocean and air.... View More
Post&Parcel--FedEx Express has opened a new operations centre in Shanghai to cope with the growing demand and package volumes in China. The new 5,140 square metre facility in the Pudong Sanlin area is... View More
Multichannel Merchant--UPS this month announced an extraordinary increase in its net profit for the quarter ended June 30. FedEx recently announced similar results for its quarter that ended May 31. I... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Most small- to medium-size warehouse operations tend to rely heavily on manual processes and labor. Automation could be saving them time and money. But while technology can be a... View More
Post&Parcel--For the next few weeks, businesses in Canada can arrange for a free pick-up for their parcels at the touch of a button, with a new promotion from Canada Post. The offer runs until September... View More
eCommerce Bytes--The U.S. Postal Service entered into a deal with eBay and China Post last year to help Chinese sellers send small packages to the U.S. in a much shorter period of time than regular international... View More
To achieve greater efficiencies in your supply chain, you must increase real-time visibility. But while many companies have made significant investments to manage warehouses and track transportation assets,... View More
London, 30th August 2011 - Logistics company SBS Worldwide worked tirelessly through the weekend to maintain its clients’ supply chains as the devastating hurricane Irene battered the US north east.... View More
Penske Logistics has inked a contract with LG Electronics Brazil to offer expanded warehouse and dedicated distribution services. Penske Logistics South America will aid LG in the Brazilian distribution... View More
Journal of Commerce--Avnet’s e-commerce arm unveiled features allowing customers to track their inventory in bonded warehouses and create customized order reports, as the major electronic distributor... View More
NEW YORK AND INDIANAPOLIS, August 30, 2011 -- Inc. Magazine has ranked leading supply chain consulting firm enVista NO. 2746 on its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will now serve three additional markets in Mexico. With new service centers in Toluca, Puebla and Veracruz, the less-than-truckload... View More
Journal of Commerce--APL Logistics is taking a “cautious” outlook for the rest of the year and into 2012, despite a strong first half-year performance and growth in emerging markets and automotive... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the purchase of 100 all-electric delivery vehicles for deployment in California, bolstering UPS's continuing effort to reduce the emissions of its truck fleet and improve... View More
August 25, 2011 – JERICHO, NY – Purolator International has announced that it will open 10 new branch offices during 2011, doubling its presence in the U.S. The company’s latest round... View More
Summary: Transportation software provider, IES, Ltd., is the first Ocean AMS service provider to successfully pass the testing requirements for M1 and transmit data to the ACE (Automated Commercial Environment)... View More
CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly--One of the reasons behind the continued high employment rate, ignored by the media and so-called economic experts, is supply chain synchronization—the practice of... View More
