The election of Barack Obama in the United States, the repercussions of the global "financial bailout" and a potential increase in environmental regulations will affect supply chain operations at multiple levels. The ability to quickly monitor and absorb these changes in supply chain structures will be the main agenda for 2009.

APL Logistics and Con-way Freight designed an innovative service that provides a new shipping option between ocean and air, combining the cost savings of ocean containerships with the certainty of airfreight, but at a quarter of the price.