Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · SCMR Staff
the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation commented today that, excluding the often volatile demand for transportation equipment, total new orders were up by 1.5 percent and have been modest in recent months.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
The Port of Vancouver USA – the third largest port in the State of Washington – has been investing heavily in its infrastructure in anticipation of surging U.S. exports.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · Jeff Berman
Bringing sourcing closer to home—also commonly referred to as near shoring—a practice used by shippers to reduce distance, production, and delivery of their products, may be again gaining some momentum.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · SCMR Staff
The United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics said today that trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (partners Canada and Mexico was down 0.1 percent in September 2012…
Friday, November 23, 2012 · Jeff Berman
The business conditions outlook for shippers appears to continue to be moving sideways, according to the monthly Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) from freight transportation consultancy FTR Associates.
Friday, November 23, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced that as part of his FY2014 budget proposal, he will seek an additional $50 million in funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project at the Georgia Ports Authority Board meeting.
Friday, November 23, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
Consumer sentiment has taken a hit after the presidential election due to increased awareness by many Americans of the fiscal cliff and stock market volatility.
Friday, November 23, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
CargoWise spokesmen announced Mexican freight forwarder Evolucion Logistics has adopted a hosted version of ediEnterprise in its head office following an implementation process.
Friday, November 23, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
The 1,000-2,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) containership segment has suffered severely during the current demand downturn with a substantial idling of ships and a recent wave of scrappings, reported Alphaliner this week.
Friday, November 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
Zepol Corporation reported this week that U.S. import volume in October, measured in TEUs (twenty-foot-containers), is down 6.8% from September and another 4.8% from October of last year.
Thursday, November 15, 2012 · SCMR Staff
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) increased 0.2 percent from August to September following a 0.1 percent decrease from July to August.
Thursday, November 15, 2012 · Rosemary Coates
most of the companies are expanding operations in China. Why? Because China is by far, the largest target market on the planet for just about everything.
Thursday, November 15, 2012 · Jeff Berman
October retail sales data released by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) were down sequentially and up annually.
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