All Entries in the "LOGISTICS" Category
FedEx Halts European Shipments Due to Volcanic Eruption
- / N2N / – FedEx Express Response to Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Due to the closure of major airports within Europe, effective immediately, FedEx Express has announced it is not accepting deferred international freight shipments bound for Europe. This embargo does not affect freight shipments to and from other countries and applies only to [...]
Superiority and Advantages of CargoSuccess.com – The Most advanced Online Load-Board
- / N2N / – Cargo Success is a turn-key Freight Management application that puts you (Shipper/Broker) into the driver’s sit. It lets you be in complete control of your freight management at all times. Instead of you chasing available trucks, it brings the trucks straight to you. Ultimately, by utilizing Cargo Success, a single [...]
Top 8 Things to Consider When Picking A Freight Company
by Stephen Willis – Managing Director of RW Freight Services – / N2N / – As the Internet opens up global markets, more and more people are considering starting an import or export business and are looking into selecting a freight company for the first time. This can be baffling as the world of international [...]
Transportation & Logistics Topics set for Shipper Symposium
DALLAS – / N2N / – Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced the speakers and topics for its 2010 Shipper Symposium. The annual signature event will take place in Phoenix, May 11–13. “The 2010 Shipper Symposium continues the eight-year tradition of providing quality content that sparks open conversation [...]
India 3PL Growth Projected to be 25 Percent
New Delhi, India – / N2N / – In India, 3PL market is currently in its early growth stages as these services are mainly being used by multinational companies in all industries. However, having learned the several benefits enjoyed by these companies, numerous small to medium companies are also preparing to use 3PL services in [...]
Do Online Load-Boards Really Help?
Let’s be realistic: When we use our computers, we expect them to be useful and make our lives easier. When we utilize a piece of software, we expect our manual tasks to be more automated and be accomplished with our minimal involvement. If you are a Shipper looking for a Carrier and instead of calling [...]
Freight Forwarders Add Costs, Not Value
Leading Dutch shippers are supposed to launch a web-portal for direct booking with airlines (As per an article in Aircargo News, No 670, Feb 12., 2010.) Implementing the system will give power of the users to bypass the forwarders for routine shipments. This model is taken from the budget airlines which have surpassed the travel [...]
Supply Chain Conference Will Address Critical Topics
CHICAGO, IL, / N2N / – As a result of the recent economic downturn, many organizations have undertaken a certain level of belt-tightening as they work towards weathering increasingly uncertain times. Throughout entire corporations, expenses are being analyzed to determine areas of unnecessary spending and opportunities to reduce costs. Naturally, executive boards have then turned [...]
Sliding Nylon Dock Bumpers Last 4 Times Longer
- / N2N / – Leading high quality loading and unloading equipment supplier Thorworld Industries Ltd has introduced its new sliding nylon dock bumper – not only does it last approximately four-times longer than standard nylon dock bumpers, but it also ensures that customers can enjoy years of cost-effective, shock-absorbing protection, with reduced vehicle repair [...]
California Logistics Company Tweets to Reach Next Gen
Temecula, California – / N2N / – Aspen Logistics Inc. is utilizing new communications mediums to not only attract the next generation of decision makers, but also to connect with their own employees. The third-party logistics company’s Human Resources department is now using twitter to take advantage of the sites appeal to the next generation [...]
Texas Firm Donates 60 Storage Tanks for Haitian Relief
HOUSTON, TX, – / N2N / – Flexitank technology company Environmental Packaging Technologies, Ltd. (EPT), will donate sixty BIG Red Flexitanks to aid Haitian earthquake survivors. The gift will be made through a major international peace organization. The Flexitanks will be used for static storage. Flexitanks provide bulk packaging solutions for transportation and storage of [...]
UPS Tracking System Smooths the Wrinkles in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – / N2N / – The Salvation Army is replacing handwritten paper index cards with high-tech barcode technology to ensure that more than 4,000 families here efficiently receive food, shelter and medical supplies. UPS has donated the technology and adapted it for disaster relief supply distribution. The system is based on UPS’s Trackpad® [...]
College Offers International Trade Logistics Specialist Certification
Phoenix, AZ – / N2N / – March 3, 2010 – The Certified International Trade Logistics Specialist (R) (CITLS) program underwent a thorough internal review by university experts to determine how well it meets the needs of the international trade industry. Sponsored by Dunlap-Stone University’s (DSU) International Import-Export Institute (IIEI), the certification is now in [...]
