Supply chain

Truckload line-haul costs for November rose 1.4 percent from October and 2.7 percent from November 2011, as costs moved modestly upward for the second straight month, according to Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

Graybar, a company specializing in electrical products and related logistics services, has elected Randall R. Harwood senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1, 2013.

The European Parliament approved a series of free trade pacts with Colombia, Peru and six Central America nations.

Logistics technology company Transplace, PepsiCo, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and multiple carriers recently released a survey of more than 65 transportation carriers to gain insight into...

ELITE Association of Logistics Networks officially launched today, following the qualification of nine major global logistics networks as founding members, to act as a body to represent the independent freight forwarding...

Denis Lebel, Canada’s Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today introduced the Fair Rail Freight Service Act bill...

Berlin-based logistics and rail company DB Schenker, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, has expanded its offerings to include a new “leadlogistics” service.

Retailers project a drop in containerized imports in November because of the eight-day clerical workers strike in Los Angeles-Long Beach, but volumes should be up 3.9 percent in December compared to the same month last year.

Sinergy Cargo, the Italian member of the FPS network of freight forwarders, has opened a multimodal container and bulk cargo handling and storage center in Arquata Scrivia, Italy...

The U.S. Department of the Army has issued a notice that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential can no longer be used to authenticate users for access to Electronic Transportation Acquisition, effective Jan. 29, 2013.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently seized 35,712 imported holiday-themed rubber ducks, worth $18,522, at the Port of Los Angeles for containing too much phthalate...

India’s federal government has extended a 2 percent interest subsidy on pre- and post-shipment export credit for labor intensive sectors, including handicrafts, carpets, handlooms...

India’s federal government has taken steps to meet demand for edible oils in the country, according to India's Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

Supply chain management company Jaguar Freight Services has relocated its London-based European Center of Operational Excellence to the refurbished former Elizabeth Arden factory in Acton, London...

The Teamsters Union recently argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s pilot program to open the border to Mexican trucks must be shut down...

U.S. shippers could get some holiday cheer if Congress passes legislation by the end of the year that would suspend tariffs on materials and products not available domestically.

European spply chain management company Norbert Dentressangle has acquired part of the warehousing and general cargo freight forwarding activities of Belgium-based maritime logistics company Nova Natie.

The U.S. has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to examine Argentina’s import restrictions on all U.S. goods.

Freight forwarding and logistics company Lynden International recently named Sergio Lotero as business development manager for Latin America, and Roark Beckstead as business development director in Los Angeles.

Clean Energy Fuels has finished the first stage of America’s Natural Gas Highway, a network of LNG truck fueling stations to support long-haul, heavy-duty goods movement along major interstate corridors...

The 2012 U.S. corn crop is high quality and improves upon last year’s good marks across a range of test factors, despite the worst drought in decades this year...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved its fourth supply chain finance transaction and will guarantee up to 90 percent of $450 million in liquidity offered by a JPMorgan Chase loan...

Officials from the Port of Long Beach and the Panama Canal Authority have renewed a memorandum of understanding that promotes trade between Latin America and the U.S.

Lowe’s plans over the next few years to expand in Canada and Mexico and centralize its fulfillment operations, allowing the retail giant to cut transportation costs and speed e-commerce delivery.

Chief executive of Apple, Timothy D. Cook, said in interviews with NBC and Bloomberg Businessweek that Apple will manufacture one its existing lines in the U.S., The New York Times reported today.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Suddath Global Logistics has acquired Los Angeles-based Cali America Logistics, which specializes in import and export, freight forwarding, transportation...

Hair samples would be used to screen truck drivers for illegal drug use if a bill introduced in the House of Representatives this week becomes law.

The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill, HR 2838, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012, for regulatory reforms for the Coast Guard and maritime small businesses.

Chemicals manufacturer Royce Associates will spend $1 million to build a 48,000-square-foot chemical production and distribution facility in Gaffney, S.C.

JF Hillebrand Singapore, a logistics provider for the beverage industry, has selected Menlo Worldwide Logistics, a subsidiary of Con-way, to provide logistics and customs brokerage in Singapore...

China’s demand for iron ore and coal imports for its steel-making industry is expected to increase in 2013, according to Peter Sand, chief shipping analyst at shipping association BIMCO.

Supply chain management company APL Logistics and automotive third-party logistics provider VASCOR have formed a joint venture to serve the automotive sector in India.

Ekol Logistics’ vehicle and trucking fleet has moved 1.2 million tons of freight through its domestic and international projects in the year to date, the Turkey-based company recently reported.

Pig producers in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. have warned Canada that its pork subsidization program will be challenged in thisround of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations...

Chilean Fresh Fruit Association today named Karen Brux North American managing director of the trade group.

Logistics and mail services company DHL, part of Deutsche Post DHL, has opened an expanded 140,000 square foot airline facility at the Miami International Airport service center for shipments...

Twenty-four senators recently signed a letter to President Obama expressing support for negotiating strengthened labor rights and protections against outsourcing in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Continued strikes by the Office Clerical Unit of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could potentially benefit some companies...