The 11th edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index suggests that retailers may be in for a challenging trading period this Christmas, with year-on-year growth in retail sales slowing and a turn-around not expected in the remaining months of ...
Tags: Service, Retailers Transport, logistics
The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) is well aware that attracting and retaining women in the industry has long been a challenge for employers. To support employers in the Australian supply chain, logistics and ...
AkzoNobel has strengthened its manufacturing footprint in India by opening a new €20 million decorative paints plant in Gwalior, which will have an annual capacity of 55 million liters. The eco-efficient Greenfield facility – ...
The Yukon, one of Canada's northern territories, hopes Chinese investors will invest in its rich but underdeveloped mining sector, a local official said. Murray Arsenault, the Yukon Territory's deputy economic development minister, told ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, zinc, copper, silver, tungsten, molybdenum
Businesses and their senior managers should be made accountable for truck maintenance by extending the chain of responsibility laws, according to Australian Trucking Association chairman David Simon. Mr Simon was opening the trucking ...
Beijing-based Chinese integrated steel trading and logistics services provider Minmetals Development Co. has announced that it plans to launch an e-commerce platform for the iron and steel industry within the current year. Wang Jing, an ...
MAN Latin America has secured contracts from two logistics and transportation companies in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to supply 100 trucks to each firm. The order was placed by JSL and Sindicarga, the Union of Logistics and Road ...
Tags: MAN Latin America, Trucks Supply
McKesson and Celesio announced that McKesson signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Celesio for €23 per share and to launch parallel voluntary public tender offers for the remaining publicly-traded shares and outstanding ...
Performance maestros Full-Race Motorsports have released details of a 298kW/474Nm version of the Ford Fusion that’s bound for this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas. The specially tuned Ford Fusion is armed with a BorgWarner ...
Tags: Ford Fusion, SEMA Concept
Confronted with the severe cold and weak demand in steel market, Baosteel strives for breakthrough with the fist products. From January to September this year, Baosteel's output of DR materials has finished 104.76% of the planned annual ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel, baosteel
Providing critical supplies such as food, fuel, clothing and spare parts to military personnel scattered all over the globe is what the Defense Logistics Agency does every day of the year. A recent DLA effort looked at using commercial ...
Spanish forwarding agent Primafrio has ordered 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The ordered vehicles are intended to modernise the fleet of this company specialised in the transportation of refrigerated goods, with reliable semi-trailer ...
Tags: Benz, Trucks, Transportation
Fremantle Port is set to expand its rail infrastructure, reducing the growth of port-related truck traffic. The major contract for the extension of the North Quay Rail Terminal had been awarded to Australian engineering and construction ...
The rail industry urges governments to look at the bigger picture when considering the ongoing operation of rural rail lines. Chief executive officer of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) Bryan Nye expressed his concerns on the ...
Canadian spot market freight volumes were up 9% year-over-year in September, but down 5% compared to last September. TransCore Link Logistics reported the third quarter saw a decrease of 5% versus the second quarter, but volumes were up ...
Tags: Transportation, logistics