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Who is the biggest shipping line? Maersk continue to hold this mantle. However, whereas the top 10 shipping lines rarely changed position in the past (unless merging with a competitor), we have seen significant movement in the capacities the shipping lines now have. The gap between MSC and...

A lot has been discussed recently about container shortages and the impact on moving cargo. Container shortages have been experienced in select ports but the impact has not been that great so far. Below are a couple of articles which discuss the impact of container shortages: Exclusive:...

Traditionally Peak Season for us has officially started from the 1st August, but this year some shipping lines tried to start the PSS from 1st July. The shipping lines have not been able to push through with this ‘initiative’ and have deferred the start to 1st August. Some commentators have...

IACCM, State of Flux Launch Certification in Supplier Relationship Management New program aims to equip SRM practitioners with the core skills and knowledge they need to develop successful, collaborative customer-supplier relations Retail Industry Commits to Sourcing Legally Harvested Wood ...

Hi all, Thought you may be interested in International Freight Week Exhibition 18-20 October 2009 at Abu Dhabi's National Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates. The 2008 show attracted 60 exhibitors and over 4,500 visitors and attending is a must for anyone looking to grow their business...

Free Webinar on Interactive Analytics Learn why software-as-a-service (SaaS) is one of the fastest growing trends in business intelligence for Supply Chain, in particular. Hear Boris Evelson, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, share the five use cases for SaaS BI and the typical SaaS...

Hi, The article competition closes for this quarter on 31 March 2010. Still time to put in an entry and win A$500! Article Competition - A$500 Prize - Every 3 Months - Supply Chain Focus - Discussion Forum - Supply Chain & Logistics Online Community

Online Registration by Cvent | Event Summary - Supply Chain Conference: Bringing It All Together Retailers and manufacturers share one supply chain. Now they share one supply chain conference. The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) are pleased to...

oco-inc.comlanding/october28webinar/Customer-Analytics-Driving-Performance-Through-360-View.asp Free Webinar October 28 - Customer Analytics: Driving Performance through a 360° View Learn how companies are using customer analytics to get a more complete picture of their customers, and drive...

A new firm in India is providing supply chain consulting and optimization solutions for the business to help them achieve savings and increase their bottomline. Futuristic Solutions Research & Development is currently operational in Delhi region of India and is handling few projects related to...

The 5th International Istanbul Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Summit will be held at the Sheraton Istanbul, Turkey on 10 – 11 October 2009. More information can be found at: kariyerim-tr.org

Institute of Supply Management China Ltd. (ISM China) is a non-profit association affiliated with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) in the US, the largest supply management institute in the world. ISM's membership base includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals in 75...

The SCM Club is a supply chain management not-for-profit social organization, which was created and organized in 2004 by several volunteers working in supply chain functions for many large multi-national corporations. Today, this network includes over 2000 supply management executives with chapters...

The first and the second OSCM conferences were successfully held in Bali in 2005 and in Bangkok in 2007. The two conferences had been able to draw participants from over 30 countries. As for the two previous conferences, the OSCM Malaysia 2009 is expected to draw participants from Asia Pacific...

Supply Chain Asia Dialogue and Talk are our informal way to reach out to the community members and will be hosted by our Executive Committee and Council Members located in these countries. We hope that this effort will enable us to connect with each other more often and in more cities in Asia,...

CHaINA '09 is an exceptional event that is not to be missed and at CHaINA '09 we are looking to set the recovery process in motion with at theme of "Back in Black and Turning the Recovery Corner!" Come join hundreds of supply chain professionals and top executives from Fortune 500 and smaller...

I realize the time frame is tight on this. Just thought those in Shanghai, China may have an interest. China Economic Review has invited leading logistics experts to talk about solutions for longer, leaner and more lucrative operations from the unique perspective of mainland China. This full-day...

Hi Thought this might be of interest to anyone connected to global supply chains. "The AMR Supply Chain Top 25 – Results & Analysis 2009" Debra Hofman Vice President, Supply Chain Top 25 AMR Research

Well, 2 years have come around very quickly, and the Smart Conference will be on again in Sydney, in June this year. If you have not been before, I can recommend it. No they are not a sponsor of SCF. But maybe they should be ! Smart Supply Chain Conference

I have just received the program for this conference. For those who live in Australia, I can recommend it. I have been to it a couple of times. http://www.smartconference.com.au/ Only months away, more than 70 leading local and international speakers are primed to share their knowledge and...

TL, and all our other members from the Asian continent, I have received Business data from this region confirming a downturn due to the global economy and other activities, can somebody give me any kind of confirmation if this data is accurate? Business Information for Dec 2 2008 ...

China Sourcing Summit 2008, which will take place in Shanghai, 12-13 March 2008 is this time jointly organized China Supply Chain Council, DE International, and Supply Management Institute - three leading institutions in SCM in China. The China Sourcing Summit 2008 will be a unique opportunity to...

For those of you based in Australia, or frequent travellers to Australia, this conference is worth putting in your diaries. It attracts about 1,000 delegates and runs a series of parallel tracks. Well worth a visit. Call for papers is now out, if you have a good story to tell. All the...

The Supply Chain Asia Forum is on again in Singapore in July. I went last year and thought it was very worthwhile. http://www.supplychainasia.com/

In China, few companies have an efficient and integrated end-to-end supply chain and little has changed for the past few years. Produced by Asia's leading professional organization, the Global Supply Chain Council, the Supply Chain Innovation Forum, on April 23, 2008 in Shanghai, will take a first...

Global Supply Chain Council will hold their 3rd annual CHaINA Supply Chain Summit in Shanghai from November 7-8, 2007. The event will be held at The Regent Shanghai in the Changning district of Shanghai. This conference has attracted already over 100 speakers and will have over 300-500 people in...

Whilst I am not a great fan of conferences, this is another good one. http://www.supplychainasia.com/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&Itemid=16&agid=12&year=2007&month=07&day=18 Supply Chain Asia Forum Singapore 2007 will be held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront from 18-20 July 2007....

Hi, On behalf on Wipro's Oracle practice, like to invite you to an online discussion (webinar), with Jim Gondorchin -Business Program Manager (Global Supply Chain), Emerson Rosemount, on “Best Practices to streamline Global Supply Chain”. In this webinar, Jim will share how Rosemount...

Is there anywhere that lists 3PLs by country and shows the uptodate status of mergers and acquisitions?

Anyone know if the deal is coming off yet? See link: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=1138901&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312