Foreign Trade
    Logistics

    Expeditors' 1Q Profit Drops 11%

    05-08-2009
  • Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington's first-quarter net income fell 11% to $59.3 million, or 27 cents a share, from $66.5 million, or 30 cents, a year ago. Revenue fell 30% to $912.7 million, the compa..
  • Report explores prospects for logistics industry

    05-07-2009
  • The global contract logistics market grew at 5% in 2008 according to the latest report published by Transport Intelligence (Ti) - Global Contract Logistics 2009. This represents a significant weakening of the market afte..
  • Dow Chemical to Set Up Logistics Center in Tianjin

    05-06-2009
  • The Dow Chemical Company, a leading industrial chemical giant based in the US, will spend USD 200 million creating a logistics center of chemicals supply chain in Tianjin, covering a plot of land as large as 50 hectares...
  • Exel Direct providing home delivery for Zenith Global Logistic..

    05-06-2009
  • Zenith Global Logistics has selected Exel Direct as a preferred provider to offer retailers in-home delivery service, including a new, proprietary Web-based rate quote system. The quote system will give retailers the ex..
  • UPS announces network enhancements in India and Philippines

    05-06-2009
  • UPS said today it has rolled out an initiative to augment global post sales service options for shippers doing business in India by expanding its Field Stocking Location (FSL) network in India and introducing an Asia Pos..
  • Wing Hing Foods Selects ArrowStream as Logistics Services Prov..

    05-05-2009
  • ArrowStream, a leading provider of supply chain solutions for the foodservice industry, announced that Wing Hing Foods has selected ArrowStream as its strategic freight management partner. Wing Hing is the leading manufa..
  • Core Furnace Selects PLS Logistics

    05-05-2009
  • PLS Logistics Services announces they have been selected by Core Furnace Systems to manage the company's LTL and flatbed truckload moves under a multi-year agreement. Core Furnace of Coraopolis, PA, is a leader in the d..
  • Inland Empire logistics industry shows small signs of hope

    05-04-2009
  • For the past two years almost every day has brought more bad economic news. This trend is especially true for the Inland Empire, which has a local economy highly dependent on real estate development and foreign imports t..
  • Slowdown, sluggish demand grip logistics

    05-04-2009
  • The impact of the slowdown in the domestic economy, coupled with a negative growth in India's external trade in the March '09 quarter (with exports declining 24.1 % y-o-y ) is visible on the results declared by the leadi..
  • Earnings double, revenue half for Sunoco Logistics in 1Q

    04-30-2009
  • Sunoco Logistics Inc. said Wednesday it had record earnings in the first quarter even though its revenue declined by more than half. The Philadelphia-based partnership earned $80.9 million, or $2.36 per fully diluted li..