Jan. 5, 2009 - A gee-whiz new cargo ship sails on a cushion of air to reduce drag, cutting fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 15%, Scientific American reports. READ MORE

Dec. 18, 2008 - Ryder has debuted a hybrid medium-duty straight truck as part of its RydeGreen line of fuel-efficient tractors and trailors. READ MORE

Dec. 11, 2008 - J.C. Penney has taken delivery on a fleet of low-emission trucks as part of its goal to use only clean-diesel vehicles for company imports at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. READ MORE

Nov. 12, 2008 - Following a successful testing phase, UPS has placed orders for 12 custom-built, zero-emission electric vans, slated for deployment in the carrier's British and German delivery fleets early next year. READ MORE

Oct. 8, 2008 - Green programs, though key to corporate responsibility, don't necessarily attract or keep customers, according to a new global survey of third-party logistics (3PL) firms. READ MORE

Sept. 9, 2008 - Fujitsu Computer Systems is the latest major company to join the U.S. EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership, agreeing to slash climate emissions from freight operations - and help recruit other Fujitsu companies and its own shipping vendors to the program. READ MORE

Sept. 4, 2008 - Belgian food conglomerate Delhaize, operator of grocery chains in seven countries, is finding innovative ways to maximize efficiencies across its distribution networks, according to the company's first-ever corporate sustainability report. READ MORE

Sept. 2, 2008 - UPS saved three million gallons of gas and 30 million miles driven last year thanks to a fleet of computer programs geared toward shaving the distance its packages travel before reaching their destination, according to the company's 2007 sustainability report. READ MORE

Aug. 25, 2008 - Penske has leased its first-ever fleet of fuel-efficient hybrid refrigerated trucks to a food rescue organization in New York City. READ MORE

Aug. 8, 2008 - Hewlett-Packard has qualified all business PC, printing, and server products shipped in the United States and Canada under the U.S. EPA's SmartWay Transport program for fuel-efficient, low-carbon shipping. READ MORE

Aug. 4, 2008 - After years of siting factories wherever labor happened to be cheapest, companies are now having to factor the rising costs of transportation into their far-flung supply chain models, New York Times reports. READ MORE

July 30, 2008 - The Winetasting Network, a California-based wine distributor, has swapped 80% of its packaging from styrofoam to renewable fiberboard. READ MORE

July 25, 2008 - The majority of companies seeking to green their supply chains are more than happy to pass the costs upstream, according to a new report. READ MORE

July 24, 2008 - Six out of ten supply chain executives are now tracking their climate emissions from transportation and logistics activities, according to a new survey of 500 North American companies. READ MORE

July 24, 2008 - Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) is selling potential clients on the green benefits of its new plastic shipping pallets with a free online calculator that shows exactly how much fuel they'll save by ditching the wood pallets now widely in use. READ MORE