Logistics Technology News

Explore today’s cutting-edge global logistics technology news and analysis by the Journal of Commerce. Coverage includes logistics technology startups, logistics technology solutions, venture capital, management and impact, freight forwarder technology and the latest supply chain and logistics technology. 

The latest Logistics Technology News News & Analysis

Nippon Express Reports $69.7 Million Profit

Hisane Masaki |
Nippon Express, Japan&rsquo;s largest international freight forwarder, posted a net profit of $69.7 million on a consolidated basis in its fiscal first 2011 ending June, compared with a <a href="http:
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Expeditors Reports Record Second Quarter Profit

JOC Staff |
Expeditors International of Washington reported a record second quarter profit of $95 million on Tuesday, but the forwarder saw growth rates slow down sharply while ocean and air freight volume declin
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Yusen Logistics' Profit Plunges 59 Percent

Hisane Misaki |
Yusen Logistics's net profit plunged 59.2 percent in its fiscal first quarter ending June 30 from a year earlier to $6.1 million on a consolidated basis despite a significant boost in revenue.
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Forwarder Pilot Expands to Amsterdam

Mark Szakonyi |
Pilot Freight Services will open an office in Amsterdam as the U.S. freight forwarder looks to build on strong growth in the international arena with its first full office overseas. <br /> <br />
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Kuehne + Nagel Ranked Top Forwarder in 2010

Mark Szakonyi |
Switzerland-based Kuehne + Nagel was the largest international forwarder in 2010, handling of nearly a 10th of the world&rsquo;s air and sea freight business by revenue, according to Transport Intelli
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Italy's Fortune International Joins INTTRA

Mark Szakonyi |
Fortune International Transport says its new membership in the INTTRA&rsquo;s ocean shipping e-commerce network will give the Italian non-vessel operating common carrier better access to the global oc
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Yusen Logistics Loses Antitrust Appeal

Hisane Masaki |
Japan&rsquo;s competition oversight agency rejected an appeal from Yusen Logistics of the freight forwarder&rsquo;s fine for violating antitrust laws in a global air freight pricing conspiracy, accord
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Crowley Acquires Puerto Rico Freight Services

Peter T. Leach |
Crowley Maritime is bolstering its logistics capabilities in the Caribbean with the acquisition of Puerto Rico Freight Systems, a company specializing in freight consolidation and less-than-container
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3PLs Linked In

David Biederman |
Ken Kowal is one of a small but growing number of logistics professionals wired into social media. <br /> <br />
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Forwarder Leschaco Names Malambri US Chief

JOC Staff |
Freight forwarder Leschaco named Mark Malambri president and CEO of the Germany-based company&rsquo;s U.S. operations. <br /> <br />
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Technology Provider Descartes Acquires Telargo

Peter T. Leach |
Logistics technology provider Descartes Systems Group is acquiring software specialist Telargo to add new mobile information capabilities to trucking operations systems. <br /> <br />
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Geodis Wilson Buys One Source Logistics

Bruce Barnard |
Geodis Wilson strengthened its position in the U.S.
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UTi Worldwide Profit Falls on Higher Costs

JOC Staff |
UTi Worldwide reported a 13.2 percent decline in net profit to $8.7 million in its fiscal first quarter ending April 30 as costs from restructuring global operations offset a 14 percent gain in revenu
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Nippon Express Net Profit Tumbles 32 Percent

Hisane Masaki |
Nippon Express, Japan&rsquo;s largest freight forwarder, said that its net profit plunged 32 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, from a year earlier to 8.541 billion yen ($104.16 million)
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Kintetsu World Express Profit Soars 72.4 Percent

Hisane Masaki |
Kintetsu World Express, Japan&rsquo;s second-largest international forwarder, said that its profit surged 72.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, 2011, from the previous fiscal year to 7
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Panalpina Adds Second Hong Kong-Huntsville Flight

JOC Staff |
Forwarder Panalpina is expanding its scheduled freighter operations through Huntsville, Ala., with a second weekly service connecting the city to Hong Kong.<br /> <br />
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Japanese Freight Forwarders Expand in Indochina

Hisane Masaki |
Two Japanese international freight forwarders expanded their operations into Indochina, a Southeast Asian region sandwiched by two Asian giants -- China to the east and India to the west.<br />
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Panalpina First Quarter Profit Grows 22 Percent

Joseph Bonney |
Panalpina Group reported double-digit growth in profit during the first quarter and said it expects air and ocean freight markets to rise 5 to 7 percent this year. <br /><br />
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Yusen Logistics Profit More Than Doubles

Hisane Masaki |
Yusen Logistics said its net profit surged 134.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, from the previous fiscal year to $44.16 million. <br /><br />
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Shipping Group to Set Electronic Payment Standards

Peter T. Leach |
INTTRA, an electronic booking portal for the ocean freight industry, formed a new advisory board with its customers to set standards for electronic payments. <br /><br />
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When Time is Money

David Biederman |
The freight payment and audit business flows smoothly most of the time.
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A 10-Step Program

David Biederman |
Selecting a freight payment and audit firm is an important strategic decision that shouldn&rsquo;t be taken lightly.
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Paying By the Line

David Biederman |
What could go wrong in paying for the shipment of a single ocean container? <br /> <br />
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Economies of Sale

Alan M. Field |
After a year of relative stagnation, merger and acquisition activity in the logistics sector may be about to pick up.
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Expeditors Net Falls 33 Percent

JOC Staff |
Expeditors International of Washington saw its net profit fall 33 percent in the third quarter, to $57.8 million, as tighter capacity and rising prices in ocean and air transport services cut into fre
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Lynden International Expands Sales Team

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Freight forwarder Lynden International brought in experienced account executives in New York and Chicago.<br /> <br />
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Hankyu Opens China Office

Hisane Masaki |
A Chinese subsidiary of Hankyu Express International, a major Japanese air- and sea-freight forwarder, established a branch office in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province in east China.<br
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Expeditors: Freight Slide Worsened in January

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Expeditors International, in a new signal of a weakening demand in the global economy, says declines in ocean and air freight volume accelerated in January as a growing spot pricing market expanded ar
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Trans Global Names North China Freight Chief

Staff |
Trans Global Logistics named Bill Ip director of freight and logistics, China North region. <br /> <br />
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JDA Software and Management Dynamics Inc. Form Strategic Alliance to Drive Improvements in Global Trade Management

JOC Team |
Expanded Solutions Help Companies Better Manage and Profit from Multi-Country Sourcing <br><br>Scott
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With John Dillon, Navis LLC

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO |
John Dillon is chief executive of Navis LLC, a provider of supply-chain execution software for marin
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Manhattan Associates to restate earnings

JOC Team |
Supply chain software provider Manhattan Associates announced it will restate earnings from 1999 thr
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Manhattan Associates to acquire Evant

JOC Team |
Manhattan Associates said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Evant, a specialist in sup
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Sapphire signs with Oracle

JOC Team |
Quintek Technologies, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sapphire Consulting Services, has
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Inttra moves into procurement

BY ANN SACCOMANO |
Ocean portal Inttra is moving beyond freight bookings. It is releasing what it calls Inttra-Tender,
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DESCARTES SYSTEMS ACQUIRES E-TRANSPORT

HELEN ATKINSON |
E-Transport, which began as DXI Inc. and has become one of the main firms offering online transporta
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