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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Briefing Weekly News
(Photo from joc.com: EVERGREEN containers on ship)
from Freight Forwarding
* Express-1 Expedited Solutions (XPO) acquires LRG International
- Express-1 Expedited Solutions (XPO), a Michigan USA-based transportation company, has announced that it has expanded on a global basis through acquisition. Read Full News Here
* Panalpina wins toy distribution contract
- Giochi Preziosi, a major toy distributor, has awarded Panalpina Nuremberg with its supply chain management business in Germany. Read Full News Here
* DHL Disaster Response Team deployed in Indonesia
- Deutsche Post DHL has deployed a Disaster Response Team (DRT) to Padang Airport in Indonesia at the invitation of the United Nations. Read Full News Here
from Contract Logistics
* 3PLs must take up challenge of innovation
- Logistics service providers were challenged to become more innovative by a series of speakers on the first day of Global Distribution Strategies Conference 2009. Read Full Brief Here
* DHL wins major chemical contract
- DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a contract worth £20 million over five years to provide distribution services for global polymer processing supplier REHAU. Read Full News Here
* NYK wins contract extension from Volkswagen Logistics
- NYK has been awarded a contract extension by Volkswagen Logistics to provide inbound logistics services for Bentley Motors’ manufacturing facility in Crewe. Read Full News Here
* Dentressangle wins frozen distribution contract
- Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed to provide a frozen storage and distribution service by leading UK ready meal manufacturer, Headland Foods. Read Full News Here
* JVC renews contract with CEVA
- CEVA Logistics has been awarded a new three year agreement with JVC Italia SpA, an Italian branch of the Japanese leading multinational consumer electronic goods company. Read Full News Here
* Cat Logistics and Manitowoc open new parts facility
- The Manitowoc Company, Inc., one of the world's largest providers of lifting equipment, and Cat Logistics have opened a new parts distribution facility in the USA. Read Full News Here
from Express & Mail
* Express industry to be big winner of global upturn
- DHL has sponsored research which says that the air express sector will grow more rapidly than the global economy when it finally comes out of recession. Read Full Brief Here
* UPS inaugurates new healthcare facility
- UPS has officially inaugurated a new facility to meet the growing customer demand for healthcare logistics in Europe. Read Full News Here
from Road Freight
* Europe moves towards a freer road freight market
- The ‘EU Road Transport Package’ adopted last week by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers has important implications for the working of the continent’s road freight market. Read Full Brief Here
* Dachser opens up Romanian market
- German-based logistics provider Dachser has established a new national company in Romania. Read Full News Here
from Warehousing
* ProLogis signs agreement with luxury goods group
- ProLogis has signed a lease agreement during the third quarter 2009 for a newly developed distribution facility in the United Kingdom with WWRD UK Ltd., a leading luxury goods group that owns and operates the Waterford Crystal, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton brands. Read Full News Here
* ProLogis leases new facility in Japan
- ProLogis has leased 250,000 square feet of distribution space in Japan to Nipro Corporation, a pharmaceutical and medical equipment company. Read Full News Here
* ProLogis signs agreements in France
- ProLogis has leased a total of 341,000 square feet (31,700 square meters) during the third quarter to three customers in France. Read Full News Here
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