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Ocean Shipping Industry Should Be Taxed on Carbon Output, IMF Urges

A report released this week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) states that carbon taxes should be levied against the shipping industry.

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Aras Teams With CloudSAFE in Cloud-Based Offering for PLM

Aras has joined with CloudSAFE to develop CloudSAFE PLM [Product Lifecycle Management] Cloud powered by Aras Innovator.

SeaLand Launches Service Between Gulf of Mexico, U.S. East Coast

SeaLand, an ocean carrier specializing in the intra-Americas market, has created a service between the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern and central regions of the U.S.

IAG Cargo Inaugurates Three New Routes in Latin America

IAG Cargo has added three routes to its service in Latin America. Beginning in the summer of 2016, the carrier will operate direct flights from London Gatwick to San Jose, Costa Rica and Lima, Peru.

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2015 Saw Record Number of Containers Vessels Lying Idle

The global idle containership fleet hit a record high in 2015 reaching nearly six times that of the start of that year.

With End of Holiday Shopping Season, Normal Level of U.S. Retail Imports Expected by April

With the holiday season over, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to slowly decline through the first quarter of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Could Thailand Become Major Logistics Hub in Southeast Asia?

Despite its history of political unrest and military juntas, the nation of Thailand is emerging as a major Southeast Asian logistics hub that could be worth nearly $100bn in revenue over the next few years, according to a December 2015 study released by worldwide consultants Frost & Sullivan.

Freight Regulation and Profitability: Can We Strike a Balance?

Want to get a sense of how new federal regulations will affect transportation tomorrow? Look at California today.

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Collaboration Between Procurement, Logistics Not Practiced at Many Companies, Study Shows

While there has been much talk over the past 10 years or so about "collaboration," much of it has been focused on external supply chain collaboration. It seems that many companies neglected to get their own houses in order before looking outside their own supply chains, according to a University of Tennessee report entitled Bending the Chain: The Surprising Challenge of Integrating Purchasing and Logistics.

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MSC Among Latest Western Companies to Resume Business With Iran

European shipping and offshore interests are pursuing business in Iran with news this week that MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has resumed vessel operations to Iran, after services were suspended in 2012 in response to trade sanctions.

Ocean Cargo Rates to Continue to Drop, Industry Losses to Mount in 2016, Report Says

Further widening of the supply-demand imbalance at the trade route level and insufficient measures to reduce ship capacity will lead to an acceleration of freight rate reductions and industry-wide losses in 2016, according to the latest Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Rates for Ocean Cargo Continued to Sink in Last Quarter 2015

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes saw another reduction in the last quarter of 2015, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates.

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