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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC WORLDWIDE
* Germany - Interlog 2006 - The 10th Annual Aftersales Product Support And Service Parts Logistics Conference
Düsseldorf,GER -Interlog 2006 -21 Nov 2006: -- The only conference to focus in its entirety on aftersales product support and service parts logistics, is to be held 27-30 November 2006 Hilton Hotel, Düsseldorf... Transport Intelligence will be amongst the speakers also including Cisco, Pitney Bowes, Sharp Electronics at the high level event...
* The Netherlands - TNT sells forwarding unit
Dutch -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- TNT N.V. has today announced that it has signed a deal to sell its freight management business unit. This completes TNT divestment of its logistics operations and allows it to focus on express networks...
* The Netherlands - TNT starts buying back shares
Dutch -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Following the sale of its Logistics division to Apollo, TNT has announced that it is undertaking a share re-purchase programme...
*Denmark - DSV integration of Frans Maas going well
Brøndby,Denmark -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- DSV (DFDS), the acquistive Danish based logistics company, has released its interim results which it describes as highly satisfactory. The company seems to be making good progress in integrating its recent Frans Maas acquisition...
* UK - Salvesen warns that margins under pressure
Edinburgh,UK -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- European logistics provider Christian Salvesen has issued a trading statement, warning that margin improvement had not been as good as hoped for...
* China - Sinotrans wins retail logistics deal with METRO
Beijing,China -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Chinese logistics company Sinotrans has won a strategic cooperation deal with METRO Jinjiang Cash & Carry Co. Ltd., subsidiary of world's third largest retail giant METRO Group...
* Japan - Bridgestone opens new European Logistics Centre
Japan -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- With the completion of expansion work at the Zeebrugge warehouse, tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has opened its new European Logistics Centre (ELC North)...
* USA - UTi acquires value added logistics player
Baytown,TX,USA -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- UTi Worldwide Inc. has announced the acquisition of Span America Holding Company, Inc. and Span Manufacturing Limited, a value-added provider of integrated and customized supply chain management solutions, primarily in North America...
* Germany - DHL Exel launches Australian 'direct to pharmacy' operation
Bonn,Germany -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- DHL Exel Supply Chain has recently launched in Australia DHL Pharmacy Supply, the 'direct to pharmacy' pharmaceutical distribution business. Supported by a five-year contract, DHL Pharmacy Supply will offer a 24 hour pharmaceutical distribution service...
* Germany - DHL Exel extend contract with British Gypsum
Bonn,Germany -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- A new deal between British Gypsum and DHL Exel Supply Chain is resulting in a major investment at British Gypsum's major manufacturing facility, in Leicestershire, UK...
* Germany - DHL establishes new hub in Thailand
Bonn,Germany -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- DHL has inaugurated its new DHL Express Bangkok Hub at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand. The US$22 million (THB 825 million) facility is part of DHL's long-term growth strategy in Asia Pacific...
* Germany - DHL's MidEast hub ready ahead of schedule
Bonn,Germany -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- DHL has announced the initial stage of its $3.5 million expansion in Jebel Ali has been completed two years ahead of schedule. The hub now handles over 60% of all Middle East imports...
* Germany - DHL launches new IT tool in US
Bonn,Germany -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- DHL has announced the launch of ProView, a suite of web-based shipment visibility and event notification tools to enhance access to transit status information...
* USA - Targus awards Schenker European distribution contract
Anaheim,CA,USA -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Targus Europe Ltd. has decided to renew and extend the cooperation with Schenker in the Netherlands in a three year contract for distribution of product throughout the Europe, Middle East and African region...
* Sweden - Vos Logistics chooses Scania to replace fleet
Stockholm,Sweden -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Dutch transport company Vos Logistics has selected Scania as its sole supplier when the company's fleet of 1,000 tractors is due for replacement...
* USA - Con-Way re-focuses and expands in Truckload
Memphis,TN,USA -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Con-way Inc. has announced the renaming and refocusing of its Con-way Transportation LLC operating company to Con-way Truckload Services Inc...
* UK - Bibby chooses Paragon routing and scheduling
UK -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Paragon Software Systems' (Paragon's) routing and scheduling solution has been selected by Bibby Distribution, one of the UK's leading independent logistics companies, for strategic planning use...
* USA - Schneider introduces US-Mexico intermodal service
Green Bay,WI,USA -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- US logistics provider, Schneider National, has announced that it introduced a new Intermodal solution, Mexico Express, in June to deliver greater capacity and faster service between the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and Mexico...
* France - CAT expands into Ukraine
Boulogne Billancourt,France -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- CAT Cargo Logistics has launched a new subsidiary in the Ukraine. The logistics company will now be offering its Eastern European customers international transport, customs clearance and distribution services...
* UK - Eurotunnel signs first major long term deal
Kent,UK -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Eurotunnel and the Dutch transport and logistic company, Nedexco, have committed to a partnership to transport 300,000 trucks across the Channel between 2007 and 2011...
* USA - UPS announces rate hike
Sandy Springs,GE,USA -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- UPS has announced a new rise in its rates, although its fuel surcharge is coming down...
* UK - Business Post revenues fall in first half
UK -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Express operator Business Post has released its interim results. Revenues in its parcels division fell although parcel volumes were up. International revenues showed good levels of growth...
* USA - FedEx drivers choose Teamaters representation
Memphis,Tenn,USA -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- According to US labour organisation Teamsters, FedEx Home Delivery drivers at two locations in Wilmington, Massachusetts, have become the first units in the FedEx Home Delivery system to win Teamster representation...
* Singapore - New World Alliance suspends capacity
Singapore -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- The member lines of The New World Alliance (TNWA) - APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd (HMM), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) - have announced that they are suspending capacity over the winter...
* Malaysia - MISC Halal Express extends successful launch
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia-Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Malaysian International Shipping Corp (MISC) has announced that its HALAL EXPRESS Service will be making its first call at Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) after its successful launch about a month ago...
* Japan - MOL initiates new Vietnam service
Osaka,Japan -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has announced the opening of a new route to provide direct links between Ho Chi Minh City and major ports in Japan...
* Hong Kong/China - Dragonair cargo volumes rise in October
HK,CHI -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Airline Dragonair has annouced that passenger numbers and cargo volumes continued to record year-on-year rises in October...
* Hong Kong/China - Cathay expands freighter service to Shanghai
HK,CHI -Press Release -20 Nov 2006: -- Cathay Pacific Airways has announced a further expansion of its freighter service to and from Shanghai. From 2 December 2006 the airline will add five more flights a week...
* USA - Airlines fade in afternoon trade
New York,NY,USA -MarketWatch, by Padraic Cassidy -Nov 20, 2006: -- Airline stocks turned south Monday with Continental Airlines and AMR Corp. bucking the trend during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year... The Amex Airline Index finished down 0.9% at 59.47 points. The Dow Jones Wilshire Airline Index slipped 0.3% at 1,442 points...
* USA - DryShips swings to a quarterly loss on charges
San Francisco,CAL,USA -MarketWatch, by Ruth Mantell -Nov 20, 2006: -- DryShips Inc. after Monday's closing bell said it swung to a third-quarter net loss of $9.35 million, or 28 cents a share, as the company recorded charges of 79 cents per share on items such as a forward freight agreement loss. Excluding the items, per-share income for the quarter was 50 cents. During the same period in the prior year, net income was $25.9 million, or 85 cents a share...
* USA - Saia Buys Partner for $17.5 Million
DULUTH,Ga,USA -The Houston Chronicle (Houston,TX)/Associated Press -Nov. 20, 2006: -- Trucking company Saia Inc. said Monday it paid $17.5 million for Connection Co., a less-than-truckload transportation company that expands Saia's reach into major Midwestern markets...
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