Logistics
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, including natural gas, as well as supply chain and logistics for barge, pipeline, rail and truck transportation.
“Terry has made substantial contributions to CF in investor ...
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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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Olya Lebedyeva has been appointed vice president, Business Development at SEKO Logistics to help spearhead its growth into new markets through the recruitment of more Strategic Partners in the United States.
Strategic Partners can be existing independent companies looking to join an innovative company or individuals ...
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The long standing refrigerated warehouse at Port Corpus Christi was completely dismantled, and well on its way to its second life of service to Port Santa Marta, Colombia in December – per an agreement between the sister ports made in early 2015.
The completely disassembled, the ...
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The US House and Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, an omnibus appropriations bill on Dec. 18 that includes provisions to lift the oil export ban, approve reforms to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and ...
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Participants in the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) have finalized a deal that will phase out tariffs on 90% of global technology exports.
Expanding the ITA will particularly benefit exporters from states such as Washington, which is home to a large number of ...
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International Terminal LLC (FIT) has renewed its long-term marine terminal lease at Port Everglades, FL. The lease is estimated to generate 75,000 container lifts (about 128,000 TEUs) and $57 million over the next 10 years of the agreement. The agreement also includes two five-year renewal ...
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