Transportation

Over the past 25 years, the third-party logistics (3PL) industry has evolved from an emerging industry to a global best practice, setting the stage for the next 25 years of dynamic change.

This report assesses if the benefits of the current mega container ships still outweigh their costs to the whole transport chain.

The International Transport Forum (ITF) based at The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has released a 100 page report on the actual impact mega-ships are having on ports, trade lanes and economies around the world.

In the search for robust strategies, we need to widen our perspective, think in alternatives and consider different paths leading into different futures. With this in mind, Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics Group, has prepared another issue of our pioneering “Delivering Tomorrow” series: namely, a scenario study on “Logistics 2050.

More than 8% of fuel used by the transportation sector came from non-petroleum sources in 2014.

What is a little more waiting going to matter, when one considers we have been waiting for a new multi-year surface transportation reauthorization for more than six years?

Despite FedEx’s to-be-approved TNT acquisition, Bidness Etc believes the company will face fierce competition from United Parcel Service in the European region.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has pushed Congress to approve a six-year, $478 billion transportation funding measure, but lawmakers have balked at the proposal’s funding mechanism.

Auto-Maker Daimler introduced an autonomous truck on Tuesday night - the company says a driver must be present, but that driver has the option to relinquishing control to the vehicle.

The Memphis-based global transportation and logistics company is mobilizing its disaster relief program through its existing relationships with Direct Relief, Heart to Heart International, Water Missions International, American Red Cross and The Salvation Army.

Seko Logistics delivers full visibility and cost efficiencies for Jaguar Land Rover’s global priority parts returns process.

Company Working with Partner Organizations to Provide Critical Relief Supplies, Assess Ongoing Recovery Needs.

Washington, DC based Optoro offers a reverse logistics platform that retailers can use to manage, process, and sell customer return and excess inventory with the goal of making retailers more sustainable and reducing their environmental impact.

XPO Logistics Inc. agreed to acquire European counterpart Norbert Dentressangle SA in a deal valued at $3.53 billion including debt, as it seeks to become one of the largest providers of supply-chain services in the world.

The big change to the operating environment comes in 2016 when numerous regulations in the pipeline start being implemented.

Uber is clearly framing Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) as an environmentally friendly form of alternative transportation, but what role TNCs will ultimately play in city transportation is still undefined.

Initially focused on the transportation component of the supply chain, the modern day 3PL offers a range of services to support warehousing and distribution.

Another round of fuel price hikes greeted motorists this morning as petroleum companies implement the second upward adjustment on their products this month to track movements in the world market.

HighJump TMS will serve shipping and warehousing markets, carriers and brokers

Today’s supply chain leaders are challenged with increased information and complexity when planning and executing, and over the past fifteen years global trade activity has increased over 60%.