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Asia expansion pushes Dachser ocean volumes up 20 percent HONG KONG — Global logistics provider Dachser grew its Asia-Pacific ocean freight by 20 percent in a solid first quarter as the company expanded its regional network.The double-digit growth in year-over-year volumes saw Dachser handling 203,000 TEUs in Asia, with the total number of air and […]

Shippers start to see advantages of Shanghai FTZ HONG KONG — The benefits of shipping through the Shanghai Free Trade Zone are starting to become apparent more than two years after Beijing first launched the pilot project.To great fanfare and hype, the pilot Shanghai Free Trade Zone threw open its doors in 2012, but the […]

Metals man: Detective tracks scrap-cargo thieves DANA POINT, California–Hollywood may never make a movie about Ben Garcia, a civilian investigator at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, but buyers, sellers and transporters of metal in Southern California have no better friend. “I chase stolen metal,” Garcia told the annual meeting of the American Copper Council […]

A DNA change for West Coast shippers Data such as West Coast-East Coast market share, volumes and growth rates will ultimately tell the story of how damaging the months-long longshore labor standoff was for West Coast ports. Was the nearly year-long stretch of disruption and uncertainty a one-time episode in the minds of shippers that […]

Overseas warehouses drive up Hong Kong e-commerce sales, eBay study finds HONG KONG — Hong Kong sellers using global e-commerce platform eBay have embraced overseas warehouses as a way of boosting sales and avoiding disruption and rising logistics costs during peak shipping seasons.By the end of last year, more than a quarter of Hong Kong […]

Container lines have role in China’s surging cross border e-commerce HONG KONG — The speed to market requirement of online shopping means cross-border e-commerce has always relied on air transport, but easing import regulations at Shanghai’s free trade zone is allowing container shipping lines to participate in the fast growing sector.The port of entry is […]

Tüpraş Goes Live with Amber Road’s Restricted Party Screening Solution Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), a leading provider of global trade management solutions (GTM), today announced that Tüpraş A.S., (Turkish Petroleum Refineries Co.) is live with Amber Road’s automated restricted party screening solution, following a six week implementation. Tüpraş, Turkey’s largest industrial enterprise, is part of […]

Global Logistics Provider Damco Opens New Commercial Office in Boston Damco is pleased to announce the opening of a new commercial office in Boston, Massachusetts. The new office will better position Damco to serve its growing client base in the New England region and demonstrates a commitment to ever improving its customers’ experience in the […]

Yusen Logistics (Americas) Named Intermodal Carrier of the Year by Continental Mills Secaucus, NJ: Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. has been named the 2014 Intermodal Carrier of the Year by Continental Mills in recognition of its outstanding customer service, continuous improvement and exceeding monthly key performance indicator (KPI) measurements. This is the third year in a […]

Transcount Brings The Innovative Approach To Freight Forwarding A new freight forwarding management system has just been made officially available for the logistics and freight forwarding professionals. This system, called Transcount, opens new possibilities for freight managing and helps to reach higher work efficiency in less time. Transcount brings innovative solutions and handy tools for […]