A third party logistics (or 3PL) provider handles supply chain management logistics, a service that can include transportation, warehousing and delivery, but may also incorporate additional value-added services such as production or procurement. By outsourcing these functions, companies can achieve a cost savings over having to meet these demands internally. In addition to the economic benefits, 3pls can also deliver improved technical proficiency, through sophisticated IT systems that are often more advanced than those of the production or selling companies they serve. Since logistics is not a core business for many entities involved in global trade, the ability to turn these responsibilities over to a qualified 3pl provider allows companies to spend less time focusing on these tasks, and more time on the elements that made their respective businesses a success.

US Consumer Spending Trends Reshaping Container Shipping Dynamics

Recent estimates from Sea-Intelligence reveal a notable trend in US consumer spending dynamics, indicating a continued increase in expenditure despite… Read More

CEVA Upgrades Customs Clearance Procedures in Brazil

Haylle Sok 3:34 AM  5/27/2016

CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading supply chain management companies, has significantly upgraded its clearance procedures in Brazil to… Read More

UPS To Launch On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network

Peter Buxbaum 9:39 AM  5/26/2016

UPS will launch a distributed, on-demand manufacturing network that links its global logistics network with 3D printers at The UPS… Read More

Kuehne + Nagel Will Use INTTRA’s eVGM Service

Haylle Sok 8:12 AM  5/26/2016

INTTRA will become Kuehne + Nagel’s exclusive provider of service to submit its VGM information to ocean carriers. Kuehne +… Read More

Why Divested Companies Need 3PLs

Haylle Sok 4:41 AM  5/25/2016

Today’s volatile marketplace conditions make it difficult for newly divested companies to succeed without the expertise of a third-party logistics… Read More

Global Logistics Company Announces Weekly Shipping Shanghai to El Paso

Peter Buxbaum 4:00 AM  5/22/2016

TOC Logistics International (TOC), a global logistics leader based in Indianapolis, has launched a shared consolidation between Shanghai, China, and… Read More

Ekol Logistics Enters The Czech Republic

Haylle Sok 4:12 AM  5/20/2016

A leading 3PL in Turkey—Ekol Logistics—has entered the Czech Republic and made its first investment in this country in the… Read More

New European Union Customs Code Contains Pitfalls for Forwarders

Peter Buxbaum 8:48 AM  5/19/2016

The Union Customs Code (UCC), which was introduced across the European Union on May 1, includes rules that can be… Read More

EMO Trans Opens Malaysia Office

Haylle Sok 4:08 AM  5/19/2016

EMO Trans, Inc., a provider of international logistics and supply chain solutions, announced the opening of EMO Logistics Malaysia Sdn… Read More

Prime Distribution Services Opens New Location in Plainfield, Indiana

Haylle Sok 9:19 AM  5/18/2016

Prime Distribution Services (PDS), a Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. company that provides warehousing, consolidation and transportation solutions, announced the opening… Read More

Federal Maritime Commission Collects $840,000 In Penalty Payments

Peter Buxbaum 8:15 AM  5/18/2016

The Federal Maritime Commission has announced that it has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of $840,000 in civil penalties… Read More

BNSF Logistics Opens Subsidiary in Mexico

Haylle Sok 9:19 AM  5/17/2016

BNSF Logistics, a multi-modal third-party logistics service provider, announces a new subsidiary in Mexico, BNSF Railway Servicios de Logistica. The… Read More