Supply chain

Satish Jindel estimates the top 40 global third-party logistics providers control 60 to 70 percent of the market.

Samsung Electronics overtook Nokia in the first quarter to become the world’s largest cell phone brand for the first time, according to research by IHS.

Rising intra-Asian trade will propel the ASEAN bloc of Southeast Asia nations to become China’s largest trading partner by 2015, one think-tank says.

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell the most since mid-December, dropping 4.2 cents in the week ending April 23 as oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel.

Net income at Forward Air in the first quarter soared 30.6 percent to nearly $10.3 million, as the air freight trucker saw an increase in demand for its core services along with its logistics manageme

When the end came for J&A Transportation, the only surprise was how long it took.

A continuing Chinese love affair with American fast food is translating into solid earnings for Yum! Brands and McDonald’s.

India’s trade deficit soared to $185 billion in fiscal 2011-12 as a 32.1 percent jump in imports outpaced a 21 percent growth in exports.

U.S. ports in fiscal 2013 would get $1 billion for maintenance dredging, the largest annual federal award for navigation work, under the latest energy and water appropriations bill.

Vos Logistics’ revenue grew 5 percent in 2011 from a year ago to $333 million as the Dutch trucking and logistics group benefited from sharply higher domestic and international freight volumes i

Dachser’s 2011 revenue jumped by 13 percent from a year ago to more than $5.6 billion as the German logistics group handled record volumes of air and ocean freight.

Japanese exports to the United States surged 23.9 percent in March from a year earlier, to $12.7 billion, on strong auto and auto parts business, according to preliminary figures released by the Finan

The House’s passage on Wednesday of a 90-day extension to highway funding will allow members to begin conferencing with the Senate, giving Congress a shot at passing a final surface transportati

Behind the scenes negotiations to settle a poultry anti-dumping case filed by Mexican producers against their U.S.

The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comment on possible changes to NVOCC service arrangemen

China’s export sector has not turned recessionary and will recover later this year on the back of strong U.S. demand, according to Todd Lee, chief economist for IHS Global Insight China.

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the second time in three weeks, slipping 2.1 cents in the week ending April 16 as oil prices inched up.

U.S. exporters and importers will be able to better tap the growing Colombian economy starting May 15 when the free trade agreement between the two countries takes effect.

Kuehne+Nagel’s first quarter profit slumped to $73.5 million from $167.5 million a year ago as the

All it took was the March 25 shutdown of a single North Sea oil platform to boost Brent crude oil prices $1 a barrel.

Bilateral negotiations to end agricultural trade disputes failed with 46 nations, the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the South African Development Community, according to a new repor

There will be more Florida oranges coming out of the groves and onto refrigerated trucks this year — good news for growers, those who like liquid sunshine with their breakfast and operators of r

A month after the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement took effect, U.S. pork producers, cattle ranchers and fresh fruit and vegetable growers are ecstatic.

China’s consumers spent $962.8 billion in grocery stores last year, pushing the country to the world’s top spot in grocery store spending.

Refrigerated equipment manufacturer Klinge has introduced a lower-cost version of its blast freezer container, which quickly freezes cargo to minus-76 degrees.

Family Dollar Stores plans to add about 1,000 items to its stores this year, including more frozen breakfast, lunch and dinner meals.

The curtain is nearly drawn on Congress passing a surface transportation bill this year, but a positive House performance could set the stage for a bolder plan in 2013.

A bipartisan group of 16 senators, led by Tom Carper, D-Del., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., have sent a letter to U.S.

Refrigerated shipments are expected to grow along with the world’s middle class, but a representative for U.S.

When the gavel finally came down on convicted scam artist Kulwant Singh Gill on March 28, it came down hard.

Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has introduced a new product for the pharmaceutical and health care industry.

TNT Express has started a service it says will simplify and secure the international movements of pharmaceutical products such as vaccines and insulin that require strict temperature control.

Rail Logistics-Cold Train and Interstate Distributor forged a partnership in which Cold Train will use a dedicated fleet of trucks from Interstate Distributor for short-haul drayage service to and fro

First came the Facebook posts that got shared and reshared. Within a few days, “pink slime” was a trending topic on Twitter.

Analysts and economists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture are full of good news about sales prospects for U.S. farm goods.

The Georgia Ports Authority added 20 refrigerated container racks at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal.

Purfresh Inc., which provides ocean transportation and supply chain management technologies that optimize the quality and safety of fresh produce, has added personnel to its Latin American operations.

Booming natural gas production isn’t just giving the truck industry extra loads to haul.

The outlook for growth in profits improved for North American public refrigerated warehouse companies in the second half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, according to the latest Financial

The Port of Wilmington, Del., handled 5,084,478 tons of cargo last year, up 26 percent from 2010, and achieved the highest general cargo tonnage throughput since the port’s 1995 acquisition by t