International Logistics

Global logistics represents the process involved in getting a product from the factory floor to the store shelf, and everything in between. It includes the global sourcing of the product — where it’s manufactured — its transportation, the industrial real estate sites and warehouses that hold it prior to delivery, the logistics management software and other technology used throughout the supply chain and the third-party logistics providers who manage the process from beginning to end.

News & Analysis

 
17 May 2013
SFK Group will expand its existing operations in Charleston County, S.C., representing an investment of $3 million.
 
17 May 2013
Amber Road, a New Jersey-based platform that automates and streamlines global trade, has been selected by the Kahala Posts Group, an alliance of 10 postal administrations around the world...
 
17 May 2013
The Department of Justice’s investigations into bribery have gotten more aggressive as the U.S. partners with other countries and U.S. companies expand globally.
 
17 May 2013
The government of Canada has invested in the Atlantic Gateway to improve the supply chain efficiency and competitiveness of transportation in New Brunswick...
 
17 May 2013
Transnet has concluded a two-year wage agreement this week covering all of its employees in the bargaining unit, represented by the Satawu and Utatu-Sarhwu unions.
 
17 May 2013
MSC Belgium has introduced a new container release system that allows customers in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium to collect their containers quickly in a secure environment.
 
17 May 2013
Janel World Trade reported a net loss of $289,060 in its fiscal second quarter ending March 31, 2013, an improvement from a net loss of $397,831 in the same period last year.
 
17 May 2013
Damco’s profit slipped on increased revenue in the first quarter as the global freight forwarding and logistics group saw air freight tonnage soar while ocean container traffic stalled.
 
16 May 2013
Transport Corp. of India reported its group net profit in fiscal year 2012-13, which ended March 31, 2013, was $12.86 million, jumping 17 percent from $11 million in 2011-12.
 
16 May 2013
DHL Supply Chain plans to invest €10 million (approximately US$13 million) to expand its presence in Vietnam over the next couple years.
 
16 May 2013
Logwin has moved its Vietnam warehousing and logistics operations into a new facility close to Hanoi, which will serve the country’s northern region.

Commentary

 
A refrigerated shipper and motor carrier get two different readings on a temperature-controlled product. Now what?