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| SPD starts Indian supply chain, 4PL platform |
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Monday, February 20, 2012
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SourceProcureDeliver.com (SPD), based in Mumbai, India, has launched a new supply chain and distribution platform. The service is initially aimed at suppliers looking to enter the Indian market. SPD said companies currently face a risky choice of either shipping stock against confirmed advance paid orders or entering the market on their own without an existing order base. SPD’s platform introduces a supplier to its target segment and tak...
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| Torque appoints Boland freight head |
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Friday, February 17, 2012
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The Leeds, U.K.-based logistics company Torque has appointed Paul Boland as its new head of freight. Boland has been with Torque for more than 10 years and will oversee imports, exports, air/sea, and courier services. He will also take charge of the architecture and implementation of Torque’s purchase order management system, which will be rolled out across Europe, Asia and India later this year.
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| A2b, Kigo lace tighter together |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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A2b Fulfillment will now provide Kigo Footwear with inventory management and fulfillment support. An existing agreement required third-party logistics provider A2b to provide Kigo with warehousing, storage, and shipping services. Kristin Serrano, Kigo's chief operating officer, said the company’s recent growth necessitated outsourcing. She said the footwear manufacturer was “forced …to decide which tasks are the most important for us to do an...
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| SAP HANA now for small, mid-sized firms |
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
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SAP has announced two new services to deliver its HANA analytics platform to small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs). SAP’s HANA has been extended to power its new Business One application and the new Edge edition of HANA, allowing SMEs to see real-time data and analytics based on individual requirements. The platform is a data management software on SAP partner hardware that powers a wide range of analytics based on this data. For the Business One appli...
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| RedPrairie moves to the cloud |
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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RedPrairie, an Atlanta-based supply chain and retail technology provider, announced that its Merchandise Management and Direct Commerce applications are now available as on-demand through the cloud. RedPrairie is adding cloud versions of these applications as part of an overall cloud platform strategy, touting its ability to save money and provide more efficient systems for small and mid-sized businesses. The company said these cloud applications will help c...
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| Matthews starts supply chain division |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Pennsylvania-based Matthews International has started a new division of its company, Matthews Supply Chain Automation. The division encompass two established branches, Matthews Marking Products and Holjeron, and two recently acquired companies, Innovative Picking Technologies, Inc. (IPTI) and Lightning Pick Technologies. The combination of these companies will allow the new unit to offer integrated technology that covers the supply chain from manufacturing to o...
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| Demand Management opens in Istanbul |
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Demand Management, a provider of supply chain management software, has expanded its overseas presence by opening a new office in Istanbul, Turkey. Demand Management focuses on tools for manufacturers and distributors and offers the Demand Solutions supply chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting and inventory planning. With the new office in Turkey, Demand Management now has 47 offices globally.
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| One Network joins with Arrow Electronics |
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Monday, January 23, 2012
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One Network Enterprises, a cloud supply chain service company in Texas, has announced plans for a new strategic alliance with Arrow Electronics, a Colorado-based global provider of services and products for users of electronic components and enterprise computing applications. The pairing will focus on delivering manufacturers with a comprehensive supply chain management tool and will have a focus on improving service levels and lowering costs. One Network said ...
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| Orium expands in Europe |
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Orium, which operates an e-fulfillment and multilingual contact center, has launched a new Website dedicated to helping U.S. e-commerce and multichannel retailers expand their Internet sales to European markets. In particular, the new site helps facilitate exchanges with clients by streamlining inventory access, e-fulfillment, and shipping options. The company said the biggest barriers it has found for U.S. retailers successfully expanding to EU market...
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| JDA's Q4 results show software slip |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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JDA Software has ended the 2011 fiscal year with numbers mostly in line with its original guidance for full-year 2011, which is good news as software sales declined and as the firm wrapped up legal disputes with Oracle over patent infringements. JDA has not yet finalized its financial results for the fourth quarter but was prompted to put out preliminary financial data because of the drop in its software license sales. Overall, its unaudited revenue for&nb...
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| Amber Road's free global trade cloud portal |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Amber Road, formerly Management Dynamics, is building on its global trade management (GTM) offerings with the launch of TradeWizards.com, a free cloud-based portal for global trade operations. The Website is a combination of nine research tools built around obtaining data related to cost and compliance risks around importing and exporting goods. The modules available in the suite cover restricted party screening against 40 lists; product classification cover...
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| Descartes expands control for retailers |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Descartes Systems Group has unveiled a series of extensions to its Logistics Flow Control application. The new modules give retailers better means to coordinate with supplier-managed shipments and commercial and logistics documentation for import duty filings, the company said. The Logistics Flow Control is a multi-party Microsoft-based cloud service that unifies the interface and interactions of retailers, suppliers, carriers, and brokers, and covers a...
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| Avnet's new supply chain apps |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Phoenix-based Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas has developed a set of apps to manage supply chain activity for use on Apple’s iOS devices. The new POURS app, whose name comes from Avent’s replenishment system, allows for Web-based inventory management including monitoring and taking action on notifications. Customers can use the app to monitor, approve, and track orders with no need to use the POURS Website. "Avnet's POURS app gives customers full access...
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| GEP buys Enporion for supply chain play |
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Florida’s Global eProcure (GEP) has announced its acquisition of Enporion, a Tampa-based supply chain management firm. GEP has been a provider of sourcing and procurement services since 1999 and has expanded its business to include a SaaS (software as a service)-based source-to-pay platform. Enporion’s operations cover sourcing and e-procurement applications with many customers in the utilities and manufacturing industries. GEP said it will brand Enporion as a GEP C...
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| Growers picks warehouse system |
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Growers Express, a large U.S. supplier of fresh vegetables, has picked Junction Solutions to increase its warehouse efficiency and visibility. Specifically, Growers will use Junction's Wireless Warehouse platform. The system allows companies to manage their inventory and order management with automatic data collection and wireless connections between the platform and handheld devices. "Junction Solutions' Wireless Warehouse provides us with greate...
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| IBM enhances supply chain offering |
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Massachusetts-based Emptoris, a cloud and on-premise analytics software provider with a focus on supply chain management. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Emptoris has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, India, Brazil and China, and counts more than 350 customers in 75 countries. Its acquisition is the latest in a series of additions to IBM’s “Smarter Com...
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| IFS expands in Latin America |
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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Global enterprise application provider IFS has signed an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares of LatinIFS Tecnologia da Informação S.A. in cash. The acquisition is geared to strengthen IFS in the Latin American market. The move follows other acquisitions by IFS in the Brazil, Russia, India and China economies. IFS specializes in warehouse and supply chain management systems. LatinIFS is an existing distributor of IFS’ application and was...
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| Capgemini, GT Nexus tie up deal |
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Monday, October 03, 2011
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The Paris-based consulting and outsourcing company Capgemini has partnered with Oakland-based supply chain software-as-a-service developer GT Nexus, the companies said last week. The agreement calls on the companies to jointly market what they call “supply chain orchestration.” Essentially, the two companies will collaboratively sell supply chain applications across North America and Europe, enabled by GT Nexus’ technology platform. “This is a unique combination of ...
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| Four Soft, PayCargo partner |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Four Soft, a software provider to the logistics and transportation industry, has partnered with PayCargo, an electronic invoicing and settlement services firm, and part of First Data Corp., a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing. Under the partnership, PayCargo, which is also part of First Data Corp., will integrate with Four Soft allowing its customers to make accounts receivables available to their clients online. The PayCargo plug-in enables users to se...
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| FMC addresses index-linked contracts |
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Friday, September 09, 2011
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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to initiate a rulemaking to give more leeway for ocean carriers and shippers to use service contracts with rates linked to freight rate indexes. To date, the FMC said it has received more than 50 service contracts that reference freight indexes. Under the commission's current rules, service contracts can only reference outside terms, such as a rate in a freight index, that are 'contained in a public...
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| Bergerson named Liberian registry CEO |
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Friday, September 09, 2011
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Scott Bergeron was appointed chief executive officer of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry. He joined LISCR in 2000 as chief operating officer. Before that, he worked for shipowner and manager Laurin Maritime, Det Norske Veritas, and the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as gained practical seagoing experience on a variety of different types of ships. Yoram Cohen and Adam...
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| DHL outsources B767 flying to Atlas |
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Friday, September 09, 2011
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Atlas Air said Thursday it will fly and maintain five Boeing 767 wide-body freighters owned by express carrier DHL Express in its North American network starting in 2012. The company is an all-cargo airline that operates its own planes under contract to airlines. It also offers plane-only leases, charter services, flight training and other specialized aviation services. In 2010 it began offering airlines the ability to simply hire Atlas to provide crews and maintenance for thei...
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| Container lessor sees expanding role |
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Thursday, September 08, 2011
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The head of the world's largest container leasing company said Wednesday he expects shipping companies to start adding containers to their fleets next year, with many relying heavily on leasing companies for new equipment. John Maccarone, president and chief executive officer of Textaine
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| TBS says banks grant forbearance |
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Thursday, September 08, 2011
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Breakbulk and bulk ship operator TBS International said Wednesday its lenders have agreed to let it not make principal payments due on loans from Sept. 30 to Dec. 15. "During this forbearance period, the company and its various lender groups will negotiate amendments to restructure the company's various financing facilities and cure any existing defaults," TBS said, adding it "intends to pay only the stated interest on its financing facilities during the forbearance peri
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| DHL signs for 3 Southern Air B777 freighters |
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Thursday, September 08, 2011
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DHL will add three Boeing 777 freighters, through an agreement with Southern Air Holdings, that will expand the integrated carrier's capacity and boost transit times along key growing trade routes between the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. The first B777 freighter, which began service
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| House approves GSP renewal |
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Thursday, September 08, 2011
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The U.S. House Wednesday evening approved a retroactive renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences. GSP, which allows for duty-free treatment of certain goods from developing countries, was allowed to expire by Congress on Dec. 31. Since GSP's expiration, it's estimated that U.S. importers pay as much as $2 million a day in duties, according to the Coalition for GSP. Nearly 130 countries and territories maintain GSP status with the United States. GSP applies ...
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| BIS provides transshipment �best practices� |
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
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The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security on Wednesday published a new set of 'best practices,' developed in cooperation with U.S. industry, to help guard against the diversion of dual-use items shipped to a transshipment "hub," or to any intermediate country before being shipped to the country of ultimate destination. Transshipment is routinely used to move goods throughout the world. However, according to U.S. law enforcement officials, it can be used ill...
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| Global forwarders concentrating market share |
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
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Major global forwarders are gradually concentrating their control of the fragmented ocean and air freight forwarding sectors, according to research by London-based consultants Transport Intelligence (TI). Using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, 'an economic tool that more accurately measures
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| Century Distribution starts U.S. NVO service |
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
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Third-party logistics services provider Century Distribution Systems has started a non-vessel-operating common carrier service to serve shippers in the U.S. trades. Century Express, the U.S. licensed ocean transportation intermediary, is an outgrowth of the company's NVO division Century Shipping, which was started in 2005. Century Shipping has operated in several trade lanes, predominantly Asia/Europe and Asia/Australia, but did not hold licenses from the U.S. Feder
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| S.C. port chief downplays transshipment impact |
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
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Get ready, U.S. East Coast ports, the big ships are coming, warns James Newsome, head of the South Carolina State Ports Authority. Terminals with the right infrastructure and market attributes need to prepare for the arrival of super-sized containerships, because the Panama Canal's expansion in 2014 will not lead, as many port experts predict, to the proliferation of transshipment hubs in the Caribbean, Newsome said Monday. A widespread belief amo
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| Report: Military paid $720 million in late box charges |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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The U.S. military has spent more than $720 million since 2001 on container detention fees, according to a USA Today report. Scott Ross, a spokesman for the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, said his agency has been working to reduce fees paid by the military in r
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| CMA CGM profit sharply lower |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container liner company, said it had profit of $237 million in the first half of 2011, 72 percent less than the $849 million earned in the first half of 2010. The company had earnings before interest and tax of $592 million in the first half of the year,
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| Maersk launches Ecuador service |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Maersk Line said it has launched ECUMED, a weekly liner service between Latin America and Spain, Turkey and the Black Sea. "Investment in the new ECUMED service has been motivated by customers demand for reliable, fast and high quality refrigerated transportation of fruits, especially banan
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| U.S. forges ahead on supply chain security strategy |
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Monday, August 29, 2011
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Developing the U.S. government's national strategy for securing the global supply chain has bogged down in the White House's National Security Council, where it has been under review since at least early April, a Department of Homeland Security official told industry members.
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| INTTRA sees upswing in business |
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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INTTRA, an e-commerce portal for the liner shipping industry, saw an 18.8 percent increase in traffic on its system in the first seven months of the year compared to the same period last year. The company noted its growth in bookings and shipping instructions is more than double the 8.1 per
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| APL-Hamburg S�d join on Americas services |
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Liner carriers APL and Hamburg S'd said Wednesday they are joining together on two services, connecting Central America to the West Coast of South America and to Mexico. APL said it is dropping an existing service, the PX2, it operates between Panama and the West Coast of South America and replacing it with a new loop, which it will call WCX and Hamburg S'd will call WECA1 from Sept. 4. The PX2 service is a one-vessel feeder on which its New W
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| Online directory aims to boost textile trade |
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Tuesday started an online directory to enhance textiles trade and attract job-supporting investments to the United States and six trading partners who are parties to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement. USTR said the DR-CAFTA Sourcing Directory is a 'timely and practical tool that will help American firms and their estimated 395,000 workers in the U.S. textile industry seize r
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| U.S. allows untreated Panamanian peppers |
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has amended its regulations to allow, under certain conditions the import of commercial pepper imports from Panama into the continental United States without treatment. 'Conditions of entry to which the p
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| Damco ties up Sun America reefer deal |
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Friday, August 19, 2011
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Damco, the freight forwarding arm of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group said Thursday it has tied up a deal with Sun America Imports Inc., a U.S.-based import wholesaler of fresh produce and perishables from Latin America to North America, Damco will handle end-to-end management of the company&#
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| Maersk profit slides, still bests peers |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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Maersk Line saw its first half operating profit drop 67 percent to $438 million, the line said in its interim financial statement Wednesday. The steep decline in profit, which includes a $29 million operating loss in the second quarter, still places the Danish line in an enviable position r
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| CMA CGM plans expansion at Kingston hub |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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The CMA CGM Group said Wednesday it plans to expand its use of a terminal in Kingston, timing improvements there with expansion of the Panama Canal. CMA CGM said it signed a memorandum of understanding Aug. 4 "for the operation, equipment and expansion of the Gordon Cay Container Terminal
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| Hamburg port sees healthy first half |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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The Port of Hamburg's first half container volume rose 17.4 percent to about 4.3 million TEUs, thanks to new and expanded liners services, the German port said Monday. 'Among the factors generating additional throughput volumes were new or expanded liner services,' the port said
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| Study: 675 containers a year lost at sea |
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
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The main industry group for the liner shipping industry said a study of containers lost at sea finds far fewer are lost than in some reports. The World Shipping Council (WSC) said Wednesday that based on survey results it estimates that "on average there are approximately 350 containers lost a
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| Seaboard Marine hit by higher costs |
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Conglomerate Seaboard Corp said its marine division had a second quarter operating loss of $11.1 million compared to an operating profit of $11 million in the same period a year earlier. Marine division revenue was $236.5 million for the quarter ending July 2 compared to $215.6 million
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| CMA CGM raises rates, peak season fees |
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
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CMA CGM said Wednesday it plans to raise rates on a number of trades from mid-August through mid-September. The increases are: ' $200 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container from Pakistan and India to northern Europe and Mediterranean ports, effective A
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| Navis names Thompson VP global accounts |
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Navis, a port technology subsidiary of Cargotec Corp., appointed Troy Thompson to vice president for global account management. Thompson comes to Navis from Cargotec where he served as president of port security as well as president of Bromma, Americas.
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| U.S. stirred by Guatemala labor rights |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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The U.S. government on Tuesday took the next step in a dispute regarding Guatemala's failure to enforce its labor laws by requesting the establishment of an arbitral panel under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). This is the first la
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| Ship owners support IMO |
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Monday, August 08, 2011
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The International Chamber of Shipping is applauding the International Maritime Organization's approach in reducing shipping's carbon dioxide emissions. ICS Secretary General Peter Hinchliffe said recently agreed amendments to Annex VI of IMO's MARPOL Convention, which will make the Ene
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| Port Everglades reports cargo upswing |
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Monday, August 08, 2011
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Port Everglades said it handled 674,675 TEUs in the nine-month period ending June 30, 12.1 percent more than in the same period a year earlier. Container volume has been up three quarters in a row, which Port Everglades Director Phil Allen said "makes us more confident that South F
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| Pressing for FTAs approval after Hill recess |
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Friday, August 05, 2011
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U.S. Senate leaders have reached an agreement to move forward pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, and Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation following the August recess. Industry associations praised the move, but urged lawmakers to follow-through
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| Panalpina says market is slowing |
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Thursday, August 04, 2011
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Panalpina had net profit of 32 million Swiss francs ($41 million) in the second quarter compared to a loss of 77.6 million Swiss francs in the same 2010 period, but says the freight market is slowing. Revenue was CHF 1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) in the second quarter compared to CHF 1.9 bi
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| Hutchison port volumes up 3% |
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Thursday, August 04, 2011
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Hutchison Whampoa said its ports and related services division, which includes interest in various port and related operations in 25 countries together with a 27.6 percent interest in the HPH Trust, saw total throughput of 36.4 million TEU in the first half of the year, 3 percent more than in the first half of 2010. Revenue for the division was HKD 16.3 billion ($2.1 billion), 11 percent more than in the first half of 2010. The company said this was m
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| Crowley service to call Tampa |
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011
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Tampa Port Authority said last week a Crowley Liner Services vessel will begin calling the port. It said the Crowley Americas will offer service to Rio Haina in the Dominican Republic, Port au Prince in Haiti, Manzanillo in Panama, Puerto Limon in Costa Rica, and Santo Tomas in Guatemala. 'We are delighted to be expanding our relationship with Crowley, whose extensive track record in providing transportation and logistics services throughou
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| Panama/Brazil feeder boosts capacity |
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
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Liner carrier MOL said Thursday the average vessel size will increase on a feeder service from Panama to Brazil that it jointly operates with Maersk Line. The service, which MOL dubs CX1, has operated with four ships (three from Maersk and one from MOL), with an average capacity of 1,536 TEUs. MOL said that in mid-August, the service will eventually operate with four 1,700-TEU vessels. One of the four vessels on the service is an 1,100-TEU ship operated by Maersk, accord
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| UPS 2nd quarter net income up 26% |
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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UPS reported on Tuesday second quarter net income of $1.06 billion, a 26 percent increase over the same period last year. Revenue was $13.19 billion in the quarter, 8.1 percent higher than the $12.2 billion earned in the second quarter of 2010. The company said revenue f
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| Crowley names Cosgrove VP marine operations |
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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Crowley Maritime Corp. has appointed Cole Cosgrove to vice president of marine operations for the company's liner services groups. Cosgrove will be responsible for the marine operations of Crowley's Puerto Rico and Caribbean services fleet of four vessels serving the Bahamas, the eastern Caribbean and the Caribbean Basin as well as the Central American fleet of eight to 10 vessels serving the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, El Salv
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| Exel makes senior appointments |
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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Exel, the North American supply chain management unit of Deutsche Post DHL, has announced a number of recent senior level management hires and promotions: New hires: ' Craig Brace, vice president of asset management for the Americas. ' Claudius
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| Sweden signs Rotterdam Rules |
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) said that Sweden has become the 24th country to signed the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, known as the Rotterdam Rules, at U.N. headquarters in New York on July 20. The Rotterdam Rules were adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on Dec. 11, 2008 to establish a uniform and modern global legal regime for maritime trade. &nbs
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| Ship registry gets China approval |
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Friday, July 22, 2011
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International Register of Shipping (IRS) has received approval from the Chinese government's Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) to open a surveying company in China. The approval comes as IRS, based in Panama City, Panama, continues to expand its network, especially in Asia and Africa. It has opened new offices in Singapore, Norway and Ukraine in the past year. The company has also received authorization to issue statutory certificates on behalf of the maritime aut
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| BIS promises improved trade with U.S. allies |
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
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A newly proposed regulation by the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security calls for amending the Export Administration Regulations to establish a process by which certain items moving from the Munitions List to the Commerce Control List would be made eligible for License Exception Strategic
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