Shortage of capacity on some major shipping routes could encourage shippers to source products closer to the final point of consumption. That’s the warning from Jean Louis Cambon, who has just taken over as chairman of the European Shipper’s Council’s Mar

Food ingredient specialist Givaudan Nederland has extended its contract with TDG in a long-term business deal.

Containerships of Finland has appointed P&O Ferrymasters as its sales and booking agent for Italian business transiting via the port of Rotterdam.

Damco has started warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Thailand.

German food retailer LIDL has selected SSI Schaefer’s case picking system for its logistics centre at Kirchheim/Teck in Germany.

The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2010 are now open for entries. The Awards are the gold standard for supply chain operations in Europe attracting entries from the world’s leading manufacturers, retailers and supply chain specialists.

Deutsche Post DHL produced earnings before interest and tax of 231 million euros in 2009 – a 124 per cent EBIT improvement on the 966m euro loss in 2008.

Louis Vuitton Japan has signed a contract with Kuehne + Nagel Japan for the management of its regional distribution centre.

Cathay Pacific Airways is implementing JDA Cargo Revenue Optimiser to help improve profitability of its cargo operation.

TDG has acquired Hungarian transport business RRS Logistics in a move that enables the group to extend its full range of services in Central and Eastern Europe.

Kuehne + Nagel has posted a 13.2 per cent drop in EBITDA to £545.8 million (CHF 885 million) for the year ended 31st December 2009 compared to the previous year.

Walmart has set itself the goal of cutting 20 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015 - one and a half times the company's estimated global carbon footprint growth over the next five years.

DHL is set to invest HK$360 million (£27 million) to expand its operations into a single, multi-user facility for DHL Supply Chain to accommodate growth in Hong Kong.

Ceva beat its cost saving target by more than 25 per cent during 2009, removing £113m (125m euros) of cost from the business.

Mothercare has deployed Kewill’s web-based order management system, Kewill Trade, enabling it to develop a flexible, scalable supply chain trading platform to support expansion of its international operations.

In a town where green building is latest rage among mega resorts and gaming palaces, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation has upped the ante on eco-friendly development and business operations with the launch of a sustainability program for its properties in Vegas and beyond.

There is a critical parallel between a national-level need for innovation and new technology and what is needed inside U.S. organizations. This is especially true of incumbent companies in the energy industry (oil and gas and electric power) that want to be competitive in a changing marketplace.

OfficeMax is offering a new reusable shipping bin program to help businesses that make frequent orders reduce packaging waste.
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev's new environmental goals include a 30 percent reduction in water use, 10 percent drop in energy and greenhouse gas emissions, and a 99 percent waste recycling and reuse rate.

The supermarket chain is claiming a U.K. first by announcing plans to boost local bee population by housing several hundred bees in land around its new eco-store.