Supply chain

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has finalized regulations for imports of bovine spongiform encephalopathy...

The dramatic growth of e-commerce is driving demand for a product that can’t be obtained online — big box e-fulfillment centers.

Major retailers are opening new omnichannel fulfillment centers larger than 500,000 square feet in areas offering access to key population centers.

Norbert Dentressangle reported its total revenue in the third quarter of 2013 was €1.0 billion (about US$1.4 billion) increasing 6.2 percent from €967 million...

The American Trucking Associations has applauded the introduction of the TRUE Safety Act in the House by Reps. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y.; Tom Rice, R-S.C.; and Mike Michaud, D-Maine.

Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. said its group net profit plunged 79.0 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal 2013, which began on April 1, to 282 million yen ($2.9 million) despite a big jump in operating revenue.

CEVA Logistics has appointed Peter Dew as president, Asia Pacific.

Trade growth to and from the Philippines is being held back by poor gateway performance and a lack of hinterland infrastructure, claim lines and forwarders.

China’s HNA Group has completed the acquisition of TIP Trailer Services, Europe’s largest truck and trailer leasing company, from GE Capital.

DSV’s profit declined in the third quarter as the Danish global transport and logistics group saw low growth and tougher competition in ocean, air and land transport.

A bipartisan trio of U.S. legislators has introduced legislation that would block new hours of service rules for the trucking industry, the latest salvo in motor carriers’ fight against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation.

Congress was not caught napping as federal regulators moved to set new requirements for identifying and treating sleep disorders among truck drivers. Despite a partial government shutdown, legislators this month rushed a bill to the White House ordering the Department of Transportation to pursue a full rule-making and not simply issue guidance on obstructive sleep apnea and truck drivers.

Property giant the Goodman Group has signed an agreement to develop a 108,000 square foot facility for BMW Brilliance Automotive in Hebei Province, China.

Ceva Logistics is targeting further growth in Asia, according to Inna Kuznetsova, the company’s chief commercial officer.

A shorter holiday shopping period and a consumer shift towards e-commerce may be the drivers behind U.S.-based courier delivery companies’ predictions for...

Los Angeles-based businessman Sunil Jiwat Mirwani has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for evading customs duties on more than $30 million in Chinese-made apparel...

WASHINGTON — The messengers were more important than the message when a special House panel, following six months of hearings and logistics site visits, recommended spending more on freight transportation.

Gateway Distriparks Ltd., India’s leading port-based logistics provider, reported its consolidated net income in the second fiscal quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $5.5 million, increasing 12 percent year-over-year.

The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation released its final report today on the current state of freight transportation...

Damco has named Hanne B. Sørensen as CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2014.

Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps summer fellowship program has expanded to include logistics operations in the U.S....

Container Corp. of India reported its net income in the second fiscal quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $40 million, climbing 5 percent from $38 million in the year-ago period.

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordrero warned Congress that continued tight budgets will harm the FMC’s ability to regulate the shipping industry, gather information and upgrade its information technology.

Universal Truckload Services reported net income of $13.7 million in the third quarter of 2013, falling 8.7 percent year-over-year from $15.1 million.

The Federal Maritime Commission has completed seven compromise agreements with nine non-vessel-operating common carriers and freight forwarders, recovering a total of $617,500 in civil penalties.

UPS today reported its revenue in the third quarter of 2013 was $13.5 billion, up 3.4 percent year-over-year, driven primarily by U.S. e-commerce shipments and strong European export growth.

Panalpina’s profit in the third quarter of 2013 increased 6 percent year-over-year, as the Swiss global logistics giant continued to grow its ocean and air freight market shares.

Echo Global Logistics reported record profit of $4.4 million in the third quarter of 2013, a 90.8 percent jump from $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Pacer International reported its profit in the third quarter of 2013 was $2.8 million, jumping 155 percent or $1.7 million from the third quarter of 2012.

Major Japanese international freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express said that it has signed a basic agreement to acquire a wholly owned trading arm of electronics giant Panasonic Corp.

Third-party specialists in domestic shipments are expanding beyond basic freight brokerage into the transportation systems management.

A newly launched intermodal company aims to provide direct transport of produce from farms to major North American supermarkets by following the shifting growing season.

The Port of Oakland is one of the busiest reefer ports in the country. That it’s close to California’s Central Valley growing area and the last port of call for a number of carriers before vessels head back to Asia are two of the main reasons for its reefer growth.

Footwear importers are mounting an all-out effort to convince Congress and the Obama administration that disproportionately large duties on their products are punishing both retailers and American consumers.

WASHINGTON — The Senate and House are set to conference on a long-delayed water resources bill authorizing port and inland waterway projects after the lower chamber approved its version tonight 417-3.

Panalpina has agreed to pay $35 million as part of a preliminary agreement to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit alleging anticompetitive industry practices regarding certain freight surcharges.

Transportation and warehousing businesses added 23,000 jobs in September, mostly in transit and passenger transportation, as total nonfarm employment increased by 148,000 jobs, the U.S. Labor Department said on Oct. 22.

A number of new deals are pushing China’s cold chain into a larger footprint.

Mario Cordero, chairman of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, has called on fellow regulators in the European Union and China to join him in a global regulatory summit on the proposed P3 Network.