Chains
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Kuehne + Nagel launches 125th anniversary year
BREMEN, Ger.– Kuehne + Nagel has announced the launch of its 125th anniversary year. It was 125 years ago that August Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel founded a forwarding company in Bremen under the name Kuehne + Nagel. starting with the transport…
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CN provides labour updates at Vancouver’s CLC conference
VANCOUVER, B.C.–During a panel session at the Canadian Logistics Conference (CLC) in Vancouver earlier this week, Jean-Jacques Ruest, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer CN spoke at some length about the current labour situation at CN. The title of the panel…
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Global trade: International freight transport to quadruple by 2050
PARIS, Fra.–The ITF Transport Outlook 2015 was released at a media briefing in Paris today. It presents long-term projections for future demand of passenger as well as freight transport and this year focuses on two key messages: shifting trade patterns are…
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CLX Logistics joins SmartWay program
Philadelphia, PA.–CLX Logistics LLC, is now an active partner in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Program. Launched in 2004, the SmartWay Program is a public-private initiative between the EPA, large and small trucking companies, rail carriers, logistics companies, commercial…
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Port of Montreal celebrates 176th Gold-Headed Cane presentation ceremony
MONTREAL, Que.–Montreal Port Authority (MPA) President and CEO Sylvie Vachon officially inaugurated the start of a new year of activity at the Port of Montreal yesterday by presenting the Gold-Headed Cane to Captain Anuj Kararia, of India, master of the…
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C.H. Robinson creates oil and gas supply chain solution
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN– To capitalize on rapid demand in the oil and gas industry, C.H. Robinson has created Oil and Gas Solutions as a way to change how the industry views the global supply chain. To accomplish this, C.H. Robinson…
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John Manners-Bell wins award for Supply Chain Risk book
LONDON, U.K.– Transport Intelligence (Ti) is proud to announce that the company’s Chief Executive, John Manners-Bell, has won the ACA-Bruel mention spéciale prize with his book, Supply Chain Risk. The book took the honours for its contribution to the development of leading…
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Van Horne Institute releases study on reefers in North American cold chain
CALGARY, Alta.–The Van Horne Institute has released a report entitled, “Reefers in North American Cold Chain Logistics: Evidence from Western Canadian Supply Chains”. The study, authored by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue of Hofstra University, demonstrates the growing importance of the North…
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Ryder hosts border security summit
MIAMI, Fla.–Ryder System, Inc. hosted a U.S.–Mexico Border Security Summit on November 13th to initiate information sharing between customers, business partners, and government security agencies. The conference, which took place in Ft. Worth, TX, featured security briefings by members of the U.S.…
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Canada ranks high in food safety, but can’t “rest on its laurels”
GUELPH and OTTAWA, Ont.– According to the latest global report on food safety published by the Conference Board of Canada, in partnership with the University of Guelph’s Food Institute, Canada, along with the United States, is a top-tiered country in…