2017 Salary Survey: Fresh Voices Express Optimism
April 26, 2017
Our “33rd Annual Salary Survey” reflects more diversity entering the logistics management market, and in marked contrast to 2016, paints a rosier outlook for career placement and advancement.
Download the Full 2017 Logistics Management Salary Survey
April 17, 2017
你的赚钱能力如何匹配你的日志吗istics and supply chain peers? Find out by downloading the full 2017 Salary Survey from Logistics Management
POLA and POLB March volumes both impress to finish Q1
April 14, 2017
March volumes at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) both turned in very strong performances, according to data issued by the ports this week.
Panjiva reports a rebound in March U.S. waterborne imports
April 14, 2017
March imports––at 855,511–– were up 7 percent annually and up 1.9 percent compared to February
APICS and JD.com launch China-focused supply chain partnership
April 7, 2017
Supply chain management association APICS and JD.com, China’s largest e-commerce company by revenue, recently announced they have partnered up for a strategic agreement designed to establish nationwide standards for the Omni Channel Supply Chain Capability in China and also further e-commerce supply chain performance in China.
Top 50 Trucking Companies: Staffing changes in trucking sector
April 2, 2017
Preliminary research indicates that the entire logistics industry is on a course of change due to more women entering the workforce.
European Logistics Update: The Glass is Half Full
April 2, 2017
New political developments from both sides of the Channel and the Atlantic still have shippers and logistics services providers scratching their heads. But where some see an element of uncertainly and discord, others see bright new opportunity.
2017 Salary Survey: E-commerce’s sweeping effect
March 28, 2017
This marks the 33rd year that Logistics Management (LM) has published the results of our “Salary Survey,” a research project conducted by Peerless Research Group (PRG) that fuels our best-read editorial feature and is the foundation of the most downloaded report that PRG produces over the course of our publishing year.
FedEx set to roll out flight from Liege, Belgium to Memphis
March 23, 2017
Effective early next month, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx will roll out a new flight that connects the Liège, Belgium-based TNT European air hub to the Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx World Hub, the company said this week.
Coyote Logistics opens up office in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
March 15, 2017
Company officials said that with this office, the company will be able to better assist Latin America-based customers, while continuing to provide shippers with truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal brokerage, and transportation management services.
Panjiva reports a February decline in U.S-bound waterborne shipments
March 13, 2017
The company said the February imports––at 837,700––marked an 8 percent annual decline, representing the first time there was not an annual increase since June 2016.
Failed bid by UPS to acquire TNT is annulled by European General Court
March 8, 2017
A Reuters report published yesterday, which explained that after losing its bid for TNT, UPS challenged the EU’s decision at the general court, which resulted in the annulment of the EU decision made yesterday, due to what it called a procedural irregularity.
5 Supply Chain Trends Happening Now
March 2, 2017
The world of supply chain management is exciting, challenging and rapidly changing. According to supply chain managers and executive leaders at a Fortune 50 company, these five trends are affecting the design and management of supply chains.
Reverse Logistics Gets Less Reactive
March 1, 2017
有一个曙光的重要性的认识reverse logistics strategy—especially in light of the critical role it now plays in e-commerce. Our experts say that level of thinking will not only help improve customer service, but will contribute significantly to an organization’s bottom line.
Transforming Supply Chains into True Global Trade Networks
February 24, 2017
传统的供应链模式没有the flexibility to adapt when constrained capacity, fluctuating demand, and political trade uncertainties affect the market. In this webcast we’ll explore a more modern approach to supply chain that moves away from a traditional logistics model and embraces a global trade network (GTN) model.
U.S.-NAFTA freight rises for third time in five months in December, reports BTS
February 24, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico rose 0.4 percent annually to $87.1 billion, according to data issued by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), which was released this week.
XPO Logistics posts strong Q4 and full-year 2016 earnings results
February 23, 2017
Fourth quarter revenue headed up ten percent annually to $3.68 billion. And net income came in at $27.3 million, or $0.22 per share, which was well ahead of a net loss of $62.8 million, or a loss of $0.58 per share, for the same period a year ago.
New legislation calls for key changes to be made to NAFTA
February 17, 2017
A House effort introduced this week looks to revamp key principles of NAFTA in the form of introduced legislation entitled a “Blueprint for America’s New Trade Policy.”
POLA and POLB see benefits of early Lunar New Year in January volumes
February 16, 2017
Total POLA January volume was up 17.4 percent annually at 826,640 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), marking the highest-volume January in its 110-year history, and POLB January volumes rose 8.7 percent annually to 582,689 TEU.
January U.S.-bound imports show growth, reports Panjiva
February 15, 2017
January imports were up 5.4 percent annually at 929,970, topping December’s 928,535 on a sequential basis. This marked the seventh consecutive month of growth, according to Panjiva data.
