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Study Reveals Growth in Intermodal Freight

According to Forecast, a collaboration between the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and IHS Global Insight, overall freight tonnage will grow 23.5% from 2013 to 2025 and freight revenues will surge 72%. “We continue to see growth for the entire freight economy – but we also see that trucking will maintain its position as the nation’s dominant mode of freight transportation,” ATA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Bob Costello. Among its findings: •         ... [+]

Mainfreight USA Expands Operations

Mainfreight, a global supply chain and logistics provider, announces the addition of two new warehouses to its North American logistics network.  They're located in Newark, NJ and Dallas, TX. The Newark facility is 135,000 sq. ft., and Dallas is 129,000 sq. ft.  Mainfreight's logistics network also ... [+]

Mallory Alexander expands to Texas

Mallory Alexander International Logistics has opened an office in Houston, Texas as part of ongoing expansion plans. The office, headed by Brenda Goodrich and her team, is the third location that Mallory Alexander operates in the southern US state and specializes in supporting customers, not only ... [+]

MHI, ITE and Messe München join forces, new trade fair logistics with MODEZ in 2018

A newly created international Transportation & Logistics Americas (TLA) exhibition is being launched, to be collocated with the already established MODEX supply chain exposition. Both events will take place on April 9-12, 2018 at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center. MODEX is sponsored by MHI and ... [+]

Myanmar Rising: Opportunities in Asia’s Final Production Frontier

Smooth government transition in April 2016 affirms a continuation of Myanmar’s reform policy, boding well for its manufacturing sector. With soaring wages and difficulty in recruiting workers, many manufacturers in China’s Pearl River Delta region (PRD) are exploring ways to minimize their production cost, including relocation ... [+]

Kerry Logistics Expand US Base

Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network Limited completed its US acquisition of a majority stake in Apex Maritime and its affiliated companies. Headquartered in South San Francisco, APEX was founded in 1990 and is the top three NVOCC ranked by Asia to US import volumes in ... [+]

March 2016 North American Freight Numbers

All five transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in March 2016 compared to March 2015. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 5.8% from 2015 to $90.5 billion ... [+]

Strong Start for SEKO Logistics in Cape Town

SEKO Logistics has signed up close to 100 new customers in South Africa since opening for business in Cape Town. SEKO has been present in South Africa since 2006 with established locations in Johannesburg and Durban. It opened in Cape Town in May of last year ... [+]

B&H Worldwide Opens Climate Controlled Facility in Sydney

Specialist logistics provider B&H Worldwide has opened a new climate controlled storage facility to support its aviation customers with specific service requirements at Sydney airport in Australia. B&H currently provides a suite of specialist logistics services to aviation customers, including airside collection and delivery, unserviceable parts ... [+]

DB Schenker opens first owned logistics center in the Middle East

DB Schenker has opened and successfully started operating its first DB Schenker owned facility in the Middle East. The logistics center is located in the Dubai Logistics City (DLC), and is the first facility out of a three phase growth plan which should provide DB ... [+]

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