Thursday, December 1, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Denmark-based Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company, said today it plans to acquire to acquire Germany-based Hamburg Süd, the seventh largest container shipping line, from the Oetker Group.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 · Piyush Sampat, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Connected technologies are on the rise throughout the manufacturing and distribution value chain. Industry 4.0, as this digital and physical integration has been dubbed, seems to be reshaping how products are designed, produced, distributed and everything in between.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered in Lima, Peru, just after Donald Trump's stunning victory in the U.S. presidential election in November to regroup—and perhaps rethink—free trade alternatives for the coming year.
Monday, November 28, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
As noted in reports generated at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Port Authorities, there's been a new effort by many members to establish more “granular” details on container throughput.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Nearly half of surveyed manufacturing executives lack confidence their assets are protected from external threats, according to a new study from Deloitte and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) on “Cyber Risk in Advanced Manufacturing.”
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
To keep cargo flowing efficiently through the nation's largest container port, the Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are partnering to pilot a port information portal, a unique approach to demonstrate the benefits of digitizing maritime shipping data and making it…
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) recently sent a multi-faceted document to President-Elect Donald Trump's transition team, outlining opportunities to, in the words of the president-elect's campaign, “Make America Great Again,” by strategic…
Friday, November 18, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
According to the consultancy, Armstrong & Associates, new global supply chain challenges will be handled by 3PLs in a variety of innovative ways next year.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · Karim Kamareddine and Yihong Yao
As part of its efforts to cut costs, a leading pharmaceutical company set itself an annual goal to reduce working-in-progress (WIP) inventory.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · Jeff Berman
October shipments––at 982,387––were up 5.6 percent compared to September and up 7.4 percent annually for its fastest pace since February, as well as marking the fourth straight month of import growth.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · SCMR Staff
Join us for a journey through time to see where retailers are going to make last mile delivery planning changes and find out how you can cut transportation costs and offer competitive delivery options with your existing resources.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
As noted in our Top Story, a “concerted response” must be made in the global economy to address supply chain disruptions in 2017.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The WTO's sixteenth monitoring report on Group of 20 (G20) trade measures shows that the number of trade-restrictive measures applied by G20 economies remains high, despite a slight decline against the previous period.
Monday, November 14, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles increased nearly 16 percent in October compared to the same period last year, while the Port of Oakland reports that its export volume reached a three-year high
Monday, November 14, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
In concert with China's major “One Belt One Road” initiative, which aims to rebuild trade links across Eurasia to Western Europe, Khorgos is investing in the a high standard of terminal hardware and software under the expansion of this transcontinental trade and…
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