DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Direct-from-store fulfillment, improved collaboration, and improving the use of data are among key drivers moving retailer forward.

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

SAN DIEGO. The head of the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) said another effort is underway that could create a pathway for some younger drivers to get involved in interstate commerce. Mark S.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

“The regulation, which added four semi-synthetic opioids to the drug testing panel, was enacted to ensure safety in the trucking industry," explained Bob Robenalt, a partner at Fisher Phillips.

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

A panel discussion hosted by research firm Stifel Capital Markets delves digitization efforts in the transportation space are actually designed to help humans do their jobs better, with more efficiency, accuracy, and ease.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Procurement must never be an afterthought in any enterprise. Manufacturers need to have the right raw materials and supplies available. Supply chain entities need to know vendors will be held accountable and adhere to the terms within vendor-supply chain partner service level agreements. Supply chain professionals must also know how they will be shipping freight.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Feeling the weight of production dragging you down? Take a look at the latest material handling equipment from the directory that will make work a breeze again.

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Freight is booming, but drivers are scarce and operational costs are rising.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UPS controversy is one of a series of cases where the EU’s merger control arm is under pressure.

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Roadside inspectors still adjusting to new way they will receive electronic logbook information from truck drivers.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The concentration of high technology and commitment to sustainable transport practices in the San Francisco Bay Area became evident again today with the announcement that a battery-powered truck has entered the Port of Oakland fleet for the first time, testing the feasibility of zero-emission freight hauling.

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

UPS has commissioned Workhorse to build it electric delivery trucks that cost about the same as diesels.

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Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In an effort to improve its air cargo service as capacity continues to tighten and rates escalate, the San Francisco-based forwarder Flexport is offering in-house air service on a 747-400F from Los Angeles to Hong Kong.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The way to succeed at e-commerce is to think like your customers. But how do they think? A decade ago, retailers were responsible for the in-store experience and the quality of their product. That was pretty much it. Today, online retailers are held accountable for everything that happens in-between, in transit, and a lot more. Traffic used to annoy shoppers on the way to the mall, but today, those same delays are the retailer’s problem as well.

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Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The company said this offering enables customers to focus on exception management through track and trace data in tandem with power machine learning algorithms for its 3PL and freight broker customers to handle real-time load matching.

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The LoadStar

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The air cargo industry has received an opportunity to revolutionise and get investment – and it must take it. Rainer Muller, executive director of Saudia Cargo, urged the industry to “make it happen” and to ensure it gained the advantages of the rise of e-commerce. Speaking to The Loadstar at Air Cargo India last week, Mr Muller said: “Integrators have shown us how it can be done.

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Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

As the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference concludes this week in Phoenix, leading industry indicators point to continued consumer confidence.

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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

BMW has named the Kaliningrad region as the site of its new Russian assembly plant, Denis Manturov, Russia’s industry and trade minister, has revealed. The move has since been confirmed by a BMW spokesperson, according to several news outlets. The German luxury car manufacturer has been looking at locations around Moscow, Leningrad and Kaliningrad for a new site for some time but eventually opted for Kaliningrad because of its well-established logistics channels and its “vast experience of opera

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Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Despite the decline, this marks the seventh straight week that the diesel average has topped the $3 per gallon mark.

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Mazars Ledger

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The passage of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) on December 22, 2017 brought about significant changes that affected… The post Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and Bipartisan Budget of 2018 on the Energy Sector appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In the beginning of the year and in summer season, is produced the biggest movement of products between seller and consumer, this is the sales period. Nowadays, with sales on internet, this movement increase considerably. I want to focus on textile sector, more concretely in Zara, from Inditex. Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Syprine, which treats a rare condition known as Wilson disease, gained notoriety after Valeant Pharmaceuticals International raised the price of the drug to $21,267 in 2015 from $652 just five years earlier. Along with similar practices by pharmaceutical executives like Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals and Heather Bresch of Mylan (the maker of the EpiPen), the story helped spark a national conversation about the high cost of prescription drugs, not to mention Congressional inquiries and

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Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Autoterminal, a member of the Noatum Maritime Group , recently signed a new shareholder agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports. This new agreement will lead to the creation of the Autoterminal Khalifa Port Company a joint venture that will operate and manage the RoRo/car terminal at the Port under a 15-year concession. Located in the Port of Barcelona, Autoterminal is the leader in the Mediterranean region for multimodal car terminals and has over 25 years’ experience in the automotive industry.

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Airfreight Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Middle Eastern Airline Qatar Airways and British aircraft engine builder Rolls Royce recently held two training programs at the Rolls Royce Learning and Development facility in Derby, United Kingdom. The training was for the Al-Darb Qatarisation Program in which participants learn from Rolls Royce on varying subjects regarding expertise and leadership. 40 of the top Al-Darb candidates were flown to the UK to take part in the annual Business Management and Commercial Awareness training courses.

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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Volkswagen Group of America has officially opened a second finished vehicle distribution centre in California, at the port of Benicia in San Francisco Bay. Vehicles will be staged there for 81 VW, Audi, Bentley and Porsche dealers in northern California, enhancing customer service and delivery times, the company said. Among the vehicles to be imported via Benicia are VW’s long wheelbase Tiguan, e-Golf and, in time, the 2019 Jetta compact sedan and Arteon four-door coupé.

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Airfreight Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Qatar Airways recently received the new Airbus A350-1000 at their hub and home, Doha International Airport. This was a global first for the company as this is the world’s first commercial A350-1000, the aircraft will soon enter into service and begin commercial operations. The new Airbus performed a fly-by above Doha before landing receiving a celebratory water cannon salute to mark this auspicious occasion.

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The LoadStar

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

A £150m investment in a new Thames river berth could see the port of Tilbury rival Dover for shortsea box and ro-ro services, post-Brexit. P&O Ferries has okayed a deal with Forth Ports that will see the ferry and logistics operator move into the new berth, subject to planning permission. Chief executive Janette Bell said she was “looking forward” to working closely with Forth Ports after the move to the terminal, which should see.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor ·. February 27, 2018. As the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference concludes this week in Phoenix, leading industry indicators point to continued consumer confidence. “The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index unexpectedly surged 6.5 points (5.2%) to 130.8, the highest level since November 2000,” said James Bohnaker, Associate Director, U.S.

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The LoadStar

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Belgium lags behind its European neighbours when it comes to domestic e-commerce, but hosting numerous SMEs, it has the potential to be a major player in the global market. Last year, some €10bn was spent online in the country – however, with double the population, the Dutch market was worth €24bn. Danny van Himste, MD of DHL Express in the country, said Belgium suffered from a national “risk-averse” nature, but felt that its significant SME market could put it in.

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