International Freighting Weekly--Logistics giants DHL and FedEx were among 58 companies in the spotlight as the top firms to work for at the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Institute’s Britain’s... View More
Let’s face it; most e-tailers’ shipping profiles looks much different than non-e-tailers’. Shipping costs are usually distributed much differently. E-tailers typically ship a large percentage... View More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—April 6, 2011 (James Street Media Services)—Kenco, a leading provider of logistics, transportation, real estate services, and material handling equipment, has announced the... View More
The Toronto Star--Hub Group HUBG announced Monday that it acquired Exel Transportation Services from Deutsche Post for $83 million in cash on Friday. The acquired operation comprises about 300 independent... View More
DHL has posted a webinar on its website about how oil and gas companies can improve supply chain management for parts for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO). View the webinar!... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL Express has announced a partnership with Nectar Business, a b2b loyalty programme in the UK. The partnership will provide “better value for small and medium sized customers who send... View More
Air Cargo World--Radiant Logistics will acquire DBA Distribution Services, a New Jersey-based logistics company founded in 1981, for $12 million. Radiant will pay out $5.4 million in cash and $4.8... View More
Post&Parcel--In May 2010, TNT in the UK and Ireland became the first express operator to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard – the official certification of a company’s commitment to successfully... View More
Post&Parcel--Deutsche Post DHL said yesterday that it was concerned that the rising fuel prices would constrain growth – but that prices were not yet high enough to start significantly affecting... View More
The CCSB has approved a change in the NMFC classification of clothing from Class 100 to a range of Classes from Class 70 to Class 400 based on density. Usually I would go into detail of what the CCSB was,... View More
By now, many Supply Chain Managers and their upper managements know the answer to that critical question raised above. As this is being written, the human cost of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster... View More
When thinking about parcel shipping options today most shippers would say there are only two; UPS and FedEx. Many feel that their hands are tied and that they are “captive” to the two carriers.... View More
Logistics Management - The combination of the fragile-but-improving overall U.S. economy and tighter enforcement of unsafe truck drivers is reigniting fears of truck capacity shortages later this year,... View More
Vienna, March, 2011 –The Mondi Green Range was developed to promote environmentally preferable purchasing and support customers in going green. The product family now consists of paper and packaging... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today officially opened its 2012 Olympic Games logistics center in Stevenage, England, with help from its new London 2012 Olympic Games Ambassadors Ben Ainslie, Denise Lewis and Steve Rider.... View More
Post&Parcel--UPS has expanded service links between Hong Kong and Germany, with four direct flights added to allow next-day delivery for packages and heavy freight. The addition means the company now offers... View More
Liberty Packaging announces an environmental focus to the content of it's newly redesigned website. Manufacturers' concerns about the environmental effects of materials and packaging waste are addressed... View More
TransSystems--In normal times, the humdrum business of shifting widgets from one location to another gets very little attention outside the supply chain management fraternity. But these are not normal... View More
(UPM RFID, Tampere, 24 March 2011) – Norsk Lastbærer AS Pool (NLP), a Norwegian organization managing nationwide pallet leasing for retailers and manufacturers, is piloting RFID tags for tracking... View More
Indianapolis, IN. — enVista, a leading enterprise cost management and supply chain consulting firm, announced today that it has been chosen by Clean Energy, a global leader in the natural gas vehicle... View More
