Reports suggest World Courier talks fail with UPS [12/Dec/2011]

Reports in the US media have suggested that UPS has failed in an attempt to acquire the US-based express logistics company World Courier. Read Full Article...

Emerging markets drive global pharmaceutical logistics market [07/Dec/2011]

As drug manufacturers move into emerging markets they are utilising logistics providers as customs and trade compliance advisors, managing specialised distribution and warehousing facilities and performing concentrated transportation services. Read Full Article...

New report: Three reasons why the pharma logistics sector offers major opportunities for 3PLs [02/Dec/2011]

Structural changes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry are set to create significant opportunities for logistics service providers in the next few years. This is one of the key conclusions of Ti’s latest report, Global Pharmaceutical Logistics 2012. Read Full Article...

FedEx turns focus on global healthcare sector [14/Oct/2011]

Ti’s Senior Analyst, Cathy Roberson talked with Richard Smith, Managing Director of Life Sciences and Specialty Services for FedEx, regarding logistics in the global healthcare market. Read Full Article...

DHL eyes up opportunities in Japan [24/Sep/2010]

In an interview with Ti, DHL Supply Chain Japan’s new President, Shuichi Kawamura, says that his company is well placed to take advantage of structural changes within the market. Read Full Article...

Singapore diversifies logistics investments [09/Jul/2010]

Continued investment by the global logistics industry in Singapore demonstrates the centrality of the city state to the logistics economy of South East Asia. Read Full Article...

UPS continues to suffer depressed markets [22/Oct/2009]

Scott Davis, CEO of UPS might be “encouraged by the signs of economic recovery” but his company continues to suffer heavily depressed volumes and profits. Read Full Article...

New report identifies best and worst performing logistics industry sectors [30/Sep/2009]

Ti’s new report, European Vertical Sector Logistics 2009, addresses the major trends in key industry sectors and identifies the winners and losers over the next five years. Read Full Article...

Pharma and FMCG hold up whilst auto, high tech and durables plunge [25/Sep/2009]

During this time of exceptional economic downturn, it is even more important for contract logistics companies to be aware of the trends in the vertical sectors in which they operate. Ti’s latest research – which will be discussed at Global Distribution Strategies 2009 Conference and appears in European Vertical Sector Logistics report published next week – highlights which sectors are performing the best, and worst.  Read Full Article...

Conference exclusive: PwC's perspectives on the future of the logistics industry [21/Sep/2009]

How different will the structure of the logistics service provider of the future be from players of today? What will be the competitive forces shaping the sector and how will LSPs respond to them? A recent survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) makes some tentative suggestions on the nature of change over the near-term. Read Full Article...