http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/ Headline News en http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/ 18 16 Headline News http://backend.userland.com/rss091 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:27:00 -0400 http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/headline-news/single-article/article/cma-cgm-to-launch-direct-service-from-asia-to-south-america-west-coast/ CMA CGM is launching a direct ocean container service between Asia, Mexico and the west coast of South America. Dubbed ACSA 2, the service is being offered in partnership with CSCL, Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine. It will provide direct connections to Guayaquil, Ecuador and Iquique and Valparaiso, Chile, as well as enhanced port coverage of the South American west coast. The service will deploy 10 vessels with capacity of between 2,350 and 2,550 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).... http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/headline-news/single-article/article/answerthink-joins-saps-all-in-one-fast-start-program/ Answerthink has joined the SAP Business All-in-One fast-start program. The initiative gives mid-sized companies the tools and methodologies for accelerating software acquisition and implementation. The service is pre-configured with the industry-specific processes required to shape core business functions. Answerthink’s EzLifeScience products are tailored specifically for the life sciences industry. They aid in the streamlining of integrated business applications, development of new products,... http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/headline-news/single-article/article/canadian-truckload-sector-sees-slight-rise-in-expenses-in-first-half-of-2010/ The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased slightly during the first 6 months of 2010, according to the Canadian General Freight Index, sponsored by transportation management solutions provider Nulogx.Overall freight costs increased by 1.8 percent from December 2009 to June 2010. Base rates, which exclude the impact of fuel surcharges assessed by carriers, also increased by 2.2 percent. Average fuel surcharges decreased marginally from 14.7 percent of base rates to 13.4... http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/headline-news/single-article/article/unseasonal-patterns-emerge-in-summer-rates-for-refrigerated-vans/ Although refrigerated freight rates were on fire this summer – so to speak -- an odd pattern emerged in contract rates for reefers. (Contract rates are paid directly by the shipper to the carrier.) In July, just when you would expect reefer rates to decline from June’s seasonal peak, the national average contract rate for reefers actually increased from $1.50 to $1.51.At the same time, spot market demand for reefers was waning from June’s high of 8.5 loads per available truck to 6.7 in... http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/headline-news/single-article/article/national-security-will-remain-job-no-1-throughout-effort-to-reform-export-controls/ While export control reform is well under way in the United States, the Obama administration warned exporters that enforcement of the regulations remains a top priority.The reform, announced by the White House on April 20, calls for significant changes to the way the federal government processes export licenses for controlled U.S.-made military and commercial items. The plan also includes fielding a single computer system for use among the various Commerce, State and Defense department agencies...