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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Briefing Weekly News
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from Freight Forwarding
* A good year for Agility threatened by legal problems
- Suspended temporarily on the Kuwaiti stock-market, Agility has had a turbulent couple of weeks, yet this has not stopped it announcing results up on last year. Read Full Brief Here
from Contract Logistics
* Network Rail awards contract to DHL
- DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a four-year contract worth over £40m by UK rail authority Network Rail. Read Full News Here
* Rebranding and new headquarters for US logistics company
- TTS has launched a new name and a new headquarters as part of the next phase of growth for the transportation services company. Read Full News Here
* Geodis and Presstalis sign agreement on multimodal platform
- Geodis and Presstalis (formerly Nmpp) have signed a six-year contract undertaking to create a multimodal platform with rail links in the port of Bonneuil-sur-Marne. Read Full News Here
* Dentressangle wins SCA contract extension
- SCA Hygiene Products UK Limited has renewed its multi-million pound contract with Norbert Dentressangle. Read Full News Here
from Express & Mail
* UPS sees good results in Q1 led by international trade
- UPS has surprised investors by the strength of its ‘pre-announced’ first quarter results, led particularly by international volumes. Read Full Brief Here
* UPS increases alternative-fuel fleet
- UPS has announced that its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles has expanded with the deployment of 200 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks. Read Full News Here
* UK Mail Group makes 'solid' progress
- UK Mail Group plc has issued a pre-close trading update for the year ended 31 March 2010. Read Full News Here
* FedEx launches new connection between Hong Kong and Europe
- FedEx Express has launched a new connection between Asia and Europe, with a direct roundtrip flight operating five days a week between Hong Kong and Paris. Read Full News Here
from Road Freight
* Dachser revenues drop but still optimistic
- Despite a downturn in revenue in 2009, Dachser, the German-based logistics provider, says that it is optimistic for 2010. Read Full News Here
* JB Hunt reports encouraging first quarter figures
- US logistics company J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has announced a significant improvement in its first quarter results. Read Full News Here
from Air Cargo
* European carriers continue to see growth in global air cargo
- Lufthansa, BA World Cargo and Air France-KLM are all reporting continuing demand as they bounce back from a dreadful year in 2009. Read Full Brief Here
* Airbridgecargo adds fifth Boeing 747-400F to serve Shanghai
- AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest international cargo carrier, has added a fifth Boeing 747-400 Freighter to its fleet. Read Full News Here
* Panalpina reveals details of heavy lift project cargo
- Panalpina has chartered an Antonov AN 225 freighter aircraft for the transportation of high tech machinery from Germany to China. Read Full News Here
* Hong Kong air cargo throughput reaches record levels
- Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has announced its tonnage throughput for March. Read Full News Here
from Shipping/Ports
* DHL eyes trade growth between Asia and Middle East
- DHL has announced that it is to focus on the growing trade between North Asia Pacific (NAP) and emerging markets Middle East and Africa (EMA). Read Full News Here
from Intermodal
* New intermodal connections between German ports and Poland
- CTL Logistics has commenced intermodal transport connections from Hamburg and Bremerhaven ports to Poland. Read Full News Here
* Vopak Terminal Jakarta officially opened
- The first independent import and distribution terminal for oil products in Jakarta, Indonesia has been officially opened for operation. Read Full News Here
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