Logistics News

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the C.H. Robinson Second Quarter 2014 Conference Call.

Global ship spares logistics provider GAC Marine Logistics Inc. has secured ISO certifications in recognition of its Quality Management, Environmental Management and Occupational Health & Safety Systems.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down but the S&P 500 was flat and the Nasdaq ended in positive territory after the Fed said in a statement that labour market conditions had improved, but there was still slack.

Recently, I wrote about the potential of drone use in transportation . Amazon is just one of the companies exploring the use of drones for delivery applications.

The firm said it raised its rating on the third party logistics company based on an inflection in net revenue margins.

Mark Millar looks at reverse logistics, suggesting how the problems generated by customers returning products can be remedied and even turned into advantages.

Following on from a fascinating infographic Morai Logistics recently released on women in the Logistics Industry, eft organised a panel of five women, all leaders in the logistics at the 12th 3PL Summit, June 2014, Chicago.

Jacobs, 57, isn't a Wall Street banker but he's acting like one as he tries to turn XPO Logistics Inc. into the largest company in the transport-services industry through serial takeovers.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.03, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, said net income in the second quarter increased 6% to $118.6 million, or 80 cents per share, from $112 million, or 70 cents per share.

Our truckload net revenues increased 15.6 percent in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the second quarter of 2013.

Centric Software has secured $24 million in growth capital as part of a Series D round.

Many readers on this forum will already know the bull thesis for the aerospace industry - on the commercial side, it's a form of transportation that has few alternatives; growing incomes in emerging economies continues to increase the passenger demand; margins are pretty healthy because competition is limited given the moat provided by safety ... (more)

C.H. Robinson Worldwide will be announcing its Q214 earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th.

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying inspects the work progress of artificial Island during a construction site tour of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge near Tung Chung.

Shares of Hub Group have earned an average recommendation of "Buy" from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, StockRatingsNetwork reports .

"We are very pleased with the feedback we received from the oncology community regarding the rolapitant pivotal data set presented at the recent ASCO and MASCC conferences," said Lonnie Moulder, CEO of TESARO.

C.H. Robinson and Cub Foods are trying to set a world record with a 10,200-watermelon display weighing 157,000 pounds.

TransDigm Group Incorporated today said it will report fiscal 2014 third quarter earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, August 5, 2014.

Capt. Jhonny Pretell, Harren and Partner Fleet Superintendent and Director of Marine and Professional Studies at the Caribbean Maritime Institute, Kingston, Jamaica, presents a gift to Dr Geneive Brown Metzger, CMI's newly appointed international chair, on her recent visit to the Institute.