With U.S.-led sanctions expected to be lifted soon as part of July's nuclear deal, Iran has unveiled a $120bn fleet expansion campaign.

Container service reliability across the three main East-West trades reached a new data series high in September, rising by 6.5 percentage points over August to the new record of 79.9 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

The American Association of Port Authorities has created an interactive western hemispheric map of its member ports.

Matt Menner, senior vice president of strategic account management with Transplace, is joined by John Brooks, director of transportation and distribution with Philips North America, in a discussion of how their participation in a Customer Advisory Board has fostered a new level of collaboration between the two companies.

Newgistics Inc., a provider of logistics services and technology for retailers and brands, will provide delivery in the U.S. for products purchased through AliExpress, the e-commerce unit of Alibaba that connects Chinese businesses with international buyers.

EnVista Corp. has developed a new direct store delivery (DSD) system for improving beverage deliveries.

Challenge: This global leader in power and automation technologies operates in 100 countries and managed its international trade using a partly decentralized model. However, as the company grew and new trade agreements were ratified, their supply chain became more complex.