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TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Freight Forwarding
* USA - CEVA posts strong underlying performance outside North America
CEVA’s latest quarterly results show a good performance in Asia Pacific and Europe, although the global logistics group was hit by the economic slowdown in North America. [Freight Forwarding]
* Japan - Yusen moves into Indian logistics business
Japanese global freight forwarder Yusen Air & Sea Service has significantly strengthened its presence in India through several recent developments. [Freight Forwarding]
* Singapore - BDP Project Logistics opens delegate office in Tripoli
Singapore-headquartered BDP Project Logistics has opened a delegate office in Tripoli with Libyan-based I.S.A. International Shipping Agency. [Freight Forwarding]
Contract Logistics
* Germany - Fiege takes on reverse logistics for German teleshopping leader
European logistics group Fiege announced last week that it had assumed a new ‘cross-border’ role for German teleshopping company QVC Deutschland. [Contract Logistics]
* USA - CEVA secures Cummins contract in Germany
CEVA Logistics has signed a new contract with Cummins Generation Technologies, a supplier of power solutions for the distributed electrical generation markets, in Germany. [Contract Logistics]
* Germany - Time:matters secures business from Siemens Healthcare
German international courier, sameday and emergency logistics service provider time:matters is delivering time-critical spare parts for Siemens Healthcare. [Contract Logistics]
Express & Mail
* UK - High tech indicator provides good news for express operators
Global sales of semiconductors, an indicator of the strength of high tech industries around the world, are continuing to grow, providing good news for some sectors of the logistics industry in otherwise difficult times. [Express & Mail]
* Austria - Austrian Post reports “good development” in the second quarter
Austrian Post has reported results for the second quarter and first half of 2008 which show increases in both revenue and profit figures compared with 2007. [Express & Mail]
* USA - UPS adds more air package pickup options in US
UPS yesterday (August 18) announced what it claimed were “significant enhancements” to the company’s On-Call Pickup service in the US for air packages. [Express & Mail]
* Holland - TNT completes integration of Indian domestic road express arm
TNT announced yesterday (August 18) that its Indian domestic road express arm, Speedage, was being rebranded with the group corporate name. [Express & Mail]
* New Zealand - Express operator Freightways reports record results
Prominent New Zealand express package delivery company Freightways has reported “record revenues and earnings” for the year ended June 30, 2008. [Express & Mail]
Road Freight
* Germany - Deutsche Bahn half-year numbers reveal a flatter performance
German global logistics group Deutsche Bahn has released a set of 2008 half-yearly numbers that show a mixed picture on growth in its various logistics businesses. [Road Freight]
* USA and Mexican states target faster border crossings
USA and Mexican border states have agreed to develop a plan designed to speed up the crossing times for goods and people moving overland between their two countries. [Road Freight]
* USA - YRC completes acquisition of Shanghai Jiayu Logistics
YRC Logistics has closed its acquisition of Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Co, said to be one of the largest providers of truckload and less-than-truckload ground transportation services in China. [Road Freight]
* Japan - KWE and Unico drop planned Russian joint venture
Kintetsu World Express Inc (KWE) has officially announced the dissolution of a planned new Russian joint venture just two weeks before the operation was due to have started. [Road Freight]
* UK - Freight industry welcomes proposed BAA break-up
The UK Competition Commission yesterday (August 20) recommended that the country’s leading airport owner, BAA, should sell two of its three London gateways and one in Scotland. [Air Cargo]
* UAE - Emirates unveils low-cost solution for temperature-sensitive cargo
Emirates SkyCargo has teamed up with a leading US research institute to develop a “ground breaking” new product for the shipment of temperature-sensitive cargo such as pharmaceuticals. [Air Cargo]
Warehousing
* USA - ProLogis expands industrial warehousing portfolio in Mexico
US-based ProLogis this week announced plans to develop approximately 500,000 sq ft of industrial warehouse space in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. [Warehousing]
* USA - CaseStack adds warehouse in Texas for US-Mexico trade
CaseStack has added a new warehouse location in Texas to support logistics operations between Mexican manufacturing companies and US retailers, especially Walmart. [Warehousing]
Shipping/Ports
* Australia - AMI Australia launches spot rate desk
The Australian division of international freight wholesaler AMI has launched a ‘spot rate’ desk to provide both air and ocean freight quotes to agent customers. [Shipping/Ports]
* The Netherlands - Nippon Vopak acquires two terminals in Japan
Royal Vopak joint venture Nippon Vopak recently agreed with Mitsui & Co to acquire 100% of the assets in two Japanese chemical and oil terminals. [Shipping/Ports]
* Dubai - GAC-Ultramar Network expands South America coverage
GAC-Ultramar Network, part of the Dubai-based GAC global shipping agency network, has added Colombia and Ecuador to its South American coverage. [Shipping/Ports]
* Hong Kong/China - HWL reports 4% increase in port container throughput
Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Limited’s 2008 first half figures included a 4% improvement in total container throughput at its 47 port operations around the world. [Shipping/Ports]
* Holland - Rotterdam port to start Maasvlakte 2 expansion in September
Work on a long-awaited major expansion of Europe’s leading container port, Rotterdam, is finally due to start next month, it was announced this week. [Shipping/Ports]
IT Solutions
* Germany - DHL and METRO to roll out RFID in France
DHL has announced that beginning in late 2008, it will equip all shipments to 89 Metro Cash & Carry self-service wholesale stores in France with RFID transponders. [IT Solutions]
* USA - Trip Tech acquires Chinese shipping portal
US corporation Trip Tech has acquired a company which owns what is said to be China’s largest shipping portal. [IT Solutions]
* Dubai - E-services boost for Jebel Ali container movements
Dubai Trade has announced the “successful deployment” of additional e-services designed to facilitate easier and faster container movements at DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali port. [IT Solutions]
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