Supply chain

Americold has appointed Todd Sheldon as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

Amber Road has opened an office in Munich to serve as headquarters for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Kerry Logistics has opened three new logistics centers in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, China, to continue its expansion in the nation.

D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah.

Following the Canadian government’s disapproval of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling program and subsequent release of a list of products for possible retaliatory tariffs, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has slammed the labeling requirement.

Import volume at major U.S. retail container ports in June is forecast to increase 1.1 percent year-over-year, reflecting “modest growth expectations” as retailers head the back-to-school and holiday seasons.

Canada’s government has condemned the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Country of Origin Labeling program.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enter into the liquidated damages phase of the Importer Security Filing enforcement process, starting July 9.

Novo Express International has merged a significant portion of its operations with Dependable Global Express and Dependable AirCargo Express.

Ask a 3PL and a technology provider to define what a supply chain control tower is and you’ll likely get two different answers. But while the definition may vary, there’s no doubt that the concept is attracting growing interest from 3PLs and technology providers alike amid increasing signs that a stronger economic recovery is approaching.

Taiwan has introduced new legislation, effective July 15, that will lift its ban on imports of live birds from the European Union.

After declining steadily for 30 years, manufacturing employment in the U.S. is stabilizing and will have a positive impact on the economy and on demand for industrial real estate space in the coming decade, according to a study by the NAIOP Research Foundation.

Allcargo Logistics, an Indian logistics subsidiary of The Avvashya Group, has appointed Ajit Jangle as its group chief operating officer.

Suddath Global Logistics, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based warehousing and logistics management company, has acquired PenserSC, a third-party logistics provider.

If shippers want to blunt rising transportation costs, and carriers want more sustainable profits, they need to learn to connect not just the dots but also the bytes.

After more than a decade of frustration and delays, the Coast Guard is pressing on with efforts to turn the much-maligned Transportation Worker Identification Credential into more than a pricey photo ID.

Cucumber exports from Mexico’s Yucatán state reached a record high this past season, according to Grup Marítim TCB.

Yourway Transport will expand its biopharmaceutical services in Lehigh Valley, Pa., according to Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Corbett.

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, NBIM, and the European arm of U.S. commercial property group Prologis have acquired a $385 million portfolio of warehouses in the U.K.

Employment in transportation and warehousing climbed 1.4 percent in May, as the U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

China has launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into wines imported from the European Union, Xinhua reports.

With pension funds and investment trusts buying more warehouses and distribution centers, “true” developers of industrial real estate are becoming harder to find, according to industry executives.

Cryoport reported a net loss of $6.4 million in fiscal year 2013, ending March 31, 2013, improving from a net loss of $7.8 million in fiscal year 2012, ending March 31, 2012.

Container ship lines are supporting a state legislative effort to repeal a cargo facilities charge that carriers say is costing them millions of dollars a year at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

According to a new Rabobank report on agribusiness logistics in Brazil, 2013 is likely to be a “very difficult” year, as a result of pressure on Brazil’s transportation and export system.

For the first time in years, there are some favorable winds blowing for the Maritime Administration and the U.S.-flag fleet.

The U.K. Competition Commission said Eurotunnel, the operator of the subsea rail link to France, must abandon its roll-on, roll-off shipping service between the two countries.

Rakuten Inc., operator of Japan’s biggest online shopping site, said on June 6 that it will acquire a 100% stake in midsize U.S. logistics company Webgistix to strengthen its e-commerce operations in that country.

Transnet and the NEPAD Business Foundation have launched the Africa Infrastructure Desk in Johannesburg to develop infrastructure for intra-Africa trade.

The U.S. industrial real estate industry has entered a period of strong net absorption, declining vacancy rates and increasing rents for warehouse and distribution facilities, according to a top industry executive.

Lineage Logistics will begin construction of a new 420,000 square foot multi-use cold storage warehouse in Colton, Calif.

CUSTOMS Info Global Data Mining has promoted Matt Gersper to chairman of the board.

Brookfield Asset Management, through its private equity group, has acquired the stock of Millard Refrigerated Services – Canada.

Purolator International has introduced PuroPost for business-to-consumer shipments between the U.S. and Canada.

The European Commission has concluded that Latvia has achieved a “high degree” of sustainable economic convergence with the euro area and has subsequently proposed that...

Antwerp, Rotterdam and Düsseldorf are the best logistics hubs in Europe, but they face a growing challenge from emerging hubs in the east of the continent, according to a report by Colliers International, a global commercial real estate company.

The Indian union government has issued a decree calling on national security agencies to expedite approvals for port development projects being implemented under the public-private partnership model.

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier, has partnered with Multifreight Consolidator System, an NVOCC in the Philippines market, to offer less-than-containerload and full containerload import and export cargo services...