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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS
* USA - UPS to cut jobs in Supply Chain Solutions division
Atlanta,GA,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- UPS is cutting jobs at its Supply Chain Solutions business. UPS has not stated the number of jobs that will go but rumours suggest that there will be a substantial reduction in the head count in the SCS division in North America...
* Holland - All change as European express players forge new partnerships
Amsterdam,Holland -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- GeoPost has signed an agreement with TNT Express for the provision of international services. This follows the termination of a previous agreement with FedEx which has now formed a partnership with GeoPost's French rival Geodis...
* France - Geodis enters LLP relationship with Nestlé
Paris,France -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- As part of a three-year transport outsourcing contract, Geodis has taken over the coordination of both pre- and post-production transport flows for Nestlé France on a Lead Logistic Provider basis...
* USA - ProLogis leases more facilities in UK
Denver, Co,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- ProLogis, a leading global provider of distribution facilities and services, has announced that it has leased facilities in the UK to wholesale distributor Screwfix and also to DTS Logistics...
* Germany - Exel selected by GE in US
Germany -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- DHL Exel has announced that it was selected by GE Consumer & Industrial to operate a new, national distribution centre in Cleveland, Tenn., supporting GE lighting products...
* Germany - DHL merges two express divisions in Americas
Germany -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- DHL has announced its strategy to combine two regions in the Americas. DHL's divisions in Canada and Latin America will come together to form DHL Express International Americas...
* Germany - DHL subsidiary opens new UK mail facility
Germany -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Hans-Dieter Petram, Deutsche Post World Net's Board Member for Mail, has opened a new mail and document solutions facility for Deutsche Post World Net's UK subsidiary Williams Lea...
* Germany - DHL opens new Israel head office
Germany -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- DHL Israel has inaugurated its new head office and service centre in the new Airport City compound in Tel Aviv, near the International Ben Gurion Airport...
* Russia - RLS to develop Russian logistics facilities
Moscow,Russia -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- The Russian Logistic Service Group of Companies is to increase its warehouse network in key Russian locations including Moscow region and St Petersburg...
* Australia - ING Industrial Fund acquires two Fiege TTS properties
Sydney,NSW,Australia -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- ING Industrial Fund acquires two out of six Fiege TTS properties in Germany with settlement on the other four due in the next month...
* Japan - NYK Logistics opens new US warehouse
Tokyo,Japan -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- It has been revealed that NYK Logistics will open a new 120,000-square-foot distribution facility in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia...
* Japan - NYK Logistics buys in France
Tokyo,Japan -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- NYK Logistics Europe has expanded its logistics services network through the purchase of Lorang France SA by its subsidiary NYK Logistics (France) SAS...
* Belgium - New Zeebrugge terminal opens
Zeebrugge,Belgium -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- APM Terminals, a division of the Maersk group, has opened a new terminal, Albert II dock, in...
* Panama - P. Canal A. sets out plans to expand
Panama -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Panama Canal Authority (ACP) officials have revealed more information on their expansion proposals for the canal and its benefits. An increase in the size of the canal is required to meet the needs of the giant ships presently being built...
* USA - Further carrier announces USPS contract
Oak Creek,WI,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Midwest Airlines has been awarded a five-year contract to transport express, first class and priority mail for the U.S. Postal Service...
* USA - Boeing delivers new aircraft to Nippon Cargo Airlines
Chicago,Ill,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) have announced the delivery of the airline's newest Boeing 747-400 Freighter...
* USA - Phoenix launches new textile logistics division
Wood Dale,Ill,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- The Global Textile Logistics division has been launched by US forwarder Phoenix International to manage textile supply chains...
* USA - Target Logistics buys US freight forwarder
Baltimore, MAR,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Target Logistics, Inc., a US domestic and international freight forwarder and logistics provider, has announced that it has acquired certain assets of Capitaland Express, Inc., a freight forwarder based in Albany, New York...
* France - Mory launches recycling logistics product
France - Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- French based logistics provider Mory Group has launched a new product, Ecologistic, aimed at the recycling market ahead of changes in French reverse logistics law...
* South Africa - Trans Global strengthens China presence
South Africa - Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Trans Global Logistics has opened a new office in Hangzhou, China, to strengthen its service network in Asia. Zhejiang province is one of the fastest in the country...
* Australia - Toll rebrands SembLog 'Toll Asia'
Australia - Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Toll Group, has expanded its brand into Asia with the launch of Toll Asia, formerly known as SembCorp Logistics...
* Japan - Mitsui OSK Lines taps into Indian growth
Osaka,Japan -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has announced the start of container service linking the Indian port of Chennai and the Singapore straits to meet rising demand for cargo transport...
* Dubai - GAC expands Asia Pacific ships spares logistics
Jebel Ali,Dubai -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- GAC Marine Logistics (GML) has expanded its Asia base in Singapore to meet rising customer demand for time-definite ship spares delivery to locations around the world...
* Kuwait - PWC Logistics acquired US defence contractor
Safat,Kuwait -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- PWC Logistics Services has acquired Taos Industries, a Madison-based defense contractor. PWC purchased Taos said John Hamilton, president of Taos. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...
* USA - Manhattan helps Alliance Boots reduces inventory levels
Atlanta, GA ,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- IT supply chain solutions provider, Manhattan Associates, Inc., has announced that Alliance Boots plc, a leading European pharmacy-led health and beauty group. Inventory levels have fallen from 14 to 13 days...
* USA - Whirlpool chooses GXS for global supply chain
Benton Harbor,Mich,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, has announced that Whirlpool Corporation, the manufacturer of home appliances, has chosen it to support its global supply chain, especially in China...
* Netherlands - TNT Logistics wins bakery contract
Amsterdam,Netherlands -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- UK food manufacturer Allied Bakeries has renewed its UK inter-bakery trunking contract with TNT Logistics for a further three years...
* UK - Salvesen 'pleased with progress' in first half
UK -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- European logistics provider Christian Salvesen has issued a close period statement for the first half of its financial year. Management stated that it was pleased with the progress in its first half although margins remain under pressure...
* Iceland - Icelandic group acquires UK chilled logistics operator
Reykjavik,Iceland -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- UK logistics company Innovate Holdings Limited, in which Icelandic Group Avion holds a majority interest via its Eimskip division, has acquired Corby Chilled Distribution...
* USA - Universal Express announces better performance
TBoca Raton,Fl,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- US logistics and transportation provider Universal Express Inc. has announced that its financial performance for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, has substantially improved...
* USA - US 'wine logistics' players wins crystal contract
Napa,CA,USA -Transport Intelligence -10 Oct 2006: -- New Vine Logistics, a provider of consumer-direct channel management solutions to the US wine industry, has announced it has won a contract from Riedel Crystal...
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