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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Briefing Weekly News
from Freight Forwarding
* USA - UTi appoints UPS executive as CEO
US-based global multimodal forwarder UTi has recruited a senior UPS executive as its new CEO, a move which looks set to result in changes to the company’s corporate culture. Read Full Brief Here
* Germany - DHL opens dedicated life sciences facility in Puerto Rico
DHL Global Forwarding this week reported the opening of a new dedicated Life Science Competency Centre in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Read Full News Here
* Dubai/UAE - GAC announces management reshuffle across three key regions
Dubai-based global shipping, logistics and marine services group GAC this week reported management changes relating to its operations in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa. Read Full News Here
from Contract Logistics
* USA - Dell’s closure of Irish plant highlights wider supply chain issues
News yesterday (January 8) that global PC manufacturer Dell is to close its production plant in the Irish Republic could prove to have more than just local significance. Read Full Brief Here
* Feature: The Middle East: An expanding logistics market
A number of global and regional logistics providers with major operations in the Middle East, such as GAC Logistics, Aramex, Agility and TNT, have announced major expansion plans recently, both within the region and in other parts of the world, particularly Asia. Read Full Brief Here
* UK - Wincanton secures contract from major French baby food manufacturer
Wincanton recently reported it had won a "prestigious" contract to manage the logistics in France for Blédina, a baby food manufacturer which is part of the Danone Group. Read Full News Here
* USA - Ryder completes acquisition of Canadian and Asian logistics operations
Ryder System recently confirmed it had completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd and CRSA Logistics Ltd in Canada, as well as CRSA Logistics operations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China. Read Full News Here
* UK - iForce wins e-fulfilment contract from UK retailer Sainsbury’s
UK multi-channel logistics specialist iForce has secured a contract from retailer Sainsbury’s to provide e-fulfilment services for the latter’s new non-food operation. Read Full News Here
* UK - Crossrail recruits DHL to advise on construction work logistics
The company formed to develop a new rail route through London, England, has commissioned DHL to find ways of minimising the impact of project construction work on the city’s activities. Read Full News Here
* USA - CEVA helps John Deere consolidate Brazilian distribution operations
CEVA Logistics this week announced the launch of a new consolidated distribution operation in Brazil for agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere. Read Full News Here
from Express & Mail
* Germany - John Allan to resign as CFO of DPWN
Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has announced that Chief Financial Officer John Allan is to retire from its Board of Management in June 2009. Read Full Brief Here
* UK - Royal Mail unveils new overnight parts delivery service
UK postal and package delivery organisation Royal Mail yesterday (January 6) announced that following a year-long pilot operation, it was launching a new overnight parts distribution service. Read Full News Here
* USA - UPS adds domestic express services in 16 more countries
UPS yesterday (January 7) announced it had begun offering express pickup and delivery services within another 16 countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, south Asia and Latin America. Read Full News Here
* Belgium - EU postal reforms on track – but more progress needed in some countries
EU postal sector reforms are on track but some member states need to speed up their transition towards full market opening, the EC reported yesterday (January 8). Read Full News Here
from Road Freight
* USA - YRC issues update on credit arrangements and business integration
Major US trucking group YRC Worldwide Inc announced on December 24 that that it was in discussions with its banking group to "modify certain terms of its credit facilities." Read Full News Here
* USA - US trucking body confirms "bleak" outlook for freight
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced for-hire truck tonnage index, widely seen as a barometer for the wider US economy, declined more than 15% in November before seasonal adjustments. Read Full News Here
* Germany - trans-o-flex extends temperature-controlled network to Benelux markets
German European logistics provider trans-o-flex has expanded its ThermoMed transport network for temperature-sensitive products to include the Benelux countries. Read Full News Here
* India - Indian group Arshiya starts Middle East road transport services
A subsidiary of Indian company Arshiya International Limited has announced the commencement of Middle East road transport services managed from its offices in Dubai. Read Full News Here
* USA - YRC employees agree to 10% wage cut
US trucking group YRC Worldwide yesterday (January 8) announced that its Teamsters union employees had voted “overwhelmingly” to modify current labour agreements. Read Full News Here
from Air Cargo
* Recent air cargo gloom expected to continue in 2009
International air cargo traffic decreased by 13.5% in November 2008, compared with the same month the previous year – and there is no sign the gloom will lift during 2009. Read Full Brief Here
* UK - AMI rebrands Hong Kong operation and opens in China
UK-based air freight wholesaler AMI has rebranded its Hong Kong business as AMI Asia HK Ltd and launched its first operation in mainland China. Read Full News Here
from Warehousing
* USA - ProLogis agrees sale of China operations to reduce debt
ProLogis is selling its operations in China and property fund interests in Japan to the real estate investment company of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Read Full News Here
* USA - Emak outsources Italian distribution centre to K+N
European farm and garden machinery supplier Emak has selected global forwarder/logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel to manage its distribution centre in Italy. Read Full News Here
* Qatar/UAE - Gulf Warehousing Company set to merge with Agility Qatar
A major warehousing and logistics industry corporate merger is being lined up in the Middle East Gulf state of Qatar. Read Full News Here
from Shipping/Ports
* Denmark - ELAA names new chairman
Eivind Kolding, Partner and CEO of the container business of Danish group A.P. Moller-Maersk, has been voted in as the new Chairman of the European Liner Affairs Association. Read Full News Here
* China - 'K' Line announces new Far East-Red Sea service
'K' Line, China Shipping, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming plan to launch a new dedicated container shipping service between the Far East and Red Sea from the end of February. Read Full News Here
* USA - Shareholder lawsuit filed against Horizon Lines
Leading US domestic ocean shipping operator Horizon Lines has confirmed it is being sued by shareholders over issues arising from alleged price-fixing in the US-Puerto Rico trade. Read Full News Here
* Emirate of Sharjah - Gulftainer reports 15% traffic increase through
UAE terminals Gulftainer’s Khorfakkan Container Terminal and Sharjah Container Terminal facilities in the Middle East achieved traffic growth of more than 15% last year to total just over 2.5m TEUs. Read Full News Here
* USA - Annual US retail container port traffic hits four-year low
Cargo volume at major US retail container ports fell for the 17th straight month in December, completing the slowest year since 2004, according to figures released yesterday (January 8). Read Full News Here
from Intermodal
* USA - North American railroads confirm lower freight volumes in 2008
The economic downturn in North America is reflected in the 2008 freight traffic figures being reported by major US and Canadian railroads. Read Full Brief Here
from IT Solutions
* Germany - DPWN and Telefónica sign €350m European telecoms services agreement
Deutsche Post World Net yesterday (January 7) announced it had has selected Telefónica to manage its communications services across 28 European countries over the next five years...
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