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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Briefing Weekly News
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from Freight Forwarding
* UTi grows in strong market but margins struggle
- Global forwarder UTi Worldwide is trying to pass on rate increases to its customers as it struggles with a volatile market in freight rates around the world. Read Full Brief Here
* DHL delivers books to Papua New Guinea schools
- DHL has partnered with the Oxford University Press (OUP) to deliver nearly two million textbooks to over 3,000 primary schools in Papua New Guinea. Read Full News Here
* GAC manages logistics for Sri Lanka rail upgrade
- Middle East based logistics provider GAC has played a key role in the rehabilitation of forty-five kilometres rail track between Galle and Matara. Read Full News Here
from Contract Logistics
* Retailer B&Q transforms UK distribution operations
- UK DIY retailer, B&Q has proposed changes to its logistics network which will see a number of its 3PL managed facilities closed and a new distribution centre opened. Read Full Brief Here
* DHL wins deal with Diageo in Korea
- DHL has announced it has won a major contract in Korea with leading premium drinks maker Diageo. Read Full News Here
* Baby Boum chooses PFSweb in Europe
- PFSweb Inc has announced a logistics and distribution contract with Baby Boum, a European leader of nursery products. Read Full News Here
* Geis implements new logistics concept for Husqvarna
- German logistics provider Geis Group is responsible for managing a new central warehouse in Ostrava in the east of the Czech Republic. Read Full News Here
* Clipper provides online fashion logistics for John Lewis
- UK retail logistics company Clipper Logistics has created a new online clothing fulfilment operation for retailer John Lewis. Read Full News Here
* Logwin expands fashion logistics operation in China
- Global forwarder Logwin has announced that it is upgrading and expanding its facilities in Shanghai. Read Full News Here
* Unilever selects Kuehne + Nagel for logistics in Romania
- Unilever has selected Kuehne + Nagel as its logistics partner for the warehousing of its home and personal care (HPC) product range in South Eastern Europe. Read Full News Here
* Agility opens chemical logistics hub in Shanghai
- Global logistics company Agility has officially opened its new Shanghai Logistics Hub which will receive and distribute up to 600,000 tons of polyolefins annually. Read Full News Here
from Express & Mail
* Toll acquires Qantas' Asia Pacific express air freight business
- Toll Group, the Asian provider of integrated logistics, has announced it will acquire the DPEX Group from Qantas. Read Full News Here
* DHL launches US recruitment campaign
- What the company describes as ‘significant positive trends’ has led DHL to recruit 300 new employees in the US, reversing earlier job cuts. Read Full News Here
from Road Freight
* New survey points to uncertainty, dysfunction and inflation in US logistics markets
- The annual US Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) ‘State of The Logistics Nation’ report describes a logistics sector hit by recession yet uncertain about the nature of the recovery. Read Full Brief Here
* Wincanton diversifies into prisoner escort services
- Wincanton has combined forces with Serco to bid for contracts to manage UK prisoner escort services. Read Full News Here
from Air Cargo
* IATA: Air cargo market forecast to grow by 18.5% in 2010
- Growth in the air cargo market will be a key factor behind the airline industry’s rapid return to profitability in 2010, says IATA. Read Full Brief Here
* Emirates orders 32 Airbus A380 super jumbos
- Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, has placed an order with Airbus for an additional 32 A380 aircraft. Read Full News Here
from Shipping/Ports
* Total UK port throughout fell 9.5% in 2009
- The UK’s Department for Transport has published statistics on provisional figures for freight traffic at each UK port during 2009. Read Full News Here
from Intermodal
* DB Schenker provides intermodal solution for construction logistics
- Schenker Deutschland is providing an intermodal solution to supply prefabricated concrete walls ‘just in time’ to major building sites in Scandinavia. Read Full News Here
Humanitarian Logistics
* DHL supports humanitarian aid efforts in Guatemala
- A DHL Disaster Response Team (DRT) has been deployed in Guatemala after severe floods and landslides impacted on the country. Read Full News Here
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