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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Briefing Weekly News
from Freight Forwarding
* GreenCarrier reports forwarder acquisition in Finland
- GreenCarrier International, part of the Swedish Björk.Eklund Group, last week announced it had acquired Hansa Seaways Oy, a Finnish freight forwarder located in Helsinki. Read Full News Here
* AAEI voices concern over 10+2 compliance costs
- The American Association of Exporters and Importers filed comments at the end of last week in response to the Interim Final Rule on Importer Security Filing, also known as ‘10+2’. Read Full News Here
* Logwin "realigns" Solutions and Road + Rail businesses
- Luxembourg-based logistics service provider Logwin AG yesterday (May 26) announced a reorganisation of its Solutions business and a major reduction in its Road + Rail division activities. Read Full News Here
from Contract Logistics
* Aramex wins express and logistics contract from Vodafone Qatar
- Aramex yesterday (May 25) announced it had signed an agreement with mobile telecommunications operator Vodafone Qatar to provide express and logistics solutions in Qatar. Read Full News Here
* JAL and Mitsui establish 'a first of its kind' cooperation
- Japanese groups Japan Airlines Group (JAL) and Mitsui & Co Ltd today (May 26) jointly announced a business alliance agreement in the logistics field. Read Full News Here
* Agility wins logistics role in Australia’s Gorgon Project
- Agility Project Logistics has secured an agreement with Chevron Australia relating to supply base operations and transportation services to support the Gorgon Project. Read Full News Here
* Wared Logistics wins major contracts in Syria
- Wared Logistics, a Saudi Arabia-based provider of logistics services for the Middle East and North Africa region, this week announced it had secured “significant” new business in Syria. Read Full News Here
from Express & Mail
* FedEx loses labour relations wrangle in US Congress
- The US House of Representatives last week passed a bill which will apply the National Labor Relations Act to FedEx for employees who are not directly concerned with flying or maintaining aircraft. The consequences are likely to be expensive for FedEx. Read Full Brief Here
from Road Freight
* Largest decline in US transportation emissions since 1990
- According to the Energy Information Administration, US transportation sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by just over 5% last year – the largest annual fall since 1990. Read Full Brief Here
* US truck tonnage index fell another 2.2% in April
- The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.2% in April, that organisation reported yesterday (May 26). Read Full News Here
from Air Cargo
* Air cargo: bottom of the market reached but no upturn in sight
- Ivan Misetic, Chairman of the Association of European Airlines, yesterday (May 28) painted a grim picture of the state of the international air freight market. Read Full Brief Here
from Warehousing
* CEVA announces reorganisation in South America
- CEVA Logistics this week announced a new operating structure for its business in South America. Separately, it also reported the launch of its largest distribution centre in Brazil. Read Full News Here
from Shipping/Ports
* Grand Alliance merges SCX and JCX services into one loop
- Global container shipping line group the Grand Alliance has merged its SCX and JCX Asia Pacific-North America services into a single loop. Read Full News Here
* APL plans new phase of rate rises in Asia-Europe trade
- Global container shipping line APL, a unit of Singapore-based group NOL, this week announced its intention to implement further freight rate hikes in the Asia-Europe trade, starting on June 1. Read Full News Here
from Intermodal
* NAFTA surface transport trade was down almost 28% in March
- The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the US Department of Transportation yesterday (May 28) published it latest figures for US-Canada/Mexico trade moved by surface transport. Read Full News Here
from IT Solutions
* Special Feature: The Collaboration Conundrum
- The technology powering social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn is about to revolutionise supply chains. Ahead of his keynote presentation at Global Distribution Strategies Conference 2009, supply chain technology pioneer Ken Lyon explains how. Read Full Brief Here
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