UPS way to Europe
A giant`s footprint in the logistics market Who thought that UPS is permanently giving up its plans to expand in Europe -after the 6.8 billion $ merger between UPS and …
Sustainable Transport Strategies Take Hold
It’s re-assuring to see action of sustainable trucking in both Europe and in the United States and Canada. In Europe, a study “Freight Vision- Freight Transport 2050 foresight” initiated by …
How green is your Logistics Strategy?
– Consider a re-design with Polygon Between 1996 and 2008, greenhouse gases from transport across the EU rose to 20% of total emissions from 14%. While this was a period …
TEN-T
a new European Transport Policy will cut freight costs Across the EU there are 5,000,000 paved roads, 212,800 km of rail lines, and 42,709 km of navigable inland waterway. While …
Reshaping your future Supply-Chain network
– Switch on the Headlights! Are you at a standstill about how to optimize your Supply Chain? Or do you have a clear idea about what needs to be done, …
The Panama Canal
an expansion programme delivers new potential As a masterpiece of engineering, the Canal consisting of a 77-kilometer ship channel and the man made „Gatun Lake“ has connected the Pacific and …
A trade agreement for the 21st century?
How will the planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between EU and USA affect the global transportation market? When on 14 June, 2013, the Member States of the EU gave …
Size is not important?
Who says “size is not important?” It must be – or container ship owners would stop building even bigger ones… ISO standards for containers revolutionized world trade in the early …
Update on Known Consignor Rules
– Last-minute Changes: March 25th, 2013 will become April 28th,2013 For companies who have still taken no action on Known Consigner changes, there is a little respite. In a move …
When will we see the paperless shipment?
An interesting article from Air Cargo World heralds the demise of paper shipping documentation, potentially saving the transportation industry upwards of $5bn. per year. “The current paper-based air cargo transportation …
