A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S announced that Germany-based, Eurogate, and APM Terminals, which is part of Danish shipping & oil group, A.P. Moller, will build a port facility in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Eurogate will own 70% of the joint venture, called JadeWeserPort, and APM Terminals 30%.

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A judge issued a restraining order on behalf of Exel Transportation Services Inc., which is suing a competitor staffed by several former Exel executives who Exel says allegedly stole trade secrets from their former employer.

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RedPrairie Corporation, a global leader in supply chain technology solutions that enable business process transformation, announced that it has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in Gartner, Inc.’s 2006 WMS Magic Quadrant report.

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Fifty years ago April 26, a trucker from rural North Carolina ran an experiment here that forever altered international trade and the global economy.

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JDA Software Group Inc., a provider of demand chain solutions, has acquired Manugistics Group Inc., a provider of supply chain management solutions, for approximately $211 million.

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Brewer Scottish & Newcastle unveiled a new UK distribution joint venture with Swiss freight group Kuehne + Nagel on Tuesday to cut costs and boost spending behind its key brands.

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The Business Activities Tax Simplification Act currently before Congress (H.R. 1956) could be a “costly speed bump in interstate commerce,” says Jack Boyd, president of site selection consulting firm The Boyd Company.

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The design of your supply chain may no longer suit the needs of your business. A competitor’s move or a new customer segment may mean that your traditional build-to-stock model, for example, now needs to shift to a configure-to-order arrangement. This article lays out the four basic supply chain designs, explaining the applicability and trade-offs of each.

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With its acquisition of CP Ships, Hapag-Lloyd now belongs to the Top 5 in global container shipping. The integration is proceeding rapidly. In 2005, Hapag-Lloyd again increased its profit, improving slightly on the record level for the previous year.

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Savi Technology garnered the No. 1 ranking among the world?s ?Leading Suppliers of Trade Visibility Solutions? in a recent ARC Advisory Group Report, which singled out managed information services provided by the company?s subsidiary, Savi Networks.

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