Logistics
In 2015, the third party logistics (3PL) sector continued to gain momentum as more small- to medium- sized businesses sought shipping partners to help them gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC indicates this trend by capping off another year of positive growth and being honored once again by Entrepreneur Magazine in their annual list of the top franchise opportunities.
In the company’s eighth consecutive year on ...
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Hansa Heavy Lift recently completed two successful voyages along the western boundary of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to deliver a heat exchanger weighing 365 metric tons from Fairless Hills, USA and power generation equipment from Italy to Sabetta, Russia.
These were the tenth and eleventh ...
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Corcentric™, a provider of cloud-based financial process automation solutions, today announced it has made the Food Logistics FL100+ list for the fourth time.
“Developments in the software and technology sector are generating new opportunities for growers, food manufacturers, grocery retailers and the many logistics providers that ...
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A $45,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation will allow Grand Rapids Community College to develop a certification program logistics as well as industrial sewing.
Bill Pink, vice president and dean of GRCC's School of Workforce Development, said both programs are the result of requests from ...
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Weak global economic growth will likely put pressure on the value of Hong Kong exports next year, according a study by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). While the city’s export volume will increase by 2% in 2016, HKTDC Research expects slow growth and ...
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. announced that Terrell D. Huch has been named vice president of supply chain effective January 1, 2016. Huch will replace Christopher D. Bohn, who was recently elected senior vice president of manufacturing.
Huch will be responsible for the company’s raw materials procurement, ...
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Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes saw another reduction in the last quarter of 2015, according to Drewry’s Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates.
The Drewry ...
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ASEAN companies are gaining traction as the region grows. According to Nikkei Asian Review magazine, 44 ASEAN companies boasted a market capitalization of US$10 billion or more in 2014, up from 34 in 2010. The dominating sectors are finance, communications, real estate, oil and gas, ...
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Kerry Logistics opened its first IT Development Centre in Penang, Malaysia on January 4, to harness internet technology in support of its rapidly growing international operations.
The opening ceremony was officiated by The Rt. Honourable Mr Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang and The Honourable ...
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Lehigh University in Pennsylvania is offering a comprehensive Supply Chain Certificate Program. The Spring 2016 program commences on February 9 with a course taught by Robert Trent, Ph.D. on how to achieve supply management excellence and the expanding role played by supply managers toward achieving ...
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