Global Trade

Supply Chain Analysts Say Second Quarter May Mirror First

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Based on commentary from transportation and logistics providers’ first quarter earnings, expectations for second quarter and into third quarter are not high as many providers expect little increase in freight at best.

Strong global trade patterns remain intact, according to Panjiva data

Monday, May 14, 2012 · Jeff Berman Building off of the positive momentum from February to March, global trade activity continued heading in the right direction from March to April, according to data released by Panjiva

Panjiva data shows decline in U.S. bound shipments from January to February

Friday, March 23, 2012 · Jeff Berman Data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, found that both United States-bound waterborne shipments and the number of manufacturers shipping to the U.S. from January to February declined, following gains from…

Indo-Asia Global Supply Chain Summit To Be Held in Singapore

Monday, March 12, 2012 · SCMR Staff The year’s event, the fifth in a series spanning nearly a decade, is the brainchild of Dr. John Gattorna, an internationally known supply chain author, educator, and business consultant

Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Update

Friday, March 2, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Brian Conrad, Executive Administrator, Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, gives SCMR exclusive interview

Damco Continues to Expand its Global Reach

Thursday, March 1, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Damco, the logistics arm of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, reported “substantial” volume growth in both ocean and air freight markets

Quality Fade

Thursday, March 1, 2012 · Rosemary Coates Quality Fade, the process of quality degradation over time, is the single biggest issue in low cost manufacturing countries.

U.S. exporters to spend more on Transpacific

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Supply chain managers are confronted with new rate hike.

MNX acquisition of AirNet operations is “win-win” say analysts

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 · Patrick Burnson MNX, a premium global provider of expedited transportation and logistics services said that its acquisition of the Same Day Express/Next Flight Out business of AirNet will strengthen its global operations

Air Forwarders to focus on new markets, security, environmnent

Monday, February 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson With their annual conference coming up in Miami next March, The Air Forwarders Association (AfA) will focus on a variety of concerns

Upswing Brings Bustle Back to German Ports

Monday, February 20, 2012 · SCMR Staff According to spokesmen attending the current Retail Industry leaders Association’s (RILA) annual meeting in Dallas this week, logistics investments in Germany are on the rise in 2012, in part to meet growing retail demand

Cross Border Trade to Keep Pace With Other Markets, Says Analyst

Thursday, February 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Are today’s shippers more likely to “go global” by starting in Canada and Mexico before exploring more far flung markets? According to one influential analyst, the answer is a resounding “yes.”

APL Logistics launches “Simultaneous optimization”

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 · Patrick Burnson APL Logistics today launched a shipment planning platform that could change the way large freight buyers coordinate their transportation activities

Big jump in California exports

Monday, February 13, 2012 · Patrick Burnson California firms established a new record high for merchandise exports in 2011, edging past the former high-water mark set eleven years earlier during the dot com boom.

Finding the Right Professional is Key to Supply Chain Competitiveness

Monday, February 13, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Recent findings by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Global Supply Chain Institute advisory board suggest that finding the right professional has never been more crucial.