DP World’s new Vallarpadam International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) is now officially open – the first-ever dedicated transhipment and gateway hub in India. The new terminal is a public-private partnership between DP World and the government of India, along with strategic partners Container Corporation of India (Concor), Transworld and Chakiat. The largest single-operator container terminal…
Eni Norge has awarded a four-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel to provide integrated transport, forwarding and customs clearance services. Eni Norge is part of the Italian integrated energy company Eni and operates in oil & gas exploration and production. The new agreement covers the provision of logistics services to Eni Norge for the development,…
RichLand Logistics Services has been awarded a new two-year contract, valued at approximately S$3 million, to provide supply chain services to 7-Eleven in Singapore. The contract is one of the largest drop-delivery contracts in Singapore based on the number of delivery points involved on a daily and monthly basis. Under the contract, RichLand coordinates outbound…
The Buenaventura Container Terminal (TCBuen) in Colombia has officially launched operations, receiving its first ship – Maersk’s Rio Verde – on January 27th. Operated by Spanish port terminal operator Grup TCB, the new container terminal is an alternative for freight forwarding in the area and will enable customers to optimise import and export processes in…
National Air Cargo’s passenger subsidiary, National Airlines, has been granted a foreign charter certificate by the US Dept of Transport, allowing National to expand its global reach. This order authorises National to engage in foreign charter air transportation of persons, property and mail, in addition to the domestic and international all-cargo transportation the carrier has…
DB Schenker Logistics is setting up a new logistics centre in Leipzig to supply components to automobile plants in China and South Africa. According to Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch, member of DB Mobility Logistics‘ management board for Transportation & Logistics, this is one of the largest logistics projects the company has ever acquired. The facility in…
UPS has announced the deployment of fourteen purpose-built electric vehicles, increasing the size of its UK green fleet to twenty vehicles. Twelve of the new vehicles join UPS’s existing fleet of electric vehicles operating out of the company’s Camden facility. The other two extend the reach of the green fleet, becoming the first to operate…
Tata Consulting Services (TCS) has released a white paper – Green Logistics – in an effort to dispel the myth that most sustainability initiatives incur increased costs and to show that improved distribution efficiencies and compliance processes actually have many spin-off benefits. Almost all major consumer goods companies focus on long-term and result-oriented sustainability initiatives….
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed the Scottish government’s decision to reprieve the threatened Freight Facilities Grant scheme, which has eliminated 33 million lorry miles from Scotland’s roads since 1997. RFG, which represents users and suppliers of rail freight services throughout the UK, said that the decision to retain the scheme in the new…
DP World has expanded its operations in Pakistan with the official opening of its Inland Container Terminal (ICT) in Lahore. DP World Lahore, also known as the Prem Nagar Dry Port, is well positioned to serve Pakistan’s largest hinterland market – the Lahore-Sahiwal region – and is directly linked by rail to Qasim International Container…
DHL Supply Chain is deploying four new double-deck trailers in its fleet for Mothercare, delivering significant carbon and cost savings for the customer. A first in the industry, the new Don-Bur Double Deck trailers can carry up to 44 pallets, compared with a standard 13.5 metre trailer, equating to a 69% increase in space. Following a six-week trial, DHL was…
MCC Transport has introduced a new intra-Asia (IA-8) service, which provides direct and fast transit between ports in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, China, Taiwan and Malaysia. Benefits to customers operating in these markets include: Indonesia: Direct and fast product from Jakarta to Japanese ports One of the fastest products from Surabaya to Nagoya, with a transit…
Greek shipping line, Tiger Lines, will start calling at the New Container Terminal-1 (NCT-1) at the Subic Bay Freeport in the Philippines in the second quarter of this year. Tiger Lines will deploy a 750 TEU to 1,000 TEU capacity vessel for its planned bi-weekly service between Subic, Singapore and Malaysia. The bi-weekly service is…
Equatorial Guinea’s national airline, CEIBA Cargo, has appointed Aero Cargo, part of the ECS Group, as its new general sales agency in Germany. CEIBA Cargo and Aero Cargo are confident of generating healthy volumes in Germany based on the country’s close business ties with Equatorial Guinea. The African country has a growing oil and gas…
Despite Alphaliner’s belief that Egypt is highly unlikely to shut the Suez Canal, rumours have sparked fears in the shipping industry after calculations reveal that such an event would cause an immediate and dramatic shortage of container tonnage, particularly between Europe and the Far East. According to Alphaliner, there are currently 56 containership strings operating…
DHL has announced plans to US$22.5 million to expand its hub facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport. Starting in March 2011, DHL will build on nineteen acres of land leased from the CVG Airport authority to expand its existing aircraft parking apron to accommodate an extra nine wide-body aircraft, and construct nine new aircraft gates….
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the British government to improve its global competitiveness in air transport by taking a global approach to aviation and climate change, reducing taxes, changing the economic regulatory structure for airports, and developing a proper strategy to safeguard the economic benefits of aviation. "The UK has a great…
Maersk plans to enter into a slot swap agreement with Hapag Lloyd, between Hapag Lloyd’s Mediterranean Gulf Express (MGX) service and Maersk’s WestMed service. New rotation for the WestMed service: Marsaxlokk (Malta) > Gioia Tauro > Livorno > Genoa (Italy) > Fos sur Mer (France) > Valencia > Algeciras (Spain) > Newark, New Jersey >…
APM Terminals Liberia has officially started operations on schedule at the beginning of this month with the first port call of the Charlotta. APM Terminals has taken over the 25-year concession agreement to operate the Port of Monrovia in Liberia, based on the government ratification in October 2010. The concession agreement includes rehabilitating the quay…
Safmarine has upgraded its existing Far East – Indian Subcontinent portfolio with the introduction of a new direct service connecting the Far East with main ports in West India and Pakistan. The new FMX service begins on February 17th with the sailing of the vessel Cardonia from Xingang. The service is operated by Simatech. Safmarine…
Kuehne + Nagel has been awarded a three-year contract to manage the BMW Regional Distribution Centre in Vancouver, which services authorised dealers of Western Canada. The scope of services includes inbound goods receiving, put-away, storage, picking and packing, returns from dealers, and kit assembly, as well as administrative and dealer support for BMW automotive and…
South Africa’s Retail Motor Industry (RMI) has called on government to urgently rethink the tariff structure planned by the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) for Gauteng’s freeway system. RMI’s CEO Jeff Osborne described the toll fees – to be levied from June 23rd – as iniquitous. "If the fees are implemented, considerable cost…
syncreon, a global provider of integrated logistics services and customised supply chain solutions, has acquired 100% of Compuspar for an undisclosed transaction price. Barcelona, Spain-based Compuspar is a supply chain services company providing repair, warranty and reverse logistics solutions to the hi-tech industry. The transaction provides syncreon with eighteen additional facilities and a strengthened global…
Raben Logistics Czech has officially opened a new branch in the city of Liberec, in the heart of the Northern Bohemia region. This is Raben’s sixth branch in the Czech Republic. The new Liberec branch serves as a local cross-dock warehouse. Consignments are currently transported collectively to the new warehouse facilities for onward distribution to…
UPS has announced the expansion of its UPS Express Freight service into Israel and Slovakia to serve expanding hubs for hi-tech, industrial and automotive companies. The UPS premium airfreight service offers one- to three-business day door-to-door service, including customs clearance and an on-time performance guarantee. According to Scott Aubuchon, director of international airfreight marketing at…
Safmarine has enhanced its 225 fully containerised service between South Africa and West Africa by connecting West Africa via Dakar and Algeciras. The new weekly service, with high reefer capacity, will operate six 1,100 TEU vessels with direct calls in Durban, Cape Town, Dakar (Senegal) and Algeciras (Spain). According to Safmarine intra-Africa corridor Manager, James…
Dachser has reinforced its position in the Benelux countries with a new branch in Luxembourg. Dachser now has its own facilities in seventeen countries across Europe. Operating under the name Dachser S.a.r.l. Luxembourg, the new company based in Grevenmacher is directly connected to the Eurohub in Überherrn, Saarland/Germany. Located between Trier (Germany) and Luxembourg City,…
Bibby Distribution has extended its current two-wheel contract with Honda HLC UK. Bibby Distribution has been in partnership with Honda HLC UK for the past five years, delivering motorcycles and ATV’s to northern postcodes, operating from depots in Leeds and Glasgow. Using its own Network Pallet fleet, Bibby Distribution also delivers all of Honda’s power…
Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Morgan Southern for approximately $20 million in cash. Morgan Southern is a privately held provider of intermodal transportation and related services. With nineteen terminals located throughout the US, Morgan Southern serves the majority of the country’s key intermodal markets. Its customer base consists primarily…
Rock-It Cargo has acquired certain assets of Silicon Valley-based Core Logistics and Los Angeles-based BE Logistics. These transactions enable Rock-It Cargo to rapidly expand its service capabilities into Corporate Expedited Logistics. As part of the deal, BE and Core Logistics will be integrated to form Rock-It Cargo’s Corporate Expedited Group. Marketed under the Core Logistics…
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