Logistics Outsourcing

Google May Just 'Drone' a Package to Your Doorstep One Day

September 4, 2014

For two years, Google has quietly been developing autonomous flying vehicles that can be used to deliver packages for disaster relief or for commerce purposes, the company revealed.

Singapore Post Buys F.S. Mackenzie Ltd.

September 3, 2014

F.S. Mackenzie Ltd.

Famous Holdings Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of Singapore Post Limited, has purchased the shares of F.S. Mackenzie Ltd.

Jacobson Companies Being Sold to Norbert Dentressangle

September 3, 2014

Jacobson Companies

Jacobson Companies is being sold by its current owner, Oak Hill Capital Partners, to Norbert Dentressangle, a publicly traded third-party logistics provider based in Lyon, France.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

September 3, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

Van, Refrigerated Freight Rates Remain Strong, Unchanged

September 2, 2014

DAT Solutions

Firm capacity and demand on the spot truckload freight market made for stable rates during the week ending August 23, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards. The total number of posted van, refrigerated, and flatbed loads decreased 1.4 percent while the available capacity dipped 0.1 percent compared to the previous week.

Foreign-Trade Zone Imports and Exports Record New Highs in 2013

September 2, 2014

NAFTZ

The value of exports from America's foreign-trade zones increased by 13.7 percent in 2013, to a record high $79.5bn in merchandise exported, according to figures released by the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board in its Annual Report to Congress. At $835.8bn, the 2013 value of received merchandise into FTZs also reached a new high, surpassing the previous year’s record of $732.2bn – a 14.1 percent increase.

Will Postal Service Rate Cuts Steal Business From UPS and FedEx?

September 2, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The battle of the parcel carriers has begun.

Canada Seeks to Lure U.S. Businesses with Lower Corporate Taxes

August 29, 2014

CFO

With Burger King planning to relocate there after completing its buy of coffee-and-donut chain Tim Hortons for about $11.4bn, Canada is emerging as the latest tax haven for U.S. firms fleeing a high tax code at home.

CEVA Logistics Expands Operation in Los Angeles

August 28, 2014

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has expanded its freight-management operation in the Los Angeles area.

Farmers and Their Crops Wait for Transport as Crude Oil Monopolizes N.D. Rail

August 28, 2014

The New York Times

The furious pace of energy exploration in North Dakota is creating a crisis for farmers whose grain shipments have been held up by a vast new movement of oil by rail, leading to millions of dollars in agricultural losses and slower production for breakfast cereal giants like General Mills.

Logistics Outsourcing

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