LOGISTICS
Technology aids global shipping
USPS expands partnership with DHL
Industry group eyes Customs reform
SED carrier charge begins Nov. 1
Canada Customs' focus on risky cargo
Pouderoyen joins Cargo Express
NVOs create data entry centers
TSA lines to hike rates in 2001
U.S./Brazil trade returns to stability
Transatlantic "a carrier's market"
Air Foyle unveils Antonov Airlines
Emirates expands online services
NCAP air-cargo manifest to be tested
Amtrak forms new freight division
DOT may act against delinquent firms
PORTS
Baltimore rolls with the cargo
Changes sought on port security bill
Maersk Sealand starts NY/NJ terminal
Nucor ‘steels’ into Morehead City
House OKs Wilmington dredge funds
DEPARTMENTS
How are third-party logistics providers fairing in 2000? In their annual survey — conducted since 1991, Robert C. Lieb of Northeastern University and Dr. Melvyn J. Peters of Cranfield University sought to answer that, with the help of John R. Miller, a partner of Andersen Consulting. The survey found expansion of international and Internet-based logistics services, industry mergers and acquisitions seen as most significant developments.
China Link in 2000
In 1996, American Shipper
looked in on an enterprising logistics company called China Link, which
begun in Shanghai in
1994 by three Americans in their mid-20s. Four years later, much as
changed since then, for China Link and China. "We are right in the
thick of probably the most interesting part of our time in
China," said Michael McCune, president of the growing company, which
has shifted its focus from product distribution to market research.
When it comes to personal computers, Micron Electronics Inc. seldom gets mentioned in the same breath with stronger brands such as Dell, Compaq and Gateway. But Micron, which markets its build-to-order computers to small businesses and government agencies under the brand name micronpc.com, has driven its supply chain efficiency above that of its larger and better-known competitors.
The Canadian e-commerce software developer has launched @GlobalTrade, a trade payment and management system in a bid to rival Bolero.net and TradeCard in the business of easing the flow of documentation and funds across borders. The company plans to launch beta tests of the system with three major ocean lines, including P&O Nedlloyd and Neptune Orient Lines, along with several banks and Visa.