American Shipper Magazine / Logistics

Doing away with sticky notes

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:10:14 GMT

When we talk about technology empowering a shipper’s logistics operations, sometimes it’s easy to forget that even in 2013 the evolution from manual processes to those which are automated is still a required first step.

Liquor logistics lowdown

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:14:07 GMT

In early March, word trickled out that executives at the world’s biggest liquor supplier, U.K.-based Diageo, had taken a long look at the company’s supply chain and were hoping to drain off excess expenses.

Railroads carry all shapes and sizes of cargo

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:01:11 GMT

Off the track

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:12:18 GMT

Shining on logistics

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:36:10 GMT

Cloud-based rate manager

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:06:18 GMT

Ahead of schedule

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:42:20 GMT

SAP in late February released version 9.0 version of its SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) application.
The release came more than a month earlier than first planned, the global software company said.

Targeting the middle market

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:03:43 GMT

True value

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:27:26 GMT

Reverse transloads (Part 2)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:43:20 GMT

Switching product from one form of transportation to another is seen by many as a solution to the equipment shortage in parts of the country. American grain is one of those exports that increasingly fills containers which would otherwise leave the country empty.

Expanding the pie for containerized exports

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:06:38 GMT

UP invests resources to enhance ag service

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:06:58 GMT

Slimmed-down Doha

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:38:47 GMT

Manufacturers expect to gain from trade deals cutting red tape at borders, open markets to services. Business groups and trade experts are optimistic that two sets of international trade negotiations will be concluded within the next year, unlocking more than $2 trillion in new trade and setting the stage for broader global arrangements.

Inside look at transload operations

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:27:10 GMT

Nothing to waste

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:35:51 GMT

Cloud formation

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:24:11 GMT

Supply chain technology vendors GT Nexus, TradeCard merge to form unique end-to-end offering. Back before the dot-com bubble burst, the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus invested in two start-up technology companies that a decade later would come to shape the way global trade is managed and financed.

Globalization’s positive touch

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:29:58 GMT

Feeding a global market

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:15:12 GMT

Transportation is key ingredient for Fornazor International, an exporter of food products. Close attention to transportation and logistics has been one of the keys to the success of Fornazor International’s agricultural export business whether it is for animal feed bound for dairy farms in Saudi Arabia and fish farms in Chile, feed ingredients like corn gluten meal to Egypt, food aid to Africa, or high-end consumer products like Mrs. Fields Cookies.

Tapping Transloads

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:35:19 GMT

Social relevance

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:37:37 GMT