Supply Chain

Global - Gaining the voice of the customer is key to supply chain visibility, says Cary Noah, senior supply chain director of Intermec. He urges companies to partner with their own internal departments such as sales and marketing to achieve this.

Global - A.P. Moller-Maersk will organise a restructure of its Odense Steel Shipyard by dividing it into two divisions, selling Lindø Industrial Park and closing the Lindø Shipyard.

Global - Air France-KLM's latest traffic figures showed a mild improvement in cargo load factor to 63.5%, confirming the stabilisation of cargo activities in recent months.

Philippines - A cargo ship en route from Papua New Guinea to China sank on Monday near Hilaban Island in Samar, Philippines.

Korea – YCH is expanding its pan Asian footprint with an office in Korea, in anticipation of growing demand for logistics and supply chain management service after the signing of the Asean-Korea free trade agreement.

Global - Stolt-Nielsen S.A (SNSA) has announced that founder Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, who served as chairman since 1959, will step down on 15 December this year. He will however continue to serve as a director of the board.

Global - Lufthansa Cargo might be forced to give up its fleet of freighters if a proposal to ban night flights at its Frankfurt airport hub is motioned.

Australia - Schenker Australia has been appointed by Downer EDI Rail to provide logistics and warehousing support for the NSW (New South Wales) Rolling Stock Public Private Partnership (PPP) project.

Indonesia - There has been 19 confirmed deaths and 20 missing people reported after an allegedly "overloaded" cargo vessel sank on a river in south Kalimantan, Borneo.

Singapore – Riverchelles Performance is inviting professionals to join them as speakers and partners in the areas of logistics and supply chain, maritime and shipping and others.