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TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS NEWS WORLDWIDE
Freight Forwarding
* Australia - Toll reports strong revenue growth from core operations
Australian integrated transport and logistics provider Toll Holdings yesterday (August 26) reported its results for the year to June 30, 2008. [From Freight Forwarding]
* Germany - DB Schenker establishes joint venture in Dubai ]
DB Schenker in Dubai has founded a joint venture with the owner of BAX Global LLC which will start doing business as Schenker LLC from September 1. (From Freight Forwarding)
Contract Logistics
* USA - Kenco to manage new Whirlpool DC in Ohio
Kenco Logistic Services announced last week that it had been awarded the management of a 1.6m sq ft Whirlpool distribution centre in Columbus, Ohio, US, scheduled to open on October 1. [From Contract Logistics]
* USA - Agility DGS wins US Marine Corps storage contract
A subsidiary of Agility Defense & Government Services has won a contract to store, distribute and maintain equipment for the US Marine Corps in the US and overseas. [From Contract Logistics]
* USA - Equity announces first investment in Brazilian logistics sector
Equity International, a US-based investment group, has announced the closing of a $100m commitment in AGV Logística, a privately-held logistics company in Brazil. [From Contract Logistics]
Express & Mail
* USA - DHL escapes US DoT action over Wilmington hub plans
The US Department of Transport had rejected attempts to get it to stop the planned US air capacity-sharing deal between DHL and UPS and related loss of jobs in Wilmington, Ohio. [From Express & Mail]
* UK - Parcel delivery operator Amtrak goes into administration - again
One of the UK’s leading parcel delivery operators, Amtrak, has effectively gone into administration for the second time in less than two years. [From Express & Mail]
* USA - FedEx launches domestic service in Mexico
Global express operator FedEx Express has announced the introduction of FedEx Express Nacional, a domestic next-business-day service across Mexico. [From Express & Mail]
Road Freight
* USA - UPS Freight improves transit times
UPS Freight yesterday (August 25) announced improved transit times on more than 1,200 traffic lanes originating in the US mid-west, north-east and mid-Atlantic regions. [From Road Freight]
* Germany - Logistics group switches completely to eco-power
German logistics group trans-o-flex claims to have become the first operator of a full-coverage distribution network in that country to switch its electricity supply completely to eco-power. [From Road Freight]
Air Cargo
* India - Perishable cargo centre planned at Hyderabad airport
Plans have been drawn up to develop a “world class” centre for perishable cargo, including pharmaceuticals, at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, India. [From Air Cargo]
* Brazil - TAM Cargo opens new freight terminal in Manaus
TAM Cargo, the freight unit of Brazilian airline TAM Linhas Aereas, has inaugurated its largest freight terminal to date, in Manaus. [From Air Cargo]
* Germany - Lufthansa Cargo to take over business operations of cargo counts
Lufthansa Cargo this week announced the imminent integration of the business activities of subsidiary operation cargo counts and an expansion of its security measures in the US. [From Air Cargo]
* UK - Airline cargo fuel surcharges continue to fall
British Airways World Cargo yesterday (August 28) announced a further reduction in its cargo fuel surcharges, reflecting a recent drop in global oil and airline fuel prices. [From Air Cargo]
* Malaysia - Asia Pacific airlines report second monthly fall in international cargo
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) carriers saw their total international freight traffic drop for the second month in a row in July. [From Air Cargo]
Warehousing
* Dubai - DP World finally starts London Gateway construction Port development company DP World has finally commenced building what is projected to become one of Europe’s largest logistics facilities. [From Warehousing]
Shipping/Ports
* Denmark - A.P. Moller-Maersk buys leadership in product tankers Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk yesterday (August 27) reported its results for the first half of this year and details of an offer for product tanker operator Brostrom. [From Shipping/Ports]
* France - CMA CGM invests in Chinese port of Tianjin CMA CGM Group has announced it is to sign a 50-year concession agreement to build and operate a container terminal in the port of Tianjin, northern China. From Shipping/Ports]
* Denmark - Maersk to launch ‘Boomerang’ Asia-Australia service
Global container shipping line Maersk Line has announced the planned introduction late next month of an “enhanced” Asia to Australia operation called the ‘Boomerang’ service. [From Shipping/Ports]
IT Solutions
* Germany - Fraport becomes first airport operator to join Cargo 2000
German group Fraport AG has become the first airport operator to join the air cargo industry’s Cargo 2000 quality system. [From IT Solutions]
* USA - CMG Logistics selects software to help customers win shipping rate negotiations
CMG Logistics, described as a leader in the US transportation data services industry, has selected Blink Logic software to help customers win shipping rate negotiations. [From IT Solutions]
Font: Transport Intelligence (London,UK) - 2 Sept 2008
Labels: transport and logistics news
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