Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) along with Institute of Logistics to organise the ninth edition of Logistics 2017, which will be held from February 2-4, 2017 in New Delhi. The three-day exhibition will focus on handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing. The event will have a two-day conference ‘Logistics Summit 2017’ with the theme “Future […]
Maersk Line has processed its first-ever shipment of Kinnows from Sonepat, Haryana to Novorossiysk, Russia. This opens up a niche cargo category of shipping non-frozen goods (fruits) using reefers and ex Inland Acceptance Points. At present, exporters have been moving this type of commodity directly to the ports. Through Maersk Line’s reefer services, the transportation […]
The port of Antwerp will close 2016 with an expected record volume of more than 214 million tonnes of freight handled. The shipping container volume for its part has risen above 10 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units, i.e. standard containers) for the first time in the history of the port. Liquid bulk is also showing […]
Teleplan, DHL and Sky Deutschland have today opened a new 13,600 square meter distribution and reverse supply chain centre at Panattoni Park Cheb, in the Czech Republic. Based on a new five-year contract between DHL, media company Sky Deutschland and DHL Supply chain, in cooperation with other partners, the hub will provide standard storage services, […]
Traditional warehouses — large buildings sitting in affordable rural areas along popular shipping routes — have been replaced by new breeds of fulfillment centers. Retailers’ warehouse strategies are changing dramatically and becoming a more critical piece of the ecommerce landscape — from how the geographic location of each warehouse is chosen to how products are […]
2016 Supply Chain Trend #1: Supply Chains will Look to Go Digital 2016 Supply Chain Trend #2: Responding to Innovation & Change But with An Eye On Fundamentals 2016 Supply Chain Trend #3: Augmented Reality a.k.a AR 2016 Supply Chain Trend #4: Artificial Intelligence on Steroids 2016 Supply Chain Trend #5: Agile = The New Lean 2016 Supply […]
BP gets licence to set up petrol pumps in India The government has formally granted a licence to BP Plc, Europe’s third-biggest oil company, to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in India, making it the 10th company to enter the lucrative fuel retailing sector. The company was granted a formal licence on October 14. “BP […]
Krishnapatnam Port, deep water port on the east-coast of India has inaugurated CONCOR’s – port side container facility, a Government of India undertaking. This event is a significant turning point for the port, as the opening up of the Port Side Container facility will ensure the expansion and growth of the container terminal in the […]
APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia has inked an exclusive deal with Mahindra Susten for providing the Third Party Logistics (3PL) services in India for an upcoming 260 mw solar power project in Andhra Pradesh. Under this contract, an integrated logistics management solution will be provided to Mahindra Susten for the 2,900 TEU containers of […]
The Ministry of Railways will be taking up 21 port-rail connectivity projects, at an estimated cost of more than Rs 20,000 crores, as identified under the port-connectivity enhancement objective of Sagarmala, the flagship programme of the Ministry of Shipping. These projects are aimed at strengthening the rail evacuation network and the last mile connectivity to […]
