Iowa-based CRST International has acquired Indiana-based Specialized Transportation, Inc (STI), a provider of customised supply chain solutions for products that require high touch support, special handling and equipment, and value-added on-site services. Now an independent company, STI was formerly the High Value Products/Logistics division of North American Van Lines. STI has 500 owner-operators and works…
TNT Express has reported strong performance in the EMEA region, and says the company’s turnaround in Brazil is on track to meet the H2 2012 deadline despite short-term challenges. TNT Express reported an operating income of €46 million (down 23.3% year-on-year), adjusted to €79 million (allowing for constant FX rates and excluding business and demerger…
Emirates SkyCargo has transported a new generation of containers across its network for the first time. The two new "RAP e2" Envirotainers, which can heat and cool temperature-sensitive cargo, carried pharmaceutical products on a commercial flight from Hamburg, Germany via Emirates‘ hub in Dubai to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The Envirotainer RAP e2 is a…
DSV Solutions in the Netherlands has been awarded a five-year contract to operate a global distribution hub for Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition (NAMN), a division of Danone. The new 30,000 m² Nutricia-dedicated medical warehousing facility, directly next to DSV’s existing location at Venlo Tradeport North, will replace the current country-based warehouses. DSV has extensive experience…
CMA CGM will launch a new direct service linking Asia to West Africa on August 3rd. Serving China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Cameroon, the new WAX II service will be operated in partnership with CSAV, with each carrier deploying five 2,500 – 3,100 TEU vessels. This service will enable CMA…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced traffic results for June, which showed a slight softening in airfreight demand that was 3% lower than in June 2010. Freight volumes have not grown since July-August 2010. While world trade is expanding at 7% a year, the benefit is being realised more by modes of transport…
Vested Outsourcing has become an industry talking point. Vested Outsourcing is a 21st century hybrid business model based on research conducted by the University of Tennessee Centre for Executive Education and funded by the US Air Force. The aim of Vested Outsourcing is to find a better way to outsource. Most outsourcing agreements have inherent…
The ongoing FAA shutdown is having a broad and deep negative impact on aviation and the US economy. As a result of Congress‘ failure to pass an authorisation extension, the FAA has been forced to issue stop work orders on contracts reportedly worth more than US$7 billion, says Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president & CEO…
Toll Group has expanded its global forwarding business with the purchase of Hamburg, Germany-based ocean forwarder, Andree & Wilkerling (AWG). AWG’s import and export ocean freight forwarding services business will be integrated into Toll’s Global Forwarding Division. According to Toll Global Forwarding CEO Hugh Cushing, Germany is a critical market and key element in the…
GAC USA has formed an alliance with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Wightman Shipping. Operating as GAC-Wightman Shipping, the collaboration offers shipping services across North-eastern and Mid-Atlantic ports in Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore. In addition to ship agency, Wightman Shipping provides specialised services such as spares delivery, crew changes and bunker supplies, etc. For Wightman, tapping into…
South Africa’s Minister of Defence Lindiwe Sisulu has warned that Southern African waters are becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to Somali pirates as they try to avoid the clamp-down of various maritime task forces around the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden by moving into largely unprotected parts of the Indian Ocean. Furthermore,…
An Asiana Airlines 747 freighter operated by a crew of two crashed in the East China Sea off South Korea at around 04h00 this morning. The aircraft departed Incheon International Airport at approximately 03h00, bound for Shanghai, China. Approximately an hour into the flight, the pilot reported mechanical problems, and alerted airline dispatchers and air…
Swiss WorldCargo has announced it is a founding member of IG (Interest Group) Air Cargo Switzerland, the first ever association dedicated to representing the interests and concerns of the Swiss air cargo community. The prime aim of IG Air Cargo Switzerland is to provide a platform for discussing and harmonising the interests of cargo airlines,…
Swiss WorldCargo and Cargologic extend partnership; DHL extends cooperation with BMW UK in Scotland and Northern England; TBB Global Logistics signs a three-year contract with Burnham Holdings. Swiss WorldCargo and Cargologic have extended their partnership with a new seven-year agreement concerning freight handling operations at Zurich airport. Cargologic handles up to 500,000 tons of airfreight…
Mitsui OSK Lines has announced an upgrade of its CX1 feeder service between Panama and Manaus and the beginning of independent operation on the route. Effective August 12th, four 1,700 TEU vessels will be deployed on the service. The expanded feeder capacity will enable MOL to accommodate additional peak season demand. Transit times and calling…
DHL has launched a new, direct, weekly LCL service from New York City to Durban, South Africa. The service will serve as a gateway for US customers wanting to break into the African market with the option of transporting small amounts of cargo. Instead of routing via Europe, the direct service will reduce transit times,…
DFDS and French shipping Group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs have made a joint bid for certain assets of SeaFrance, which went into receivership in June last year. The bid was made in response to an announcement by the receiver appointed for SeaFrance requesting bids to be made by July 26th, 2011. The bid is subject to…
UPS has announced its second quarter financial figures, with consolidated operating profit up 19.29% and an 8.11% increase in revenues. With a 68% increase in average daily volumes, consolidated operating profit (adjusted) was US$1.67 billion (Q2 2010: $12.2bn), on revenues of US$13.19 billion (Q2 2010: $12.2bn). For the six-month period ended June 30th, UPS generated…
The project to introduce regular European sized freight trains on High Speed 1 has achieved a major breakthrough following the successful operation by DB Schenker Rail on Saturday July 23rd of the first European sized freight train on the route. The significantly larger haulage capacity available, with an internal height of three metres, from the…
Airbus has signed agreements to acquire Satiar – a Denmark-based aviation aftermarket distributor, and Metron Aviation – a US-based provider of advanced Air Traffic Management products and services. The acquisition of Satair will significantly enhance Airbus‘ services offering in aircraft material management, while the Metron Aviation acquisition supports Airbus‘ strategy to improve global Air Traffic…
UPS launched new daily MD-11 flights into Chengdu, China on July 25th, further expanding the company’s connections between Asia, Europe and the US. The around-the-world flight through Chengdu will originate at UPS’s European hub in Cologne, Germany, stopping in Warsaw en route to Chengdu’s Shuangliu International Airport, and onward to UPS’s Asia hub in Shanghai….
Evergreen Line has launched a new feeder service between Kaohsiung and Cebu. The new weekly KCS service deploys one 850 TEU vessel. Evergreen commented that, with more stable capacity and shorter delivery time, the new KCS service and its online Taiwan-Manila (TMN) service will offer customers more convenient sailings among Southeast Asia destinations. Quelle: eyefortransport…
Kerry Logistics continues its shopping spree with the acquisition of two freight forwarding companies in the UK: Manchester-based Bergen Freight Forwarding and Yorkshire-based Regency Forwarding. Bergen specialises in sea freight imports from India and the Far East, which will help to strengthen Kerry Logistics‘ freight forwarding capabilities in the UK and Europe. Regency offers airfreight,…
Raben Logistics has opened a new warehouse at the depot in Würzburg/Reichenberg, expanding its capacities by 15%. 51 ramps instead of twelve create adequate conditions for fast and flexible response to customers‘ needs – even if transport volumes continue to increase. A video surveillance system with 72 cameras allows for full track and trace of…
Radiant Logistics has expanded its Airgroup network with a new regional office in Tucson, Arizona. The Airgroup-TUS regional office will provide domestic and international freight forwarding and logistics services. Founded in 1987, Airgroup is a member of the Radiant family of companies and provides worldwide transportation and logistics services through a network of more than…
Following an agreement signed seven months ago, FedEx Express has completed the acquisition of Mexican domestic express package delivery company, MultiPack. The acquisition of MultiPack (Servicios Nacionales Mupa) strengthens the FedEx network in Mexico, enabling FedEx to provide a wider range of domestic and international transportation and logistics solutions in the country. FedEx has now…
Cargotec files a lawsuit against SweFrame for theft of Bromma’s product information, and plans to establish a joint venture in China with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries. Cargotec has filed a lawsuit in Sweden against SweFrame Port Equipment, claiming inter alia for damages due to theft of sensitive product information belonging to Cargotec’s Bromma Conquip. SweFrame…
K-Line will launch a new dedicated service between the Far East and Indian Sub-Continent on August 10th. The new CIX-2 service, currently operated by Evergreen Line and Simatech Shipping, will run with six 2,500-2,800 TEU vessels, and will offer a fixed-day weekly sailing. K-Line will deploy one vessel to this new service. The CIX-2 port…
DB Schenker has realigned its North American domestic transportation operations, transitioning to a non-fixed asset model. Under the new business model, Schenker Inc will no longer operate its own dedicated air fleet. While the company will now focus on a smaller number of customers who require North American domestic transportation management solutions, DB Schenker’s substantial…
DP World has expanded its portfolio to Suriname on the northeast coast of South America, acquiring a controlling interest in Integra Port Services (IPS) and Suriname Port Services (SPS). IPS holds a concession for a container and breakbulk terminal within Nieuwe Haven Port, Paramaribo, while SPS owns a private breakbulk facility about twenty miles upstream…
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