LT_NEWS AND VIEWS _ A Penton Media Property August 24, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/logisticstoday/v/193 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Free White Paper: New Communications Links Separate Facilities, Enhances Productivity To sustain continuously improving quality levels and timely delivery, Georgia Nut Company implemented a communications system to: * Seamlessly link users located in separate facilities. * Eliminate traditional "dead spots" encountered with other systems. * Provide clear audio in noisy work environments. ---------------------------------------- OPERATIONS & STRATEGY --Logistics Must Take Charge Writing in the digital edition of Logistics Today, editor Perry A. Trunick says don't lament what we willingly abandoned, but don't abandon logistics talent. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/logistics-must-take-charge-0824/ --Truckload Volumes Improve Through the week ending August 21, 2009, the Morgan Stanley Truckload Freight Index showed "signs of sequential improvement" at a rate faster than normal seasonality. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/truckload-volumes-improve-0824/ GLOBAL MARKETS --Consolidation Slows in Global Logistics Friedrich Bieselt writes in Logistics Today's digital edition that logistics mergers and acquisitions have slowed, but strategic moves may still occur. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/consolidation-slows-global-logistics-0824/ --New Feeder Service Between Rotterdam and Stockholm ECT in Rotterdam has launched an all-water feeder service to Stockholm. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/service-rotterdam-stockholm-0824/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Receive Logistics News the Easy Way. You need logistics and supply chain news, analysis and educational content that helps you do your job better. Even more importantly, this information needs to be concise and enjoyable. Logistics Today is the answer. Get the most important logistics coverage delivered to you twice a month -- in a convenient digital magazine format. Go to https://penton-sub.halldata.com/site/PEN000876TAnew/init.do to subscribe today. ---------------------------------------- LOGISTICS SERVICES --CSX Breaks Ground On New Intermodal Terminal CSX broke ground at the site of the North Baltimore, OH intermodal terminal. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/news/csx-intermodal-terminal-0824/ --Transportation Intermediaries Report Modest Growth The Transportation Intermediaries Assocation (TIA) reports second quarter rise in volumes and billings. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/transportation-intermediaries-modest-growth-0824/ NEWS IN REVIEW --LAST WEEK'S MOST READ ARTICLES These three were the articles most read in last week's edition. *Crane Worldwide On Track to $1 Billion Target (http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/crane-worldwide-billion-target-0811/) Crane Worldwide says it will reach its goal of $1 billion in revenues and 4,000 employees by its five- to seven-year mark. *FedEx Expands International Economy Services (http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/fedex-expands-international-economy-services-0811/) FedEx Corp. subsidiary FedEx Express announced the expansion of its international shipping portfolio to provide a lower-cost alternative for less-urgent international shipments. *Army Awards Auto ID Contract to Northrop Grumman (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/army-auto-id-contract-northrop-grumman-0811/) The US Army's Automatic Identification Technology IV (AIT IV) program will use software, hardware, and engineering services from Northrop Grumman and four other companies. You are subscribed as #email# We encourage your comments and suggestions. Your opinions about the logistics industry hold value and we would like to assist in expressing them. Send an e-mail with your comments, questions, or ideas to mailto:editor@logisticstoday.com To remove #email# from future issues of Logistics Today's News & Views click here. http://email.logisticstoday.com/webforms/newsletter/unsub/?email=#email#&lid=#list_id#&mid=#message_id# To subscribe to other Logistics Today eNewsletters, click here. http://nls.pentoninteractive.com/LT/LTPrefs.aspx To change your email address, send an email with both old and new addresses to mailto:newsletters@logisticstoday.com?subject=Address_Change Search for articles from current and past issues of Logistics Today magazine, learn about upcoming online conferences or browse our directory of transportation service providers. http://www.LogisticsTODAY.com This Newsletter is published by Penton Media Inc.'s Logistics Today magazine. Penton Media, Inc. 1300 E. Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114-1503 http://www.logisticstoday.com