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How Multi-Channel Retailing Impacts Site Selection

May 7, 2013

Two executives from industrial realty firm Jones Lang LaSalle discuss issues impacting retailer's distribution site selection decisions, including the growth of multi-channel distribution and rising transportation costs.

An Insider's View of Panama's Colon Free Trade Zone

April 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Nelson Cabrera, director of business development at Lilly and Associates, provides first-hand information on the operation of Panama's Colon Free Zone.

Flanders's Location Makes It a 'Natural Distribution Hub'

April 24, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Benoit Reinards of Flanders Investment and Trade explains why global retailers like Nike have made Flanders their hub for distribution throughout Europe and beyond.

U.S. Coast Guard Permits Certain Temporary Ballast Water Treatment Systems

April 22, 2013

Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard announced the acceptance of nine ballast water treatment systems as Alternate Management Systems (AMS) in compliance with the service's March 2012 final rule for Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. waters.

China Expands Footprint in Port Operations in South Asia

April 18, 2013

Drewry

By recently taking charge of the Gwadar port in Pakistan, China has increased its presence in Southern Asia's port sector, much to the concern of the Indian Government.

Ocean Container Operators 'Struggle' with Weak Demand

April 16, 2013

Drewry

Managing month-to-month changes to services and schedules is now a constant battle for container operators as they strive to keep the spot market from imploding in the current weak demand environment, according to Drewry's latest Container Forecaster report.

Railroads Said to Be Prepared for Increased Business Brought on by Panama Canal Expansion

April 16, 2013

Railway Age

Freight railroads are positioning themselves to meet future transportation demands in this country, including those related directly and indirectly to the expansion of the Panama Canal, Edward R. Hamberger, Association of American Railroads (AAR) president and CEO, told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

March Madness? U.S. Imports Drop 15 Percent in One Month - Biggest Dip Since 2009

April 16, 2013

Zepol Corp.

U.S. import shipment volume for March, measured in TEUs, decreased by 15 percent from February and by 12.5 percent from March of 2012. While February imports were unusually high, March imports were unusually low. In fact, imports for the month of March have not been this low since 2009.

Port of Melbourne Begins Major Overhaul

April 15, 2013

Design Build Source

Construction has begun on a three-year $1.6bn overhaul of the largest container port in Australia, with Victorian state government saying the work is necessary to avoid capacity constraints and adding that it will create around 1,100 jobs.

CMA CGM Builds Dry Port in Iraq

April 15, 2013

TransReporter

CMA CGM is set to open an inland terminal near Abu Ghraib, in the Baghdad Governorate, in June. The shipping group will exclusively manage and operate the facility, which it says will be Iraq's only dry port.