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Huge China investment opens doors for logistics developer GLP HONG KONG – Logistics property developer Global Logistic Properties has completed the second and final tranche of its $2.5 billion agreement with a group of state owned companies and financial institutions in China that gives the company greater access to strategic property sites in one of […]

Rising e-commerce to keep China logistics growth in double digits, Citi says HONG KONG — China’s logistics industry is expected to show double-digit growth over the next five years, continuing a trend of 21 percent compound annual growth since 1991 and driven by rising online shopping and a growing trend of outsourcing non-core activities. In […]

Stifel: Growth in air, sea shipments expected in second half Stifel’s combined Logistics Confidence Index for sea and air freight in September increased 6.2 points year-over-year to 59.2. Full-size chart Air and ocean freight are expected to see “good” trade volume growth through the third and fourth quarters of 2014, especially in air freight, given […]

Analyst says commodity markets are working, fears overblown Facing record yields, plunging prices and forecasts of weakening demand, corn and soybean exporters are depressed. A commodities industry analyst Tuesday told the 2014 Soy Global Trade Exchange in Milwaukee their fears are overblown. Low prices invariably generate increased demand, so exports of corn, soybeans and energy […]

Gartner names Europe's best shipper supply chains Research firm Gartner identified 15 European companies with the best performing supply chains, based on metrics including inventory turns, return on assets and revenue. At the top of the list are food and consumer products manufacturer Unilever, Spanish retailer Inditex and clothing retail chain H&M. The same three […]

Seven factors XPO’s Jacobs says drive logistics growth There’s a reason XPO Logistics and other large third-party logistics and freight brokerage companies in the U.S. are growing rapidly. It’s not simply because they have the money to buy other companies, though that helps. It’s not location and it’s not luck. These companies — whether publicly […]

With $700 million to spend, what will XPO Logistics buy next? Transportation analysts hailed the $700 million investment XPO Logistics won from three global funds yesterday. The question, they said, is what XPO will buy with that money. The third-party logistics operator has acquired 13 companies over the past three years, and plans to buy […]

Retailers sign for space as China business grows China’s logistics property investment is continuing at a rapid pace as retailers sign leases for specialised distribution centres to support their mainland expansion plans. Robust demand for retail and e-commerce logistics is providing warehouse property developers with a constant stream of business in both tier one cities […]

China factory production expands even after peak season surge to US, Europe Chinese factories are still expanding production even though most orders for the holiday season in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere have already been shipped, suggesting global demand is building. China’s official purchasing manager index fell 0.6 percentage points to 51.7 percent in August, […]

Air to ocean shift may be slowing as economy improves A long-term shift from air to ocean freight by shippers looking to cut transport costs and willing to tolerate longer transit times may be slowing as economic conditions improve, according to recent comments from transportation executives. “I think we saw the bulk of the movement […]