Crammed inside a big metal box, Charlie Woo’s toys make their way from Asia to his downtown Los Angeles warehouse. Lately, the trip has become less expensive for containers of miniature tea sets, remote-control cars, and super-size squirt guns.

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Jon A. Langenfeld of Baird upgraded logistic service provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide to “Neutral” from “Underperform,” noting that the valuation of its stock has become more attractive in recent weeks.

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FedEx has published its 4th quarter results (year ending 31 May 2006), with Revenue up 10% and net income up 27%. For the full year Revenues increased by 10% at US$32.3bn, whilst Operating Income is up 22% at $3.01bn and Net Income is up 25% at $1.81bn. Operating Margin has also increased to 9.3%.

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Shipping line members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) say they will phase in higher surcharges during the summer and fall peak seasons.
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Companies that do business overseas are under pressure to better manage regulatory compliance and increasingly complex supply chains. That’s why many of them are turning to technology for help.

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The Muppet’s Kermit the Frog concludes an advertisement for a hybrid car saying that maybe it is easy being green. He’s clearly not looking at the challenges facing the logistics community. A quick look at some environmental issues demonstrates how quickly the solutions can spread, in the form of look-alike-laws or from the impact of a regional solution.

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SNCB Holding confirmed today that a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had been signed with a major European investment fund over the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the ABX LOGISTICS Worldwide group.

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As a recently released report by CFO Research Services, Outsourcing the Back Office: The Path Toward Sustainable Benefits, based on a survey of 288 senior finance executives found, being competitive on every front today means companies must increasingly focus on their core competencies - those items that help the company grow not only in profitability, but in market share in their industry.

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Logistics managers must be capable and more responsive to redesigning distribution networks more frequently to operate at the lowest costs while providing the best customer service.

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The sale of Belgian based logistics company ABX Logistics is finally set to take place, according to reports in the local press.

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