Nearly half of companies with global supply chains say they fear major disruptions in their ability to source, produce and ship goods around the world, but they’re not doing much to prevent it, according to a new survey sponsoredby UPS. Some 47 per cent of companies say they need to pay more attention to risk mitigation compared to just 16 per cent that believe they pay an adequate amount of attention. As a result, only 38 per cent of those surveyed rate the resilience of their supply … [Read more...] about Global supply chains not ready for challenges
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Guiness World Record for TNT
TNT Express set a new Guinness World Record at its Liege, Belgium, hub by loading 30 Mercedes Smart Cars in a 747F in 35 minutes and 34 seconds. Th e feat was an event for TopGear Italia, an off shoot of the popular BBC TV car enthusiast show. To celebrate 10 years of the program, the Italian editors wanted to see how many cars could fit. Seven ground staff had a three-hour window to load, unload and then re-load the aircraft with real shipments before it departed for Shanghai. … [Read more...] about Guiness World Record for TNT
DB Schenker expands business with Siemens
Schenker Australia Pty Ltd has expanded its import and export services which it has been providing to Siemens medical products in Australia for more than eight years. The services will extend to all Siemens Australia and New Zealand international and domestic import and export activities and domestic freight. According to Ron Koehler, CEO of Schenker Australia Pty Ltd, the contract extension is the result of significant improvements in the company¡¯s supply chain across its businesses … [Read more...] about DB Schenker expands business with Siemens
Agility breaks ground in Shanghai for Borouge
Global logistics provider, Agility and Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, broke ground on 28 November for a new logistics hub in Shanghai that will receive over 600,000 tonnes of polyolefins (polypropylene and polyethylene) annually. These polymers are used in a wide range of applications including extruded pipe, films and packaging, terraforming and fibres, as well as household and white goods. The 70,000 sq m facility, which will mainly serve the … [Read more...] about Agility breaks ground in Shanghai for Borouge
CEVA expands in Thailand and Malaysia
CEVA Logistics has announced a new contract with CenCar Ltd. (Carrefour Thailand) to provide its delivery and supply chain management services in the retail and consumer goods segment. Under the scope of the contract, CEVA will manage a nationwide delivery network to supply multiple dry goods deliveries to all of Carrefour’s stores in Thailand. The operation will be headquartered in Bangkok, where CEVA will operate with a combined fleet including Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV). … [Read more...] about CEVA expands in Thailand and Malaysia
GAC opens new logistics office in Warsaw
The GAC Group has opened a new sales office to meet what it says are growing demands for logistics services in Poland. As most of the country's logistics business is controlled in and around Warsaw, GAC has strategically placed its new office right in the centre of the capital - 'the airfreight hub of Poland', according to Gunnar Lundgren, Regional Logistics Manager. The new office joins GAC's two existing bases in Poland, which provide essential sea freight connections from the ports of … [Read more...] about GAC opens new logistics office in Warsaw
