Despite the treacherous weather conditions sweeping the UK over the last two weeks, Teesport has remained open for business – noteworthy since it is located on the North East coast, one of the areas hardest hit by the unprecedented and severe snow falls. While most news bulletins focused on UK airports, daily operations in the…
Ryder System has signed an agreement to acquire Holland, Michigan-based Total Logistic Control (TLC), an independently operated wholly owned subsidiary of SuperValu. TLC provides comprehensive supply chain solutions to food & beverage and consumer packaged goods manufacturers with significant supply chains in the US. Subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals, the acquisition is expected…
CargoSmart has announced the first sailing schedules iPhone application for shippers, logistics service providers and ocean carriers. CargoSmart’s sailing schedules app for iPhone enables on-the-go shipping professionals access multiple-carrier sailing schedules from their smartphones. CargoSmart’s SSM20 Lite is the first interactive smartphone application to manage critical ocean schedule information. The app allows customers look up…
DHL is establishing two new direct links from France and Germany to its main express hub in North America. The new next-day transatlantic routes from Paris and Frankfurt to Cincinnati are timed to feed directly into DHL’s North American overnight Express network, and will enable customers in Germany and France and some neighbouring countries to…
The Ford Motor Company has signed a multi-million pound, two-year contract extension with Norbert Dentressangle Transport Services for the distribution of its after-sales parts to its 300 UK dealers. Norbert Dentressangle has provided Ford with aftersales parts distribution for more than twenty years. The operation involves Norbert Dentressangle collecting orders from Ford’s Daventry site for…
A one-count indictment has been returned in US District Court in Miami charging Miami-based Florida West International Airways, one of its former executives and two executives of a competing air cargo carrier with participating in a conspiracy to fix air cargo prices. The one-count indictment charges Luis Augusto Afanador, Rodrigo Hernan Hidalgo and Jaime Lara…
Pending regulatory approval, Lufthansa Cargo will expand its route network in South America with the launch of flights to Manaus in Brazil, starting on January 21st. There will be two MD-11 flights per week from Frankfurt to Manaus. The services will include stopovers in both Dakar and Viracopos, São Paulo. The return flights from Manaus…
DHL has launched a direct LCL service from Shanghai to Atlanta, enhancing its connectivity between China and the US with the new weekly service that reduces transit times by at least seven days. Currently, LCL freight bound for Atlanta ex-Shanghai is shipped by sea to Los Angeles for unloading from the consolidation container. In LA…
The Carphone Warehouse awards a five-year contract to Wincanton; BMW awards a UK contract to Groupe CAT. Wincanton has secured a new five-year contract to deliver transport solutions to serve The Carphone Warehouse’s 800 high street stores throughout the UK. Operating from The Carphone Warehouse’s hub in Wednesbury and associated outbases, Wincanton will deliver directly…
SmartWay Logistics expands into southeastern Europe; GAC expands its UK network. SmartWay Logistics has opened a new office in Romania, enabling the company to offer its clients additional pan-European, low-cost solutions. The office will leverage SmartWay Logistics‘ core competency in transportation management and will initially offer carrier management services. The new Romanian office in Bucharest…
UPS applauds the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement; and adds photo ID requirement for retail shippers. UPS has applauded the Obama administration for reaching agreement on a new bilateral free trade agreement with South Korea. South Korea has the fourteenth largest economy in the world, and is the US’s seventh largest trading partner. The US-South Korea…
Deutsche Bahn and the Chinese Ministry of Railways want to cooperate more closely on rail freight transport and on expanding China’s rail infrastructure. In a joint declaration, both parties confirmed their intent to strengthen rail freight transport and to step up the establishment of new transport links between Asia and Europe through closer cooperation. Jan…
Durban-based Turners Shipping joined the BDP Global Network on December 1st, and will be representing the logistics giant in Southern Africa. Turner Group MD Conrad Cochrane-Murray said that membership of the network would be a great step forward for the country because it extends its reach to the 1,000 locations in 100 countries around the…
At the recent European Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum in Brussels, more than eighty industry leaders debated the key DOs and DON’Ts for this growing role. Organised by eyefortransport on November 24th – 25th, the forum was run alongside the 8th 3PL Summit, attended by 300 decision makers from manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and transport…
According to CFC Solutions, employees‘ increasing use of mobile computing devices to access work related information could be putting company data at risk. CFC believes that fleet owners should adopt policies to control the use of smartphones and tablet devices, enabling company IT experts to decide which devices are permitted for company use and whether…
At the recent eyefortransport European 3PL Summit, one of the most contentious issues to be debated was the thorny subject of ‘innovation‘. Transport Intelligence’s chief executive John Manners-Bell gives his view: Innovation, or to be more precise – the alleged lack of it demonstrated by logistics providers – is a perennial hot potato, with the…
Damco is appointed official logistics partner for Malaysia Rainforest Challenge; Hellmann carries out carbon-neutral transport for Kreidezeit Naturfarben; Samsung Electronics renews UK distribution contract with NYK Logistics. Damco has been appointed as the official logistics partner for Rainforest Challenge 2010 in Malaysia. Damco will provide the complete range of freight forwarding, transportation, Customs clearance and…
Lufthansa Cargo and GMR Group, the operator of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad, have announced their intention to jointly develop the airport into the key cargo hub in South Asia for the transport of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals. Representatives of the two companies have signed a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding. A modern infrastructure will be established…
Qantas Freight will increase its Tasman freighter capacity by 40% from February 2011, with the deployment of a Boeing 767-300F aircraft on the route. According to Qantas Freight executive manager Stephen Cleary, the introduction of the new aircraft type to the route is in response to continued strong market demand. "The Tasman is one of…
Following the announcement in August that TNT planned to split its Express and Mail divisions, the company will demerge the two business units, with TNT retaining a 29.9% stake in the Express business and 100% of the Mail business unit. TNT believes the split will strengthen the existing Express business and enable the company to…
Singapore Airlines Cargo has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $48 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry. According to a one-count felony charge filed in US District Court for the District of Columbia, Singapore Airlines Cargo engaged in a conspiracy to fix…
Ports of Auckland is preparing to service the next generation of container vessels by confirming a multi-million dollar investment in a berth deepening and lengthening program. The investment will see the deepening of the northern berth at the Port’s Fergusson Container Terminal, and the construction of a mooring ‘dolphin‘ that will extend the maximum combined…
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has authorised port truck access arrangements for DP World Australia and Patrick Stevedores Operations at the Port of Fremantle; and believes that competition will boost investment and productivity at all container ports. The ACCC has granted authorisation to DP World Australia and Patrick Stevedores Operations to give preferential…
Logwin has opened a new high-end logistics centre in Shanghai to meet growing demand from international and local customers for value-added services. Located in Waigaoqiao, the 2,000 m2 facility includes warehousing, a bonded area, temperature-controlled storage and a processing zone. Logwin has operated in the Waigaoqiao Bonded Area since 2000, and the new facility expands…
Mitsui OSK Lines opened its own office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on December 1st. According to Jochen Veldmann, Area Director for MOL, the company established the office as part of its growing commitment to the African continent. "We believe that there is huge potential for growth, especially in West Africa," he said. MOL already has…
Vitran Corporation has sold selected assets of Frontier Transport Corporation to Online Transport, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to Vitran president & CEO Rick Gaetz, for the last few years Vitran has focused on its two core segments: LTL and supply chain operations, with Frontier, the small owner-operator truckload operation, taking a back seat. "On-Line…
While Shipping Australia Ltd welcomes the discussion paper on reforming Australian shipping in terms of its objectives and the financial issues outlined, CEO Llew Russell said that there are proposals that give cause for serious concern, such as those applying to coastal shipping. "The 100-year-old coastal permit system was itself a compromise between the competing…
Dr Patrick Sherry, executive director of the National Centre for Intermodal Transportation (NCIT) at the University of Denver, has emphasised the need for the development of an interconnected transportation system for the Philippines – an APEC nation of 7,107 islands. Speaking at the Conference on Intermodal & Global Supply Chain & Workshop in Manila Philippines,…
Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed to manage warehousing operations for Versace’s collections, supporting the supply of clothing to 81 Versace Boutiques throughout the world. The womenswear operation involves the management of Versace’s 12,000 m2, automated distribution centre at Novara in Italy, whilst menswear is supplied from a second warehouse in Stablo, Switzerland. Norbert Dentressangle is…
CEVA Logistics has been recognised at this year’s eyefortransport European 3PL Awards, winning the Best European 3PL for Industrial Supply Chain award. Held last week during the eyefortransport’s eight Annual 3PL Summit in Brussels, Belgium, the Awards are designed to recognise those 3PLs that continuously deliver excellence in logistics operations and superior service to their…
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