Logistics
Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service logistics solutions, said Brazil’s Grupo Petrópolis is using its routing and fleet management solution to enhance its nationwide beverage distribution operations using about 2,900 vehicles.
The Descartes solution helped beermaker Grupo Petrópolis achieve a 98 percent on-time delivery rate while reducing overtime hours by 9 percent and decreasing fuel consumption by 5 percent.
“To better meet customer needs, we wanted a fleet management platform ...
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Though import cargo at major U.S. container ports were poised to rebound in July following a double-digit late spring plunge, a late summer swoon is expected once previously paused tariffs take effect Aug. 1, according to the National Retail Federation.
NRF’s Global Port Tracker, created with ...
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At 2025’s halfway point, it’s still anyone’s guess as to the impact new tariffs and government upheaval will have on the U.S. economy, admitted National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz July 8.
“This year began with high expectations for the strength of the U.S. economy,” ...
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DHL Global Forwarding said Michael Young will assume the role CEO for the U.S. Aug. 1, replacing Robert Reiter, who will exit the company to move abroad and explore other professional opportunities.
Young, serving as CEO of DHL Global Forwarding UK & Ireland since 2016 and ...
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GEODIS said it has appointed Laura Ritchey as president and CEO of the global transport and logistics provider Americas region. She succeeds Mike Honious, who is retiring from the industry.
Ritchey will oversee the management and growth of the region’s multiple business units across North and ...
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FedEx Corp. said the International Air Transport Association, or IATA recognized the integrated giant’s Global Healthcare Quality Program with the CEIV Pharma Corporate Certification.
The corporate-level certificate for the company’s hubs and ramps validates FedEx’s quality management system and its ability to deliver end-to-end logistic services ...
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UK freight and logistics provider Davies Turner has signed a partnership agreement with Manitoulin Global Forwarding, or MGF, the Canadian transportation specialist.
Davies Turner said the collaboration significantly enhances its ocean freight capabilities for the Canadian market, including improved service coverage, faster transit times and increased ...
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Parcel service giant DHL said it will “moderately increase” prices for private customer parcels and small packages sent abroad, effective July 1.
DHL said it will adjust parcel prices for different country zones variably and more cost-oriented. In many zones and weight categories, parcel prices will ...
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GEODIS has opened an office in Guadalajara, Jalisco, to support the growth of the global logistics provider’s growing nearshoring freight forwarding business in Mexico.
The Guadalajara office, GEODIS’s second-largest operations center in Mexico, will become a shared services center, including key logistics operations for the entire ...
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The Port of Los Angeles blamed the impacts of tariffs on imports and exports, as its May volume fell 5 percent to 716,619 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, and ending 10 straight months of year-over-year growth in overall cargo volume.
“May marked our lowest monthly cargo ...
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