All Entries in the "SUPPLY CHAIN" Category
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.9% in March
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.9 percent in March from its February level, rising for the third consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The March Freight TSI rose 2.6 percent from March 2009, the first year-to-year increase in the freight [...]
Taking the Mystery and Fear out of Iinternational Trade
- / N2N / – Under Secretary Francisco Sánchez talks about how vital exports are to the economic well-being of the United States and how the International Trade Administration and its employees can make export growth a reality. Francisco J. Sánchez, under secretary for international trade, spoke recently with International Trade Update’s John Ward about [...]
Electronic Seals Improve Trailer-Container Security
LEAMINGTON SPA, UK, – / N2N / – Netto, one of the UK’s leading discounters, has enhanced the security of its new fleet of delivery vehicles by fitting the Manta electronic seal to each trailer. Developed and supplied by Unisto, the world’s leading supplier of reusable electronic security seals to the transport industry, Manta provides [...]
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 [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index for February Rises .3 Percent
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.3 percent in February from its January level, rising for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI index has [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Progressive MIT Reseach into SCM and the Agenda of the CEO
- / N2N / – MIT is currently conducting a study about supply chain strategy to gain a more in-depth understanding of the interactions between supply chain management (SCM) and the agendas of CEOs and CFOs. The survey consists of a section for the supply chain executive, a business strategy section for the CEO or [...]
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 [...]
Japanese Cargo Ships Rescue Shipwrecked Canadian Students
- / N2N / – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that its woodchip carriers Hokuetsu Delight and Crystal Pioneer searched for survivors of a training ship 550 km southeast of Rio de Janeiro in the South Atlantic, and rescued all 64 who had been aboard, including high school and university [...]
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® [...]
Can Creative Supply Chain Management Help You Through the Bad Times?
- / N2N / – The current recession has hit many UK companies badly and whilst our Government assures us that 2010 will see us emerging from recession, we still appear to be facing a gloomy economic picture. Opportunities industry experts, have suggested that this is a good time for companies to gain competitive advantage [...]
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 [...]
