Maine Harvest taps Amber Road for screening solution Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), a leading provider of global trade management solutions (GTM), today announced that Marine Harvest ASA has selected Amber Road’s Restricted Party Screening solution to monitor its worldwide trading partners and has signed a five-year subscription. As the world’s largest supplier of farmed Atlantic salmon, […]
Read More →BDP International Celebrates a Decade of Success in Korea
on May 19, 2015in Uncategorized
BDP International Celebrates a Decade of Success in Korea BDP International (BDP), one of the world’s largest privately owned logistics and transportation companies, today celebrated the tenth anniversary of its operations in the Republic of Korea. During the last decade, BDP Korea has grown to become one of the company’s strongest Asian units and a key […]
Read More →New walkout planned by Deutsche Post workers
on May 16, 2015in Uncategorized
New walkout planned by Deutsche Post workers Germany’s postal and logistics giant Deutsche Post has launched a new round of strike action, according to the German labor union Verdi, continuing this year’s wave of industrial action.Workers across most German states are taking part in the walkout. Verdi is expecting “significant disruption,” Uwe Speckenwirth, Verdi department […]
Read More →Global Logistics Properties profit tumbles 29 percent
on May 14, 2015in Uncategorized
Global Logistics Properties profit tumbles 29 percent HONG KONG — Despite accelerating China business, Global Logistics Properties (GLP) reported a 29 percent fall in net profit for the year ending March 31, mostly due to profit sharing with the consortium of investors that own a 33.8 percent stake in GLP China.The Singapore-listed property developer made […]
Read More →GAC Netherlands opens new offices to tap oil & gas sector
on May 13, 2015in Uncategorized
GAC Netherlands opens new offices to tap oil & gas sector GAC Netherlands is expanding its range of services with the opening of two new branches to offer air freight solutions at one of northern Europe’s key airports and dedicated support for the North Sea oil & gas sector. From 15 June, the newly opened Schiphol […]
Read More →Food safety loophole found in Hong Kong ocean shipments
on May 13, 2015in Uncategorized
Food safety loophole found in Hong Kong ocean shipments HONG KONG — In January, 10 boxes of Japanese carrots were imported into Hong Kong from Chiba prefecture in Japan through the Kwai Tsing container terminal and found their way to market in the city, part of 15,000 tons of annual fruit and vegetable imports from […]
Read More →Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions Addressed During Transplace’s 13th Annual Shipper Symposium
on May 12, 2015in Uncategorized
Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions Addressed During Transplace’s 13th Annual Shipper Symposium Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, wrapped up its 13th annual Shipper Symposium in Dallas last week. General Motors Chairman Tim Solso and other leading supply chain and business visionaries addressed current transportation and economic issues, including the […]
Read More →China’s taste for premium wine drives up Australian exports
on May 12, 2015in Uncategorized
China’s taste for premium wine drives up Australian exports HONG KONG — Australia’s wine exports to China rose 20 percent in the 12 months ending March as China continued to shrug off austerity measures imposed in 2013 as part of Beijing’s corruption crackdown. Exports to China grew to 44 million liters in the past year, […]
Read More →Asia expansion pushes Dachser ocean volumes up 20 percent
on May 12, 2015in Uncategorized
Asia expansion pushes Dachser ocean volumes up 20 percent HONG KONG — Global logistics provider Dachser grew its Asia-Pacific ocean freight by 20 percent in a solid first quarter as the company expanded its regional network.The double-digit growth in year-over-year volumes saw Dachser handling 203,000 TEUs in Asia, with the total number of air and […]
Read More →Shippers start to see advantages of Shanghai FTZ
on May 12, 2015in Uncategorized
Shippers start to see advantages of Shanghai FTZ HONG KONG — The benefits of shipping through the Shanghai Free Trade Zone are starting to become apparent more than two years after Beijing first launched the pilot project.To great fanfare and hype, the pilot Shanghai Free Trade Zone threw open its doors in 2012, but the […]
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