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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
Briefing Weekly News
(Photo from JOC: A China's port)
from Freight Forwarding
* DHL launches new LCL services from Europe to USA
- DHL has launched a new range of Less than Container Load (LCL) Expedited services connecting 19 European origins to the United States. Read Full News Here
* BDP sets up new operation in Vietnam
- US forwarder, BDP International (BDP) has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary company headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City. Read Full News Here
from Contract Logistics
* Panalpina wins new Ericsson contract
- Panalpina has been awarded a contract to handle Ericsson’s local distribution warehouse and site deliveries across the United Arab Emirates. Read Full News Here
* DB Schenker exec identifies 'four new realities'
- The logistics industry faces 'four new realities' that will have a long-term impact on supply chain management according to Dr. Detlef Trefzger. Read Full News Here
* DHL awarded multi million five-year ‘smart meter’ deal
- DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a contract worth £17 million over five years to implement a national supply chain solution for British Gas. Read Full News Here
* Dentressangle provides solutions to Argos
- Norbert Dentressangle has provided solutions to meet two very different seasonal storage challenges for leading multi-channel retailer Argos. Read Full News Here
* GEFCO partners Belgacom and expands in Turkey
- GEFCO has announced that it has partnered with telecoms provider Belgacom in Belgium and opened a new warehouse in Turkey. Read Full News Here
* Menlo wins deal with leading lingerie manufacturer
- Triumph International, the global lingerie business, has signed an agreement to outsource distribution to Menlo Worldwide Logistics in the UK. Read Full News Here
from Road Freight
* Special report: The reality of "the harshest logistics environment on earth"
- A report published by the US House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs has laid bare the corruption and racketeering which accompanies the physical distribution of goods to US troops in Afghanistan. Read Full Brief Here
* TNT invests in Asian Road Network
- TNT has announced that it will put 12 new Scania R-series trucks on Southeast Asian roads in 2010. Read Full News Here
from Air Cargo
* Humanitarian assistance flight arrives in Uzbekistan
- A planeload of humanitarian aid dispatched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has landed in the city of Andijan, in eastern Uzbekistan. Read Full News Here
from Warehousing
* Online retailer to develop second big fulfilment centre with IPO capital
- Ocado, the UK based internet grocery business, is planning to sell part of its equity to pay for a large new distribution centre outside London. Read Full Brief Here
* AMB leases warehouses in China and Europe
- AMB Property Corporation has announced that it has leased facilities in China and Germany. Read Full News Here
* Tesco builds new UK distribution centre
- The London Development Agency (LDA) has exchanged contracts to sell a freehold in Rainham, Essex, to leading international retailer Tesco. Read Full News Here
from Shipping/Ports
* Container shortage increases costs and slows trade
- The shortage of capacity on the major global trade routes has taken another turn, with a scarcity of shipping containers being reported by shipping lines, shippers and freight forwarders. Read Full Brief Here
* Key port in Nigeria enjoys strong growth
- The Port of Onne's West Africa Container terminal (WACT) has recorded container volume growth of 18% through May 2010. Read Full News Here
* CMA CGM launches direct service between Asia and the US West Coast
- Rebounding trade levels have prompted CMA CGM to reinstate the Yang Tse service linking South, Central and North China to the West Coast of the United States. Read Full News Here
from Intermodal
* NFI acquires IPD Global, Inc
- NFI has announced the acquisition of IPD, a global transportation and logistics company based in Mississauga, Canada. Read Full News Here
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