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Get up to speed on the regulatory environment, forwarders advise SHENZHEN, China — Staying on top of the evolving regulatory and customs environment is a key areas forwarders and NVOCCs need to focus on as they expand their business across Asia, delegates at a TPM Asia panel heard today. Paul Man, director of APL Logistics […]

Frequent sailing schedule changes challenge shippers From July through September, there were roughly 22.5 million global sailing schedule changes on more than 1.3 million schedules from 20 carriers, underscoring the challenges of shipment planning, according to a new report from CargoSmart. “Frequent sailing schedule changes can make it challenging for shippers to prepare export filings […]

Heavy-haul vision drives trucking growth for Daseke If a shipment is too long, too wide, too high or too heavy to move on an ordinary tractor-trailer — think airplane wings or wind turbine blades — Don Daseke wants it. Such heavy-haul, specialized industrial freight is the core business of Daseke Inc., a rapidly growing trucking […]

Heavy demand in China for e-commerce logistics space HONG KONG — Global Logistic Properties (GLP) continues to grow its leasing portfolio as customers expand to cater to the fast rising demand for modern e-commerce logistics facilities on the Chinese mainland. The leading provider of modern logistics properties in China, Japan and Brazil this week signed […]

Klaus-Michael Kuehne to give keynote address at TPM 2015 Klaus-Michael KuehneKlaus-Michael Kuehne, honorary chairman and majority shareholder of Kuehne + Nagel, will deliver the keynote address at JOC Group Inc.’s TPM 2015 Conference next March. The three-day event, put on by JOC Group Inc., again will be held in Long Beach, Calif. The annual conference, […]

UPS, FedEx ask online shippers for help avoiding holiday debacle   As the holiday retail season approaches, major parcel services in the United States are pressuring retailers to be more realistic in shipping expectations in order to avoid a repeat of 2013, when over 2 million express packages were not delivered by the Christmas Eve […]

Foreign couriers seek clarity on China ruling to open domestic sector HONG KONG — The world’s top integrators are waiting to see how the recent ruling by China’s State Council to liberalise domestic package delivery will play out across the multi-billion dollar market dominated by a multitude of small low cost operators. A State Council […]

Forwarders not impressed with loss leading contracts HONG KONG — Large forwarders are less inclined to accept loss leading business and will turn down contracts rather than supply transport services at below break-even levels, according to logistics companies with strong Asia Pacific business. Following recent comments by Kuehne + Nagel CEO Detlef Trefzger that the […]

BDP merger with Mumbai partner to boost India business BDP International (India) and its long-time local partner Unique Global Logistics have approved a merger agreement between the two parties, allowing the Philadelphia-based logistics group to consolidate its operations in the country. “It is a merger of UGL into BDP, with the latter holding a majority […]

US retail holiday sales expected to top last year’s growth On an improved macroeconomic backdrop, U.S. retail holiday sales growth this year is  expected to top that of last year, putting increased pressure on logistics and parcel delivery companies. According to financial advisory firm Deloitte’s annual holiday sales forecast, U.S. retail holiday sales are expected […]