South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has apologized to his country for pushing through a deal with the United States that allowed unhindered access to the Korean market for U.S. beef exporters. Controversy has surrounded the deal since it was signed in April, with daily protests in Seoul marring the first few months of Lee's presidency. In a telev...
UPS on Wednesday said it has acquired 100 percent of a joint venture it previously shared with The Korea Express Co. to serve the Korea market. The transformation of the joint venture to a wholly owned subsidiary will allow UPS to grow its business in Korea and better serve its customers in a key market, UPS said in a statement. UPS and KEC have h...
Waldorf, Germany-based business software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to complete the acquisition of privately held Alpharetta, Ga.-based software provider Visiprise Inc. by the end of July. Visiprise, which provides manufacturing execution software to the manufacturing sector, employs about 300 employees and maintains additional offices in Carl...
Logistics specialist GreenCarrier Asia, part of the Bjk.Eklund Group, has appointed Peter Chu as managing director. Chu will primarily be tasked with developing GreenCarrier's operations in Greater China. He has been involved with the Sweden-China trade for much of his career. Formerly with Wilson Freight and TNT Freight Management, in 2006 he joi...
BNSF Logistics to Coordinate Regional Load Control Centers To Improve Velocity, Visibility and Flexibility of Product Moving From Domestic Suppliers throughout the Amazon.Com Distribution Network BNSF Logistics, LLC., announced that Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company offering the Earth’s Biggest Selection, has selected BNSF Logistics for a comp...
Supreet has over 20 years of experience in supply chain management, global information technology and venture capital. Supreet has provided leadership to businesses including IBM, SGI, KPMG and numerous start-ups globally. He most recently served as Executive Program Director - Office of the CIO at ALTERA. Prior to that, he was CEO at Quantum VC (UK), and...
This agreement demonstrates that it won't be long before we are ready to provide a range of supply chain management services in the Northern Plains, says Cathy Spencer, NPCC general manager for Mallory Alexander International Logistics Mallory Alexander manages and operates The NPCC for the City of Bismarck. The golden spike ceremony marked comple...
With the Siemens contract, Menlo expands its dedicated operations in Australia and has opened a new multi-client Logistics Centre in Sydney serving the South Pacific. For Siemens, which becomes the anchor client for the new centre, Menlo will oversee a variety of inventory management and customer fulfillment activities. The work scope includes manageme...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi