A host of marketplace trends are driving logistics companies to offer more value-added services and to physically locate closer to customers in order to support continued growth, says John Ferguson, CEO of SCI Logistics, a major logistics provider in Canada.

Domestic container volume continued its steady performance in the second quarter of 2013 with 9 percent year-over-year gains, largely attributable to a strong big-box segment, with total intermodal traffic rising by 2.4 percent for the quarter, according to IANA, a trade association for the intermodal transportation industry.

Saudi Airlines Cargo has re-launched its hub in Nairobi, Kenya, and expanded network coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.

Saudia Airlines Cargo Co. is launching OK-2-KSA, an online tool designed to help shippers obtain approvals for the importation of five types of goods by air into Saudi Arabia.

The most important benefit of supply chain visibility is enabling management by exception, says Sean Riley of Software AG. He explains what is driving renewed interest in this area and outlines steps to achieving real-time alerts and automated responses.

UPS released its annual Sustainability Report announcing that while the total number of packages UPS shipped in 2012 increased, the company reduced its total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the carrier's annual sustainability report.

DSC Logistics has announced the expansion of their U.S. network with the construction of a state-of-the-art Food / CPG Retail Consolidation Logistics Center in the new logistics park in Moreno Valley, California. Kraft Foods Group, one of North America's largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies, will be the first customer in the building, scheduled for a late 2013 opening.