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Carrier Transicold Develops New Reefer Units for EPA Compliance

July 19, 2012

Carrier Transicold has developed new transport refrigeration units and generator sets, to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for diesel emissions, which take effect in 2013.

AEB, SingTel Team Up to Offer Cloud-Based Warehouse Management for SMEs

July 19, 2012

AEB (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd.

AEB (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd. is partnering with SingTel on a cloud-based warehouse-management system (WMS) aimed at the small- to medium-sized business market.

GAC Group Launches Road Freight Groupage Between U.K., Turkey

July 19, 2012

GAC Group

The GAC Group, a global logistics, shipping and marine services company, has launched a road freight groupage offering between Turkey and the U.K.

Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 1.6 Percent in July

July 18, 2012

National Retail Federation

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.6 percent in July compared with the same month last year, and modest year-over-year increases are expected through the holiday season shipping cycle, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

As European Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Branches Out, Is Use of 3PLs a Good Thing?

July 18, 2012

GBI Research

Pharmaceutical companies are hiring a little help, and joining with third-party logistics services companies, but are they abandoning too much control over their business, asks a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research.

Retail Organization Urges East Coast Ports and Longshoremen to Avoid Work Stoppage

July 18, 2012

RILA

In a letter sent today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) urged the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance Ltd. to reach a contract agreement well in advance of the September 30 deadline in order to prevent a disruption to the flow of goods and the lasting economic affects that would result.

Study Conducted by Three U.S. Universities Suggests Ways Pentagon Can Cut Billions

July 18, 2012

University of Tennessee

As with most government agencies, the U.S. Department of Defense faces intense pressure to be more efficient in how it spends tax dollars. Building greater trust with defense contractors might be the solution, according to a new study sponsored by the U.S. Air Force and co-authored by professors from the University of Tennessee, Auburn University and the University of Alabama.

FPS Lanka's Project Forwarding, 3PL Arm Sets Up New Logistics Center

July 18, 2012

Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka

Projects FPS, the new project-forwarding and third-party logistics arm of Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka, has created a dedicated logistics center at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka.

Airfreight Group Argues for 'Harmonized' Approach to Risk Assessment on U.S. Model

July 17, 2012

Air Cargo World

In a position paper, the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group warned against the issuance of ad-hoc directives about the utilization of advance electronic data for airfreight security. Instead, the coalition encouraged governments around the world to take cues from the industry and look to the Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot program currently under way in the U.S. for guidance.

Of Zippers, Matzos and Closed Supply Chains

July 16, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

We like the term "supply chain" because it suggests a tightly interlinked series of steps that results in the uninterrupted flow of product from the raw-materials stage all the way to the consumer. But the word "chain" also evokes a burden, and that's how many companies have come to view their operations in recent years. Hence the mania for outsourcing everything from design and manufacturing to logistics.