Archive for Global Trade
Goodbye July, hello August. Here is the news that caught our attention this week:
- May 2010 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 39.5 Percent from May 2009
- SAP Reports 16% Growth in Software and Software-Related Service Revenues for the Second Quarter
- JDA Software Announces Second Quarter 2010 Results
- C.H. Robinson Reports Second Quarter Results
- New Schneider Logistics’ Service
This Week in Logistics News (July 5-9, 2010)
· CommentsLeBron James is playing for the Miami Heat next year. Lindsey Lohan is going to jail. The U.S. and Russia traded spies.
I could stop here, but in case your world doesn’t just revolve around athletes, celebrities, and espionage, here’s what else happened this week:
- Retail Container Traffic to be Up 16 Percent in July
- NRF Releases Blueprint for Retailers to Leverage Mobile Technology
On Monday I thought it was Tuesday. Tuesday felt like Wednesday to me. I woke up on Wednesday convinced it was Thursday. And yesterday was not Friday, even though I was ready for the weekend.
It’s been that kind of a week for me. Now for the news:
- Con-way Multimodal Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
- Retail Container Traffic to be Up 8 Percent
This Week in Logistics News (Mar 8-12, 2010)
· CommentsIt was another busy week in the world of supply chain and logistics. Here’s our short list of what caught our attention this week:
- Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 0.4% in January from December
- Retail Container Traffic to be Up 13 Percent in March
- Schneider National Deploys Next Generation In-Cab Technology
- Descartes Reports Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year End
This Week in Logistics News (Mar 1-5 2010)
· CommentsThere’s always something going on in the world of supply chain and logistics. Here are some noteworthy news items from this week:
- December 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 10.5 Percent from December 2008
- U.S. lawmakers launch push to repeal NAFTA
- Postal Service Outlines 10-Year Plan to Address Declining Revenue, Volume
- Secretary LaHood Applauds Passage of Highway Trust Fund
This Week in Logistics News (Feb 22-26 2010)
· CommentsI spent a few days this week at the SAP Insider Logistics and Supply Chain Management 2010 conference. I’ll share my takeaways from this event next week. In the meantime, here’s some of the news that caught our attention this week:
- RedPrairie to be acquired by New Mountain Capital
- Walmart Announces Goal to Eliminate 20 Million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Supply Chain
Last week, the U.S. Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, unveiled details of the National Export Initiative (NEI), a new effort by President Obama aimed at doubling U.S. exports over the next five years to support 2 million jobs in America. According to the press release, NEI is focused on three key areas:
- A more robust effort by this administration to expand its trade advocacy in all its forms
Based on the popularity of last week’s version, we’ve decided to make this “news roundup” the focus of our Friday postings. Here is some of the news that crossed our desks (actually, our computer screens, email inboxes, iPhone, etc.) and caught our attention this week:
