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TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE
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* Pantos Logistics Wins a Logistics Contract from GM Uzbekistan
* EU regulators broaden probe into UPS, TNT deal
- EU antitrust regulators stepped up their investigation into United Parcel Service's 5.2 billion euro (4.1 billion pounds) bid for Dutch peer TNT Express on Friday, saying they were concerned about the combined company's large market share... Read more
* Mooncakes for flowers: Schiphol and China celebrate first e-freight shipments
- Schiphol Cargo – the dedicated cargo arm of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - IATA and China’s Central Customs Department have set October 1st (the National Day of China) as the target date for the first e-freight shipments between China and Amsterdam... Read more
* J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Second Quarter 2012
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., announced second quarter 2012 net earnings of $80.5 million, or diluted earnings per share of 67 cents vs. second quarter 2011 net earnings of $65.7 million, or 53 cents per diluted share... Read more
* Leading Customs and Trade Compliance Company Livingston International selects CGI to transform...
- CGI Group Inc. North America’s number one company focused on customs brokerage and compliance, today announce a five-year, $27M agreement that will see CGI provide IT infrastructure and software support to a recently acquired business... Read more
* Francisco Partners Completes Acquisition of Global Supply Chain Software Company Kewill
- Acquisition Marks Francisco Partners' Sixth European Take-Private Transaction since January 2009... Read more
* UPS Technology Expands to 20 Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Expansion Will Provide Customers With Technology Solutions That Facilitate and Streamline Global Commerce... Read more
* Marken Launches New Global Regulatory Consultation Services
- Regulatory Risk Mitigation for Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management... Read more
* Complimentary Webinar - Tackle Compliance Complexity in Asian Life Sciences Supply Chain
- Eyefortransport have announced the details of their latest free webinar on Tuesday July 17th at 11am GMT, giving a comprehensive overview of compliance complexity in Asian life sciences supply chain... Read more
* New Asia Healthcare Spending Map
- The Asia Healthcare Spending Map reveals key healthcare expenditures in each country of the APAC region including increase in medical costs and public and private healthcare expenditures... Read more
* Cost Versus Strategy in the APAC Hi-tech Supply Chain – a Complimentary Webinar
- Eyefortransport have announced the details of their latest free webinar on Wednesday August 1st at 5pm SGT, 10am GMT giving a comprehensive overview of how two industry-leading companies have approached balancing cost with strategy in their supply chains through the Asia Pacific region... Read more
* Hi-Tech Supply Chains Seek Improved Agility and Customer Orientation with Integrated Business...
- As improving agility and becoming more market driven gain increasing importance for hi-tech supply chains, a select group of senior supply chain decision makers from hi-tech manufacturers and retailers will gather in San Francisco, October 22nd, for an in-depth discussion on achieving S and OP maturity and improving integrated business planning... Read more
* Ask what your supply chain vendors can do for you!
- Last month there was an interesting announcement in the supply chain world - the strategic alliance between GT Nexus and Kinaxis. The new alliance is promoting the merger of execution and planning - via the cloud. Without knowing all the behind the scene details, this alliance makes a lot of sense on the surface... Read more
* DHL Supply Chain Unveils New Hong Kong Headquarters
- Launches new state-of-the-art MegaHub facility in Tsing Yi. Brings total investment to €224 million in the North Asia sub-region. Built to environmentally-friendly standards... Read more
* Océ Belgium signs contract with Yusen Logistics Benelux
- Yusen Logistics (YL) Benelux has been awarded a contract with Océ. YL will be providing a range of services including final mile transportation, warehousing and dust-off activities for copying-machines and large format printers to Océ customers in Belgium and Luxembourg... Read more
* Pepsico Awards Logistics Contract to Kuehne + Nagel in Poland
- PepsiCo is entrusting Kuehne + Nagel with warehousing and distribution activities in Poland. The agreement covers operations in five warehouse locations... Read more
* Cooltrax Fresh Helps Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc. to Maintain Superior Food Freshness
- Cooltrax, provider of real-time cold chain tracking and monitoring solutions for temperature-sensitive products and mobile assets, today announced that Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc. ("Global Supply") has selected Cooltrax Fresh inTransit® to equip its private fleet of refrigerated trailers with real-time reefer management... Read more
* Shop Direct Group Signs Further Ten Year Deal With Norbert Dentressangle
- Shop Direct Group (SDG) has awarded Norbert Dentressangle a further ten year contract for the warehousing of ‘two-man’ products... Read more
* GM Agrees To Transfer European Logistics To Peugeot Logistics Unit Gefco
- U.S. automaker General Motors Co. (GM) agreed Monday to transfer the majority of its logistics business in Europe to Gefco, a wholly-owned logistics unit of French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen. The deal will take effect in 2013... Read more
* Stobart Group acquires Autologic Holdings
- Stobart Group has bought the quoted vehicle logistics business Autologic Holdings in a deal that values the firm at £12.4m... Read more
* Norbert Dentressangle Puts The Spark Into Vauxhall
- Vauxhall Motors Ltd has signed a three-year contract extension with Norbert Dentressangle for the overnight distribution of automotive parts to 300 Vauxhall and Chevrolet retailers across the UK... Read more
* Global Mergers and Acquisitions
* Further investigations into UPS-TNT deal
* UPS and TNT Express acquisition expected to be completed in fourth quarter 2012
- The European Commission's review of UPS's proposed acquisition of TNT Express is expected to move to a Phase II review, as there are areas that require more time to analyze. Read More
* European Commission clears Platinum's acquisition of Cat Logistics
- The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger Regulation to the acquisition of Caterpillar Logistics Services by Platinum Equity, both US-based companies. Read More
* Access acquires warehouse management specialist Delta Software
- Access Group, a UK-based business solutions provider, has acquired Delta Software, a warehouse management specialist, in a £5.4m deal. Read More
* Valedo invests in Aditro Logistics
- Valedo Partners, a Swedish private equity group, has announced the acquisition of Aditro Logistics, a Nordic 3PL. Valedo Partners announced it will provide additional resources to help Aditro expand its service offering. Read More
* Flinders Ports acquires ownership of Adelaide Container Terminal
- Flinders Port, the private operator of the Port of Adelaide and six other South Australian ports, announced that it has gained sole ownership of Adelaide Container Terminal through the acquisition of DP World's 60% shareholding. Read More
* Francisco Partners completes acquisition of Kewill
- Francisco Partners announced it has completed the acquisition of Kewill. Read More
* Ingram Micro acquires BrightPoint
- Ingram Micro announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which, subject to customary closing conditions, Ingram Micro will acquire all of the outstanding shares of BrightPoint common stock for $9.00 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $840m. Read More
* RedPrairie acquires Planora and creates a "Center of Optimization Excellence"
- RedPrairie Corporation announced the creation of a "Center of Optimization Excellence" in Montreal, Canada along with the acquisition of Planora. Read More
* Lineage Logistics acquires Castle and Cooke Cold Storage
- Lineage Logistics, a warehousing and logistics company sponsored by Bay Grove Capital LLC announced that it has acquired Castle and Cooke Cold Storage (CCCS), a third-party warehousing logistics headquartered in California. Read MoreLabels: transport and logistics news
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