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| Imperial, GIBS partner on supply chain program |
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Friday, February 17, 2012
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The Johannesburg, South Africa-based Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and Imperial Logistics, a logistics services provider, have launched a Supply Chain and Logistics Program to provide teaching and research in the fields of logistics, supply chain management, and transportation management. The goal of the program is to raise awareness of supply chain management systems for firms in the Southern and greater Africa regions, and also create supply chain ...
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| American produce transporters get guidelines |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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The North American Produce Transportation Working Group (NAPTWG) on Tuesday released its new North American Produce Transportation Guidelines. The document integrates multiple existing transportation guidelines into a single set of best practices which can be used throughout North America by the carrier industry. These best practice guidelines were also agreed to by various stakeholders in the produce supply chain and were endorsed by the Blue Book and the Dispute Resolution Cor...
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| Small firms miss exports, UPS says |
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Friday, December 30, 2011
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Only a quarter of small and medium-sized businesses export even though growth prospects overseas are better than strictly through domestic sales, according to a survey of more than 1,000 companies sponsored by UPS. The survey sample shows the untapped potential for exports, but is substantially more than the 1 percent of U.S. companies overall that the U.S. government and other experts estimate are engaged export activity. The uncertain economy and governmen...
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| Let's put U.S. economic condition in context |
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Monday, December 19, 2011
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By Eric Kulisch If you don’t watch Fareed Zakharia’s “GPS” program Sunday mornings on CNN , you should. The journalist and foreign affairs analyst gets past the surface noise to provide provocative analysis about what’s really going on at the intersection of global economics and politics. GPS stands for Global Public Square. It’s a forum for exchanging ideas about the critical issues of the day. The show offers important lessons for freight executives at the domestic and ...
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| Transplace signs up toymaker Winston |
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
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The Dallas-based 3PL Transplace said Tuesday it has won a deal from the toy manufacturer Winston Co. to manage inbound U.S. shipments from Ningbo, China. Winston, based in Tulsa, Okla. and Bentonville, Ark., supplies to some of the world’s largest retailers, specializing in the production of scooters and quad cars. Transplace said it will also manage specific domestic services for Winston beginning in 2012. “Transplace strives to become a partner versus a service-p...
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| Project forwarder course in Shanghai |
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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A training course for project freight forwarders will be held Feb. 27-28 in conjunction with Breakbulk China 2012 at the Intex Shanghai exhibition center. The Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management ISO accredited training focuses on the professional development of employees and new thinking about how to successfully manage complex heavy-lift transportation. “The Shanghai course will feature a number of Asia-Pacific case studies and applied learning exe...
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| Antwerp signs deals with Chongqing |
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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The Port of Antwerp Authority has signed two agreements with organizations in the inland Chinese metropolis of Chongqing as part of a Belgian trade mission to China. The port’s training subsidiary has signed a five-year deal with the Chongqing International Freight Forwarders Association to train Chinese maritime professionals. The subsidiary, called APEC, has organized seminars for around 600 maritime professionals from 65 countries around the world. Since 1980 it ...
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| TMSA offers educational webinars |
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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The Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA) will hold two new educational webinars later this month. On Oct. 27, Rick Karlton, director with the sales, marketing and communications practice at the Sales Executive Council, will discuss the alignment between sales and marketing. The webinar will teach attendees how to deliver insights to customers in a tailored and assertive manner, the drivers of commercial effectiveness and how to achieve collaboration between sale...
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| WCO to hold trade forum in China |
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Friday, September 30, 2011
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The World Customs Organization will host a customs and trade forum in Guangzhou, China on Nov. 24-25 to discuss knowledge sharing as a way to improve public-private cooperation to enhance the management of modern, secure international supply chains. The event, which is expected to draw upwards of 500 customs and business attendees, will include discussions covering: • Sharing knowledge to inspire trade development and economic prosperity. • Risk managem...
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| U.S. promotes medicines trade |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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On Monday at Round 8 of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Chicago, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a white paper outlining a new USTR strategic initiative, Trade Enhancing Access to Medicines (TEAM). TEAM offers trade policy tools to promote trade and reduce obstacles to access to both new and generic medicines, while supporting innovation for developing new medicines, USTR said. The white paper describes how, under t...
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| College hosts auto supply chain competition |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration, with support from General Motors, is bringing in logistics students from across the country to Detroit on Sept. 22-25 for an in-depth look at the supply chain systems that support the automotive industry and its high-tech vehicles. The General Motors-Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competitio , featuring the Chevrolet Volt, will bring 16 university groups. The program will introduce st...
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| Zuniga named NCBFAA educational director |
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Friday, September 09, 2011
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Federico 'Kiko' Zuniga, a past president and chairman of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, will now join the organization's full-time staff as its educational director. Zuniga played a key role in creating the NCBFAA Educational Institute, which offers certification courses, webinars and other types of educational outreach for members and non-members alike in an effort to increase professionalism in the broker industry. Zuniga, who...
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