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July 12, 2011

CEO says ‘Intelligent companies’ will pay attention to logistics industry

July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio

See http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110712000703 John Pattullo, CEO of CEVA Logistics, described his company a “truly international combination”... In June, CJ Group became a preferred bidder to acquire Korea Express, the...

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July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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3PL, Globalization
July 12, 2011

BT links with DHL to find innovation in supply chain security

July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 12JUN2011 fromhttp://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/technology/bt-links-with-dhl-to-find-innovation-in-supply-chain-security/20017884508.htm Damian Brett | Wed, 29 Jun 2011 Partnership will focus on developing RFID solutions UK telecoms...

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July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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3PL, Security
July 12, 2011

Social Networking in LT Industry

July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Social networking with IFW Tue, 12 Jul 2011 Freight executives are increasingly making use of social networking opportunities such as Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter to network, communicate and debate topics with other key decision-makers in the in...

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July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
2PL, Socio-Technical
July 12, 2011

Railroad Cargo Volume Increased

July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio

AAR reports June 2011 carload and intermodal volumes are up year-over-year By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor July 12, 2011 Following flat traffic growth on an annual basis in May, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported that both carl...

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July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ 1 Comment
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2PL
July 12, 2011

Opportunities and Challenges for Inland Waterways

July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Advocate Sees Container-on-Barge Potential R.G. Edmonson | Jul 12, 2011 3:34PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story See http://www.joc.com/maritime/advocate-sees-container-barge-potential Container-on-barge service could be a $500 milli...

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July 12, 2011

Cargolux freighter hit by a bullet over Africa

July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio

See http://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/air/cargolux-freighter-hit-by-a-bullet... Katerina Kerr | Mon, 11 Jul 2011 Cargolux has grounded one of its Boeing 747-400 freighters after maintenance staff detected a bullet hole in the fuselage after i...

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July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Security
July 12, 2011

Did Taliban shoot down Azerbaijani cargo plane?

July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio

See http://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/air/did-taliban-shoot-down-azerbaijani... Katerina Kerr | Tue, 12 Jul 2011 An Azerbaijani cargo plane, which crashed in eastern Afghanistan last Wednesday, killing all nine people aboard, has become the s...

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July 12, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ 3 Comments
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Security
July 11, 2011

DHL introduces LCL New York City-South Africa service

July 11, 2011/ Gary Riccio

see http://www.3plnews.com/3pl/dhl-introduces-lcl-new-york-city-south-africa-serv... MIAMI, Fla. – July 06, 2011: DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, announces it is now offering a new direct Less than Container Load[1] (LCL) service from ...

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July 11, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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3PL, Globalization
July 11, 2011

Pilot Program on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Long-Haul Trucking Provisions

July 11, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 11JUL2011 from online. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/rulemakings/notices/US-MX-agreement-FR-notice.pdf The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its intent to proceed with the initiatio...

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July 11, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Globalization
June 29, 2011

The Perils of Bad Strategy

June 29, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 29JUN2011 from at https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Strategic_Thinking/The_perils_of_b... Bad strategy abounds, says UCLA management professor Richard Rumelt. Senior executives who can spot it stand a much better chance of creat...

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June 29, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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June 29, 2011

“When you stop learning, you stop leading.”

June 29, 2011/ Gary Riccio

http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2011/06/29/learning-and-leadership-in-supply-c...

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June 29, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Globalization, Security
June 28, 2011

Savannah Box Volume up 10.1 Percent

June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Peter T. Leach | Jun 27, 2011 3:40PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Extracted 28JUN2011 from http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/savannah-box-volume-101-percent Port handled 254,329 TEUs in May Container volume at the port of Savann...

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June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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2PL
June 28, 2011

Free trade bills in progress with South Korea, Colombia, Panama

June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Finance Committee Schedules FTA ‘Mockup’ R.G. Edmonson | Jun 28, 2011 9:06PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Extracted 28JUN2011 from http://www.joc.com/washington/finance-committee-schedules-fta-%E2%80%98mockup... Free trade bills...

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June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization
June 28, 2011

Impact of Infrastructure Development on the Supply of Capital

June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 28JUN2011 from http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/newsletters/chartfocus/2011_06.htm The new roads, ports, railways, terminals, and other infrastructure that developing countries need will cost vast sums of money. A recent McKinsey Global ...

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June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
2PL, Finance
June 28, 2011

Concerted efforts from Govt and industry players needed in the logistics industry

June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 28JUN2011 from http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/6/27/business/8970390&sec=business The Association of Bumiputra Logistics Services Providers (PPLB)... PPLB members were mostly from the SME category and they needed a lo...

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June 28, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization
June 27, 2011

Summary of DNB webinar on Supply Chain Risk in Global Environment

June 27, 2011/ Gary Riccio

16Jun11 Global operations dictate being subject to issues beyond your supply chain control. Supply Chain recent history demonstrates impact of items beyond suppliers control: (i) shortening of supply chains - due to oil price impacts, > transport ...

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June 27, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Curator's Favorites, Favorites in Security and Risk, Globalization, Security
June 24, 2011

US, EU Agree on Supply Chain Mutual Recognition

June 24, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Recognition of security programs scheduled to be implemented by end of October... See http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/us-eu-agree-supply-chain-mutual-reco...

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June 24, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization, Security
June 24, 2011

Malnutrition prevalence

June 24, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 24JUN2011 from http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.MALN.ZS/countries?display=map Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5) Prevalence of child malnutrition is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weig...

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June 24, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization, Security
June 22, 2011

NPR Story on Food Security

June 22, 2011/ Gary Riccio

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=fal... The World Bank says wheat prices have more than doubled since June 2010. Corn, rice and oil prices have also spiked, which means there are millions more hungry people worldwi...

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June 22, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization, Security
June 17, 2011

Global Security Engagement: A New Model for Cooperative Threat Reduction

June 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 06JUN2011 from http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12583.html Executive Summary In the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Congress directed the National Academy of Sciences to recommend ways to strengthen and expand the Department of Def...

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June 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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