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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Briefing Weekly News
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from Freight Forwarding
* Poor results prompt reorganisation at Panalpina
- Swiss based forwarder Panalpina has announced heavy falls in revenue and profits for its financial year 2009 which has prompted senior management changes. Read Full Brief Here
* BDP establishes new company in India
- US forwarder BDP International has established a new joint venture company in India's logistics market to focus on the chemicals sector. Read Full News Here
* Panalpina grows in Los Angeles
- Swiss logistics provider Panalpina has added an additional 42,000 square feet of warehouse space Los Angeles, USA. Read Full News Here
* BDP, Kanoo joint venture to serve Middle East Chemical Sector
- US-based BDP and Bahrain-based Kanoo Freight have formed a joint venture to serve the logistics needs of the Middle East's chemical and petrochemical industry. Read Full News Here
* Damco strengthens network in Thailand
- Damco has commenced warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Samrong, Bangkok. Read Full News Here
from Contract Logistics
* Dentressangle wins brewery distribution contract
- Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed to handle national warehousing and distribution for UK brewery, Black Sheep. Read Full News Here
* Kühne Logistics University founded in Germany
- The Kühne School of Logistics and Management GmbH, owned by the non-profit Kuehne Foundation, has announced that it is founding a private independent university. Read Full News Here
* Louis Vuitton selects Kuehne + Nagel in Japan
- Louis Vuitton Japan has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for the management of its regional distribution centre in Osaka. Read Full News Here
* Wincanton extends UK oil and chemical contracts
- Wincanton has strengthened its relationship with two of the UK’s biggest petroleum and industrial gas suppliers through extensions worth £112m to its distribution contracts. Read Full News Here
from Express & Mail
* A tough year for Deutsche Post
- Deutsche Post-DHL has announced a mixed set of 2009 annual results, with revenue down significantly, although it managed to bounce back to profit after a hefty loss in 2008. Read Full Brief Here
from Road Freight
* TNT Hoau completes day-definite network in China
- TNT Hoau, TNT’s road distribution arm in China, has announced the completion of its nationwide day-definite road distribution network. Read Full News Here
from Air Cargo
* Cathay Pacific and JDA Software embark on Cargo Profitability project
- JDA Software Group has announced that Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is implementing a new software package to help improve profitability in the airline’s cargo operation. Read Full News Here
from Warehousing
* ProLogis leases space to largest rail company in Japan
- ProLogis has announced a first-quarter lease of 182,000 square feet (16,900 square metres) at ProLogis Parc Ichikawa II to JR East Logistics. Read Full News Here
* ProLogis leases in Three Newly Developed U.S. Facilities
- ProLogis has announced it has signed lease agreements totalling approximately 174,000 square feet to three customers in the United States. Read Full News Here
from Shipping/Ports
* Maersk slumps to loss in 2009
- The world’s largest shipping group A.P. Moller – Maersk has published its results which have been keenly expected given the severity of the downturn in the shipping market. Read Full Brief Here
from Intermodal
* CTL launches Poland-Germany intermodal vehicle service
- CTL Logistics has started transporting FIAT vehicles manufactured in the Tychy plant, Poland to Germany. Read Full News Here
from IT Solutions
* Vasanta selects Manhattan in UK
- Vasanta Group, the largest office supplies group in the UK and Ireland, has selected Manhattan Associates to support its distribution network. Read Full News Here
* DB Schenker launches IT Shared Services Centre in China
- Schenker (Asia Pacific) has officially opened its first ever IT Shared Services Centre (SSC) at the Jiangsu Software Park in Nanjing. Read Full News Here
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