Global Logistics

As more companies move production and sourcing closer to home, several factors should be considered before making the move.

DP World Logistics has launched its international air freight forwarding service, marked by the arrival of its first charter flight in Lima, Peru.

In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviewed Dr. Alfredo Coutino, director at Moody’s Analytics.

In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviewed Dr. Alfredo Coutino, director at Moody’s Analytics.

For the first time, the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup is being held in the USA, thanks to the logistics efforts of DP World.

Global non-profit organization has hundreds of local chapters, helping connecting businesses with trade opportunities.

The acquisition of Chippenham, UK-based Wincanton, a supply chain solutions services provider across myriad vertical markets, by Greenwich, Conn.-based global contract logistics services provider GXO Logistics, has gone from pending to completed, GXO announced today.

The pending acquisition of Chippenham, UK-based Wincanton, a supply chain solutions services provider across myriad vertical markets, by Greenwich, Conn.-based global contract logistics services provider GXO Logistics appears to remain on track, according to a “scheme of arrangement” recently issued by Wincanton.

Following a previous announcement that Greenwich, Conn.-based global contract logistics services provider GXO Logistics made a $965 million cash offer to acquire Chippenham, UK-based Wincanton, a supply chain solutions services provider across myriad vertical markets, it appears that Wincanton is receptive to the offer.

Greenwich, Conn.-based global contract logistics services provider GXO Logistics said earlier today it has made an offer to acquire Chippenham, UK-based Wincanton, a supply chain solutions services provider across myriad vertical markets. GXO said it has made a $965 million cash offer for Wincanton.

Total estimated 2023 global 3PL market revenue was off 18.5% annually, coming in at $1.2 trillion. But even with that decline, the firm observed that this tally still represented a 25.3% increase, when compared to pre-pandemic 2019.

Figuring out how to emerge from this ongoing maelstrom will remain a challenge for shippers everywhere in 2024. With that in mind, let’s focus a few areas around the globe where extra care and diligent logistics management will need to be applied to keep operations—and budgets—in check.

Earlier today, various media reports indicated that the United States and England have taken retaliatory measures against the Yemeni Houthi pirates for their ongoing series of attacks on the Red Sea shipping lane, in response to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.

From weather patterns and cultures, to trade and regulations, each country is a different operating environment.

Shipping bottlenecks, increased costs, and disrupted deliveries could result in shifting transportation of goods from the affected region.