World Trade articles from December 2006

World Trade archives from December 2006

Fearless predictions.(On the Web)
December 1, 2006... Fearless Predictions: What awaits the Global Supply Chain in 2007? Our experts venture a guess.

Fabulous 50 + 1 taken to a whole new level.(BREAKING NEWS)
December 1, 2006... Partnering with Chain Link Research, WTM will pick the top people in the supply chain, transportation, and logistics markets for the fourth year in a row. Launching Fall 2007 in Chicago, we will host a one-day conference where attendees can...

Access all areas.(On the Web)
December 1, 2006... The full content of the current issue is now immediately available online along with bonus material and other web exclusives!

Quote of the month.(On the Web)
December 1, 2006... "Conferences and events are a great way to meet industry leaders and network with potential and existing clients face to face in a comfortable environment."

Blending command and chaos into supply chain.(INSIDE WORLD TRADE)(Column)
December 1, 2006... Recently I was invited to speak to a top-tier conference organized by one of the sector's premier supply chain research consultancies. The audience was blue chip executives contemplating or already engaged in international supply chain...

Con-way[R]: business advantage: delivered.(View from the Top)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) is an industry leading provider of differentiated transportation and supply chain services. As a $4.2 billion company with businesses in less-than-truckload, full truckload, brokerage, contract logistics, warehousing,...

Antidumping support threatens U.S. free trade.(POLICY PERSPECTIVES)
December 1, 2006... So far this year the U.S. government has initiated just three antidumping cases on behalf of domestic industries. In all of 2005, only 12 cases were initiated--well below the recent 11-year average of 33 initiations per year. Antidumping use is...

ISM[R]: institute for supply management.(View from the Top)
December 1, 2006... I just returned from a supply management executive roundtable in Shanghai. The roundtable, sponsored by CAPS Research, included mainly Chinese nationals employed by U.S. multinational corporations. As the CEO of the largest supply management...

TSA delays air cargo security rules.(AIR)
December 1, 2006... As many in the air cargo industry had hoped, the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) new air cargo security rules will be postponed until mid-2007 in order to give the industry more time to implement changes necessary to comply with...

New container terminal for Port of Mobile.(OCEAN)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The Port of Mobile, Alabama along with Mobile Container Terminal LLC has broken ground on a new container terminal, which is expected to begin operating in early 2008. "Alabama is experiencing unprecedented economic growth that is bringing...

BNSF tops 1 million container mark.(RAIL)(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... BNSF Railway's Southern California on-dock facilities moved 1 million loads so far this year, the most the company has ever moved in a calendar year. The 1 million mark was reached on October 15, though with holiday freight still in...

Union Pacific to build terminal in New Mexico.(RAIL)(Union Pacific Railroad Co.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... New Mexico has agreed to eliminate a locomotive fuel tax and provide road improvements in exchange for a new $150 million intermodal terminal to be built by Union Pacific Railroad. The 934-acre facility will handle 100,000 containers per...

Truck e-manifests surge thirty percent.(TRUCKING)(electronic manifests)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), truckers filed 30 percent more e-manifests in September than in August--a substantial increase. Specifically, thirteen thousand electronic manifests were filed in September via the...

Mandatory diesel blend will cut emissions.(TRUCKING)
December 1, 2006... As of October 15, the federal government has required fuel producers to sell an ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel to replace the old diesel formulation, and it's 97 percent cleaner than the previous blend. "Diesel is the invisible force that...

Logistics providers form aid network.(3PLS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... U.S. trade associations representing all phases of logistics and supply chain sectors announced last month that they would combine resources to collaborate in the event of a disaster, such as last year's hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Old Dominion Freight Line: delivering new solutions[R].(View from the Top)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... Welcome and thank you for taking the time to learn more about Old Dominion Freight Line. At OD, we pride ourselves in establishing long lasting mutually beneficial relationships with all of our customers. Part of our job in building that...

Transportation Services Index (TSI).(Trade winds: THE LATEST TRENDS IN THE WORLD OF TRADE)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Transportation Services Index (TSI) OCTOBER 2005-SEPTEMBER 2006 Oct. 110.9 Nov. 112.2 Dec. 111.3 Jan. 111.1 Feb. 109.4 Mar. 110.9 Apr. 110.5 May 112.4 June ...

Third set of locks will accommodate post-Panamax ships.(PANAMANIANS VOTE "YES" FOR CANAL EXPANSION)
December 1, 2006... Panamanian voters in October overwhelmingly approved a referendum for a $5.25 billion project to expand the Panama Canal to double its current capacity. A third set of locks will be constructed parallel to the existing locks that will...

Foreign firms face challenges cashing in.(CHINA'S RETAIL MARKET)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... As many Western retailers are well aware, China's retail market is one of the most lucrative in the world. However, while the country's 1.3 billion consumers offer immense potential, getting to them is another matter, notes an executive...

NOL taps held as CEO.(Names & News)
December 1, 2006... Neptune Orient Lines has tapped Thomas Held as its new group president and chief executive, replacing David Lira, who stepped down at the end of October. Held, former chairman and chief executive of German logistics firm Schenker, will be...

Klestadt new counsel for NCBFAA.(Names & News)(National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America)(Alan R. Klestadt)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America has named Alan R. Klestadt as its new customs counsel. Klestadt is a partner in the firm of Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt in New York, specializing in...

Erickson appointed at History of Containerization Foundation.(Names & News)
December 1, 2006... Stanford A. Erickson has been named chairman of the History of Containerization Foundation, Inc. He succeeds Michael B. Berzon, who becomes vice chairman. The foundation also announced that Alan Clifford, executive vice president of...

Port of Portland hires Pippenger.(Names & News)
December 1, 2006... The Port of Portland has hired Daniel Pippenger, former deputy commander of Coast Guard Sector Portland, to lead its marine security team. As marine security manager, Pippenger is responsible for managing security programs at the port's...

CSCMP chooses Murphy.(Names & News)(Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals chooses Richard Murphy Jr.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Richard Murphy, Jr., president and chief executive of Murphy Warehouse Co., was elected to the office of board chair elect of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' board of directors. Murphy is currently chair of the...

Orris to retire from Pacer.(Names & News)(retirement of Donald C. Orris from Pacer International Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Pacer International Chairman and Chief Executive Donald C. Orris, who is considered the architect of intermodal stacktrain services, will retire next year. Orris helped to establish the stacktrain technology and service network in 1984...

Thomas appointed ceo of OACL.(Names & News)
December 1, 2006... Ocean Africa Container Lines (OACL) has appointed Andrew Thomas as its new chief executive officer. Thomas has replaced David Rennie, who has been tapped as director of Grindrod Freight Services. Previously, Thomas served as a marketing and new...

Goal is to cut surplus to zero by 2010.(CHINA'S TRADE DEFICIT GROWING)
December 1, 2006... The Chinese government says it plans to reduce its huge trade surplus to zero by 2010. To get there, the government says it will trim booming export growth and focus more on "quality growth." China's trade surplus during the first eight months...

Better infrastructure will support business, trade.(LATIN AMERICA POISED FOR GROWTH IN TELECOM)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Telecommunications growth in key Latin American markets, particularly Brazil, will set the stage for strong internal growth as well as attract more foreign trade and investment. "It is a fact that a strong telecom infrastructure will boost...

Australia seeking "significant concessions".(CHINA, AUSSIE FREE TRADE TALKS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... A new round of negotiations between China and Australia to establish a free trade deal will be held in December, with cargo and service trade to be the topics of discussion. The two sides have already met to discuss manufacturing trade,...

Agility: a new logistic leader.(View from the Top)(PWC Logistics group changes name)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... PWC Logistics group is proud to announce that we are officially changing our name to Agility. Now, all of our 20,000 employees in 450 worldwide offices share a common name and a common goal--to be recognized as the new leader in the global...

U.S. firms bullish on China.(BY THE Numbers)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... U.S. Firms Bullish on China Will your sales go up or down this year compared to 2005? Up more than 50% 9.40% Down 1-10% 3.50% Down 11-20% 2.80% Up 1-10% 30.60% Up 11-20% 24.30%...

Three-phase project set for completion in 2020.(NEW BOX PORT FOR VIETNAM)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The Vietnamese government has approved a proposal for the development of a new container port in Van Phong Bay, north of Nha Trang in the central coast province of Khanh Hoa The proposed port will be developed in three phases on a total area of...

Big boost predicted for UPS, FedEx.(EU LIBERALIZES MAIL MARKET)(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The EU has directed its 25 member states to open their mail markets to full competition by 2009--a development that is expected to provide a big boost to competition from companies such as UPS and FedEx in the $115-billion market. Although...

Fewer Turks express desire to enter bloc.(HOPE FADES FOR TURKEY TO JOIN EU)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... A recent survey published in the Turkish Milliyet newspaper reveals fewer Turks think their country should join the European Union. Only 32.2 percent of citizens polled believe Turkey "must certainly enter the EU," as compared to 57.4...

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics.(View from the Top)(Company overview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... This year has brought some very exciting changes to OH Logistics. We began executing our international strategy to offer additional services needed by our clients. We acquired Barthco International, Freightek and Turbo Logistics this summer,...

How has your life changed in the past 35 years?(View from the Top)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... It was 35 years ago, in 1971, when Texas Instruments introduced the first pocket calculator. A new stock market index, called the Nasdaq, made its debut in 1971. And the United States ended its trade embargo with China. Over the last 35 years,...

2007: the year of living dangerously: the outlook for next year and beyond.(FEARLESS FORECASTS)(Cover story)
December 1, 2006... There's little debate that the changing pace of globalization has, and will continue to, affect the world trade sector. But what's not always so clear is just how globalization will impact trade at all levels--from the individual manufacturers...

Mode neutrality drives network modeling success.(View from the Top)(overview of C. H. Robinson's Logistics Solutions)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... The search for operational efficiencies and cost savings in the supply chain is a never-ending quest. During the last decade, many improvements have been made using technology that automates routine activities and processes, but for most...

Foreign ventures come to terms with China's labor unions: Wal-Mart's acquiescence is groundbreaking, and means other companies will be forced to follow.
December 1, 2006... Listen to Joe Hatfield, the president of Wal-Mart's Asian operations, talk about the company's new stores in China and you'll hear him say something extraordinary: "I fully anticipate working collaboratively with... union organizations at all...

Matson[R].(View from the Top)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... In 2007, Matson will celebrate 125 years of service in the Pacific, a remarkable achievement for any company. Our history has encompassed luxury liners and hotels, military service during two world wars and the introduction of containerization...

IFS.(View from the Top)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... As IFS' customers' business has become more global in scope, our product and corporate presence has also become more global. IFS Applications[TM] is designed to help our customers do business in multiple countries, with multiple languages,...

The business case to justify security investments; security drives supply chain improvements that produce substantial business benefits.(Excerpt)
December 1, 2006... Researchers at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in collaboration with the Manufacturing Institute, the research and education arm of the National Association of Manufacturers, recently released a pioneering study, which for...

Meridian / IQ[R]: intelligent solutions. Powerful results[TM].(View from the Top)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... As a global logistics services provider, Meridian IQ designs, implements, and executes innovative solutions that drive powerful results for our clients. Meridian IQ offers clients a broad portfolio of logistics services, expertise in logistics...

The supply chain as 'disruptive technology': a conversation with Clayton Christensen.(Interview)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... Clayton M. Christensen, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, is best known for his study of innovation in commercial enterprises. His book The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail...

AIT[R] Worldwide Logistics.(View from the Top)(talks with Bill Reichman)(Interview)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... Bill Reichman, Vice President of Information Systems at AIT Worldwide Logistics Inc., sits down for a Q and A session to discuss how his dynamic team has worked to meet customer's ever-growing demand for tailored shipping technologies and the...

The 5 stages of global sourcing step-by-step: a unified buying process drives the 'revolution' from domestic sourcing to global brand.
December 1, 2006... The mandate comes down from the boardroom: We need to increase our international sourcing efforts by another 25% in order to remain competitive. While the task might seem daunting and overwhelming at first, developing a core competency in...

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.(View from the Top)(Company overview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Thinking globally, acting locally. Hyundai Merchant Marine knows where it wants to go... to the top. HMM established its subsidiary in North America, Hyundai Merchant Marine America in 1983, building a cohesive team of associates who work...

Growing imports put more containers into the transport network: rail, ocean, truck sectors adapting, but big changes ahead for drayage.(TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS)
December 1, 2006... With increasing numbers of U.S. businesses sending the assembly and production of goods to offshore locations, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of containers imported into U.S. Specifically, the growth in imports has increased...

Roadway[R]: your way.(View from the Top)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... Roadway is your partner for delivering transportation solutions your way. Looking at your needs, we are changing the way we do business and remain dedicated to providing simple, smart and effective transportation services throughout North...

What drives supply chain innovation? Necessity, opportunity, and technological advancements.(TECHNOLOGY)
December 1, 2006... The global supply chain is indeed a chain, a chain made up of manufacturers, distribution centers, carriers, terminal operators, and other entities, each of which is a critical link in the chain. Although we can deploy technical solutions that...

The first trade Deficit with China.(Great Moments IN WORLD TRADE)
December 1, 2006... How to solve a huge Chinese trade deficit? The British Empire's early answer: opium. The story is one of the most sordid in the history of world trade. Its origins, however, are all too understandable. Its repercussions continue to this day....