Monthly Archives for June 2015

Top forwarders fail mystery online sales test HONG KONG — A test of 20 top freight forwarders’ online services produced a dismal set of results and revealed the distance still to be travelled before logistics companies are ready to offer efficient automated bookings.Online freight booking company Freightos conducted the mystery shopper test, outlined in a […]

Despite LA-LB port issues, SoCal distribution space at a premium Despite its well-publicized port congestion and labor problems this past year, Southern California continues to be a hotbed for industrial real estate development, industry experts told the I.CON Industrial Real Estate Conference sponsored by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association Wednesday in Long Beach. The […]

Despite LA-LB port issues, SoCal distribution space at a premium Despite its well-publicized port congestion and labor problems this past year, Southern California continues to be a hotbed for industrial real estate development, industry experts told the I.CON Industrial Real Estate Conference sponsored by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association Wednesday in Long Beach. The […]

Despite LA-LB port issues, SoCal distribution space at a premium Despite its well-publicized port congestion and labor problems this past year, Southern California continues to be a hotbed for industrial real estate development, industry experts told the I.CON Industrial Real Estate Conference sponsored by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association Wednesday in Long Beach. The […]

Cargo theft spikes in UK, Netherlands in first quarter Criminals increasingly are taking aim at global supply chains, knowing that cargo crime is often unreported can offer greater reward for less risk than higher profile types of robbery. Reports from Europe and North America indicate cargo thieves are becoming more active, more savvy and more […]

Cargo theft spikes in UK, Netherlands in first quarter Criminals increasingly are taking aim at global supply chains, knowing that cargo crime is often unreported can offer greater reward for less risk than higher profile types of robbery. Reports from Europe and North America indicate cargo thieves are becoming more active, more savvy and more […]

Cargo theft spikes in UK, Netherlands in first quarter Criminals increasingly are taking aim at global supply chains, knowing that cargo crime is often unreported can offer greater reward for less risk than higher profile types of robbery. Reports from Europe and North America indicate cargo thieves are becoming more active, more savvy and more […]

Lufthansa Cargo traffic dips, but outperforms rivals LONDON – Lufthansa Cargo’s traffic dipped 1.4 percent in May as it failed to fill additional capacity, but the German carrier continued to outperform its main European rivals. The all-cargo airline transported 138,000 tonnes (152 tons), taking its total for the first five months of the year to […]

Alberta shippers can improve cash flow via Canada’s new foreign trade zones Alberta manufacturers and retailers can improve their cash flow by getting their factories and distribution centers designated within two newly-establish free trade zones. Edmonton and Calgary manufacturers will be able to put off paying taxes on imported inputs until the manufacturing process has […]

US transport, warehouse job openings surge The number of job openings at U.S. transportation, warehousing and utility companies jumped 70.3 percent year-over-year in April, climbing to 269,000 by April 31, the highest point in a decade, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the number of employees hired by […]