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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico will increase an average net of 4.9 Be Sociable, Share!

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Gebrüder Weiss establish control tower concept for Hilti

Supply Chain Movement

In 2013 Gebrüder Weiss was honoured in the service provider category for developing its control tower concept, a logistics system that provides better information which was established for Hilti CEE distribution. In the future, there should not be a difference between shipping goods within Austria or Bulgaria.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. According to the figures by Armstrong & Associates for 2012 to 2013, global 3PL revenues rose only modestly (by 2.7%), while the growth rate in Germany was just 0.87% and a meagre 0.01% in Europe as a whole. Antarctica.