18/06/2013
WORLDWIDE – In a move which many in the freight and supply chain, not to say regulatory agencies, will view with some surprise, if not perhaps s...
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Air Freight Only Company Announces New Cargo Route for Giant Freighter
747-8F Cleared for South American Service

17/06/2013
LUXEMBOURG – BRAZIL – Yesterday marked a landmark both for the Boeing Company and Europe’s largest freight only carrier, Cargolux Ai...
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New Supply Vessel for Bulk Freight and Shipping Crew Supply Outfit after a Decade of Development
Black Empowerment Project Continues to Grow

17/06/2013
SOUTH AFRICA – Ten years ago, when the political and economic world in the country was learning to cope with a new situation two experienced loc...
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Applications Open Now as UK Freight Forwarding and Logistics Groups Vie for a BIFA Award Again
All Category Sponsors Retained after Last Year's Record Breaking Event

16/06/2013
UK – Once again the annual British International Freight Association (BIFA) Awards will be held at the Brewery in London and nominations for the...
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Freighter Tragedy Prompts Unions to Call for Review of Cargo Shipping Safety
Meanwhile another Bulk Carrier Sinking Shines a Spotlight on Older Vessels

14/06/2013
UK – INDIA – WORLDWIDE - Whilst compiling our recent story on the sinking of the Swanland off the Welsh coast in 2011 we asked for an opin...
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Container Shipping Terminals and Road Haulage Group get Supreme Court Ruling on LA Freight Agreement
Los Angeles Port Decision will have Ramifications for Drayage Operators and Cargo Hubs beyond California

14/06/2013
US – For some years now we have tracked the simmering row between road haulage and drayage interests and the Port of Los Angeles as to the exten...
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Freight Forwarding Group Assist All Cargo Airline with Setting Up New Service
Fashion Goods will be Top Priority on New 747-8 Freighter Route

14/06/2013
US – HONG KONG - LUXEMBOURG – Despite its slough of labour problems, for air freight carrier Cargolux it’s business as usual. This w...
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Another Container Shipping Line Looks Toward Larger Vessels of 18,000+ TEU
Signs Are That UASC will join the Ranks of the Mega Box Carriers

13/06/2013
KOREA – GULF STATES – According to our sources in Seoul negotiations between the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and Hyundai Heavy Ind...
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Air Freight Cartel Affair Finally Settled as Last Cargo Carrier Fined Millions
Eleventh Airline Has Financial Penalty Approved by High Court

13/06/2013
NEW ZEALAND – WORLDWIDE - The New Zealand High Court has approved a settlement under which Air New Zealand will pay a NZ$7.5 million penalty for...
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Any Road Haulage Operator Can Benefit from Compliancy Instruction (but not free M6 Tolls)
Non-Members of RHA Can Attend Instructional Conference but Complimentary Motorway Passes are now All Issued

13/06/2013
UK – Anyone operating in the road haulage sector will know just how hard it is to stay abreast of all the regulation changes that can occur and ...
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Reefer Shipping Container Specialist Joins UN SAVE FOOD Initiative
One Third of the World's Produce is Ruined or Discarded Whilst Almost a Billion People Go Hungry

13/06/2013
WORLDWIDE – Often the contrasts which are most noticeable between public and private bodies are timing, efficiency and verbosity. We hear platit...
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Another Space Age Cargo for Air Freight Carrier
The Outer Limits Represent a Valuable Source of Revenue for Russian Airline

12/06/2013
CANADA – RUSSIA – UKRAINE – OUTER SPACE – The start of the month saw another shipment forming part of the continuing role whic...
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Improper Stowage of Cargo Contributed to Tragic Death of Freighter and Crew
Maritime Investigation Reveals a Litany of Errors and Neglect Resulting in Six Fatalities

12/06/2013
UK – COOK ISLANDS – RUSSIA –The Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on the sinking of the freight ...
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Shipping and Freight Forwarding Groups Will Want to Know What Future the EU Referendum Holds
PM Promises Clear Guidelines as First Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee is Published

12/06/2013
UK – EUROPE – This week whilst visiting the new deep water port, London Gateway, currently under construction alongside the River Thames, ...
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Global Freight and Logistics Outfit Roll Out Android App
New Service Joins Last Year's Successful Launch of iPhone Application

12/06/2013
WORLDWIDE – Having introduced a mobile directory application for the iPhone in 2012 international freight and logistics support group GAC has no...
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Road Haulage Group Will Track Freight Deliveries and Collections Using New System
'Best in Breed' Solution to be Deployed across Vehicle Network

11/06/2013
FRANCE – UK – Following a successful pilot, French road haulage and logistics group Norbert Dentressangle is investing an undisclosed six-...
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Another Deep Water Container Shipping Port Officially Opens Latest Rail Freight Facilities
East Coast Sees More Capacity as Sixtieth Daily Track Service Announced

11/06/2013
UK – The Port of Felixstowe has officially opened the new rail terminal which doubles rail capacity at the container port. The £40 million...
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Freight Forwarding Group Opens Three More Logistics Distribution Centres
Hong Kong Headquartered Company Keeps expanding Further into China

11/06/2013
CHINA – Hong Kong based freight forwarding group Kerry Logistics keeps using the natural advantages of having a long pedigree in the region by c...
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More Criticism of HMRC as Road Haulage and Freight Interests Unfairly Targeted
UKWA Convinced Current System Weighted Against Honest Third Party Logistics Operators

10/06/2013
UK – After our story last month with the TT Club warning freight and road haulage interests of the draconian steps being taken by HMRC to penali...
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Pirate Sights Aim Lower as Bulk Freight and Container Shipping Remains Vigilant
Another Success for the Forces of Law and Order

10/06/2013
SOMALIA – GULF OF ADEN – WORLDWIDE – Attacks on bulk freight and container shipping remain way down on previous years thanks to the ...
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New Deep Water Container Shipping Port Announces First Tenant for Logistics Park
Prime Minister on Hand to Greet the Announcement

10/06/2013
UK – WORLDWIDE – Today at London’s rapidly developing London Gateway deep water container port, which continues literally growing ou...
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Freight Handling Company Wins Preferred Status with Major Air Cargo Carrier
Abu Dhabi Group Selects Worldwide Flight Services Group

09/06/2013
ABU DHABI – UK – BELGIUM – FRANCE- THAILAND – US – Etihad Cargo, the state of Abu Dhabi’s national cargo carrier, ...
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Common Market Opened the Door to Irish RoRo Freight and Passenger Ferries
Tourists and Commercial Cargo Began to Flow Forty Years Ago This Month

09/06/2013
IRELAND –FRANCE – In January 1973 both the UK and Ireland joined the common market heralding in a new age of ferry travel, particularly as...
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Air Cargo Dispute Worsens as Freight Carrier Unions Seek Mediation
Troubles for Part State Owned Airline Continue

09/06/2013
LUXEMBOURG – As predicted in our previous story in May, unions have rejected what the management of Cargolux, the freight only airline, describe...
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One Freight Supplier Maintains Output to Suit Continued Air Cargo Requirements
Envirotainer Produce 1000th Unit as Demand Persists

09/06/2013
SWEDEN – UK – WORLDWIDE – One of the few steady growth areas for the freight industry in the recent past has been the shipping of te...
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Warehousing Awards Toast the Cream of Freight and Logistics, Storage and Distribution
Annual Ceremony Draws Closer as Finalists Are Announced

07/06/2013
UK – The United Kingdom Warehousing Association has announced the finalists for each category in this year’s UKWA Awards for Warehousing. ...
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Heavy Air Freight Carrier Wins Social Accolade and Agrees to Deploy New Cargo Aircraft
Another Good Month for Russian Based Airline

07/06/2013
RUSSIA – FRANCE – GERMANY - At the 2013 Air Cargo Europe Conference and Exhibition, which took place in Munich (June 4-7), specialist heav...
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New Virtual Reality Programme Can Influence Multimodal Freight Designs
Jaguar Land Rover Partnerships Aim at Putting UK in the Forefront of Conceptual Vehicle Production

07/06/2013
UK – Jaguar Land Rover and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), along with four of the UK’s leading universitie...
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International Freight Forwarding Outfit Ventures Out to Sea in Round the Island Race
Key Personnel Amongst Those on the Ocean Waves

06/06/2013
UK – Freight Forwarding group Bellville Rodair International (BRI) sent two vital members of staff on a maritime challenge when the BRI sponsore...
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Freight Interests Concerned as RoRo Ferry and Channel Tunnel Row Brews
UK Competition Commission Decision will Overrule Any EU Finding!

06/06/2013
UK – FRANCE – The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) has decided to bar passenger and rail freight service provider Groupe Eurotunnel ...
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Fruit and Veg Feeds the Container Shipping News This Month
Record Cucumber Exports and another Worthwhile Social Project both Involve the World of the Costermonger

06/06/2013
SOUTH AFRICA – MEXICO - A fruitful partnership between major fruit exporter, Dole South Africa, and shipping line Safmarine, has culminated in t...
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Time Critical Air Freight and Logistics Specialist Acquires Partner Whilst at Munich Trade Show
Air Bridge and Tailored Shipping Group Extends Presence in Mainland Europe

05/06/2013
GERMANY – IRELAND – WORLDWIDE – Time critical logistics specialist Bespoke Distribution Aviation (BDA) which, whilst domiciled in Ir...
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Freight and Logistics Giant Still Being Criticised Over Labour Situation Despite Green Credentials
Unions Persist in Campaign to Obtain Answers with Demonstration and Questions at DP DHL AGM

05/06/2013
GERMANY – WORLDWIDE – Despite some laudable efforts to demonstrate its green credentials Deutsche Post DHL is still making headlines for a...
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Freight Interests Warned of New Items Requiring Conformity Certificates for Qatar
Several Major Products now need Ratification Prior to Importation

04/06/2013
QATAR – Intertek, the company specialising in conformity for goods being imported into world markets which demand evidence of national standards...
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Freight Forwarding Outfit Art Logistics Opens New Air Cargo Service to Central Asia
Modern Turkic States Targeted with High Value Consignments as Economy Expected to Boom

04/06/2013
CENTRAL ASIA – FRANCE – ITALY – No matter the glamour of project freight forwarding consignments which draw attention to the air fre...
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French Container Shipping Celebration as One of the World's Three Biggest Box Vessels Inaugurated
Marseille Hosts President Hollande as Giant Ship Sails Home

04/06/2013
FRANCE – WORLDWIDE – One of the three largest container ships in the world was officially inaugurated today by French President Fran&ccedi...
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Freight Forwarding Client Helps Prompt New Scheduled Air Cargo Service
Munich Joins Regular Destination List for Europe's Only All Cargo Air Carrier

04/06/2013
LUXEMBOURG- US – GERMANY – Yesterday saw all freight airline Cargolux, commence a new, regular air cargo service between Atlanta and Munic...
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Freight and Logistics Outfit Continues Czech Expansion in Trailer Market
GW Opens New Facility in Northern Bohemia

04/06/2013
CZECH REPUBLIC – AUSTRIA - Austrian freight and logistics operator Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has continued its expansion in the region with the o...
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Bid to Relocate Air Industry Freight and Passenger Security and Safety Authority Resolved
Canada Secures Another 20 Year Lease Extension on ICAO after Middle Eastern Bid Withdrawn

04/06/2013
CANADA – QATAR – WORLDWIDE – News of a mysterious change of heart comes in following our story in April in which we outlined details...
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New Container Shipping Lock System has Inbuilt GRPS Tracking to Negate Cargo Theft
Unveiling Tomorrow with Preview Video Here

03/06/2013
UK- WORLDWIDE - Birmingham based company, Guardfreight International has agreed a deal with the Midlands Assembly Network, a group of ten companies of...
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Bulk Freight and Dry Cargo Shipping Interests Asked to Listen to Sounds of the Sea
Baltic Exchange Launches a Novel Way to Raise Cash for Maritime Good Causes

03/06/2013
UK – WORLDWIDE – The Baltic Exchange, whose members make up a large proportion of bulk dry cargo vessel owners and operators and vari...
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Freight by Water Host Short Sea Shipping Conference Whilst Logistics Safety Event Shifts Venue
Southampton Event Will Study Multi Modal Possibilities

03/06/2013
UK – Freight by Water, under the management of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), have announced that they are to stage a free, one-day co...
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Decade of Pets as Import - Export Freight Has Given a Boost to Cargo Airline
Now Faithful Owners are to receive a Little Something Back

03/06/2013
UK - WORLDWIDE – Britain is of course a nation of animal lovers, one only has to look at the strength of opinion in the country currently regard...
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Container Shipping Crane Supplier Invests for the Future and Continues to Win Orders
New Production Hall Fights as Irish Plant Fights off Eastern Competitors

01/06/2013
IRELAND – PERU - WORLDWIDE – In recent years many Western companies have suffered the twin blows from a dawdling economy coupled with chea...
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World Shipping Council Speaks Out On Container Freight Rate Controversy
WSC Rejects Federal Maritime Commission Interference

30/06/2012
US – Following the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) solicitation of views appertaining to the publication of an index of shipping conta...
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UK Management Software Moves Beyond Freight Container Shipping to Bulk Road Haulage
Fargo's TOPS System Extended to Include Tankers and Waste Transport

29/06/2012
UK – Having announced last month the addition of a rail freight transport element to its TOPS multi modal shipping management software, Fargo Sy...
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Multi Modal Project Freight Forwarding Jobs Are Rarely Simple
Tuscor Lloyds Overcome a Rash of Problems to Complete Another Environmental Success

29/06/2012
US – EUROPE - There are often factors which influence the movement of oversize pieces of cargo which simply cannot be foreseen and often, when a...
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Asian Freight and Logistics Group Expands its Thai Automotive Capacity
Kerry Continues to Develop Specialist Facility at Laem Chabang

28/06/2012
THAILAND - Global freight and supply chain service provider Kerry Logistics has completed the expansion of its automotive Complete Built Units (CBU) f...
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Get On Your Bike and Say Au Revoir as Freight and Road Haulage Groups Seek Pedal Power
Fancy a Short Sprint from London to Paris? Sign Up Now!

28/06/2012
UK – FRANCE – WORLDWIDE – Transaid, the transport and logistics charity which strives to make life easier for those who suffer hards...
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Air Freight Specialists Rent Out Cargo Explosives Sniffer as Security Conference Develops
Innovative Security for Hire Whilst Transec Announces Live Debates

28/06/2012
GERMANY – US – UK – WORLDWIDE – Following the successful trial of an original order First Class Zollservice und Transportvermi...
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Road Haulage Operators Can Save Money Using New Truck 'Autopilot'
Volvo Says Latest Innovation Will Trim 5% Off Fuel Bills

27/06/2012
WORLDWIDE – In an attempt to find ever more ingenious ways to reduce the fuel consumption of their trucks Volvo have come up with a new innovati...
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Neglect Can Cost Road Haulage and Freight and Logistics Outfits
New Video Aims to Simplify Fork Truck Maintenance

27/06/2012
UK – There is no doubt that as the economy tightens up one of the first things to suffer in the average road haulage or freight and logistics ou...
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Trucking Group YRC Freight Joins Rivals in Road Haulage Rate Hike
Big Four Have Now Announced Identical Tariff Rises This Month

27/06/2012
US – Trucking group YRC Freight joined its main road haulage competitors when it confirmed officially yesterday that it was instituting a genera...
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Bulk Rail Freight Transport for Europe's Biggest Construction Project
New Track Officially Opens to Support Crossrail

26/06/2012
UK – So what’s the best way to tackle the huge bulk transport job involved when you are clearing the spoil from the tunnels of Europe̵...
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Another Container Freight Line Fights Ocean Shipping Pollution
Hamburg Sud Reveals its Green Credentials

26/06/2012
GERMANY – WORLDWIDE – The question of protection of the environment is uppermost in the minds of all branches of the ocean freight trade t...
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New LCL Container Shipping Consolidation Service Shanghai to Santos
Weiss-Rohlig Start Weekly Groupage

26/06/2012
CHINA – BRAZIL - Weiss-Röhlig is now offering a direct container shipping groupage service from Shanghai to Santos and says that the routin...
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Offshore Energy Logistics Fleet Installs New Software
SIS System Handles Management and Maintenance of Fifty Vessels

25/06/2012
NORWAY - Star Information Systems (SIS), supplier of software and services for technical ship and rig management, has successfully completed the insta...
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Container Shipping and Intermodal Rail Freight Orders for Crane Maker
Three Major Coups for Finnish Materials Handling Manufacturer

25/06/2012
US – FINLAND – It has been a triumphant month or two for Konecranes the Finnish headquartered manufacturer of materials handling equipment...
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Container Shipping Company Dubbed 'The Friendly Line' by Freight Forwarders
Safmarine Take Inaugural Award

25/06/2012
PAKISTAN- Container shipping line Safmarine tells us it has always believed that being accessible, friendly and flexible is a winning formula and a re...
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Road Haulage Operators and Freight Carriers Can Plan Olympic Logistics Routes says PIE
Update of London Lorry Route Approver Tool Helps Avoid Penalties

25/06/2012
UK – Digital mapping and routing specialist PIE has updated its London Lorry Route Approver tool, designed in association with the London Counci...
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Freight Forwarding Formula 1 Crisis Averted by Abnormal Load Permit Specialists
Appeal to Bernie Ecclestone Helps Overcome Bureaucracy

25/06/2012
FRANCE – Anyone experienced in freight forwarding will have come up against the problems which are inherent when dealing with government offices...
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Freight Forwarders and Logistics Suppliers Must Inform Shippers of Risks
Insurers Point Out Lack of Clarity When Damage or Loss of Cargo Occurs in the Supply Chain

24/06/2012
UK – WORLDWIDE – Once again the brains at the TT Club, the mutual insurance operation which has been providing liability cover to freight ...
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London Expo Workshops Will Impact Every Aspect of Freight and Logistics Security
From Pirates to Petty Theft Industry Looks at Global Problems Facing the Supply Chain

24/06/2012
UK – WORLDWIDE – Certain subjects remain at the top of the agenda for all companies which operate in the freight and logistics sector, env...
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Dutch Cargo GSSA Agent Extends its Reach to Hungarian Air Freight
FlyUs Opens New Key Office in Budapest

21/06/2012
HUNGARY – NETHERLANDS – Schiphol based airline cargo General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) FlyUs, has opened a new branch office in the H...
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Unions Meet Over Air Carrier Alliances Whilst Dutch Dockers Serve up a Protest
Eastbourne Tennis Tournament and Argentina are Contrasting Scenes for Workers Action

21/06/2012
ARGENTINA – UK – WORLDWIDE - Unions representing workers from the major airline alliances are meeting this week in Argentina to share info...
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Road Haulage Groups and Freight Forwarders All Consulted by EU on Cabotage
'High Level Group' Report to Commission Will Impact on Transport Industry

21/06/2012
EUROPE – Next year the European Commission is scheduled to publish a comprehensive report on the road haulage market and the implications for Eu...
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Last Chance to Apply for Global Logistics Students
Scholarships Available for Those with 'Personality, Commitment, Guts, and Passion'

21/06/2012
GERMANY – Interested parties have only a few days left to apply for a scholarship to study at the Kühne Logistics University (KLU) with app...
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Merchant Vessels From Bulk Carrier to Passenger Ferry Can Use New Guide to Emission Control
Lloyds Register Publish Overview of 'Scrubbers'

20/06/2012
UK – WORLDWIDE - Lloyd’s Register’s has published a new guide, Understanding Exhaust Gas Treatment Systems, to give ship owners and ...
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Rail Freight Group Welcomes EU Decision
Compromise Reached on 'Single European Railway Area'

20/06/2012
UK – EUROPE – Unsurprisingly the Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed wholeheartedly the agreement which has been reached between the EU ...
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Museum Gees Up an Interesting Project Freight Forwarding Cargo
UK Removals Group Saddled With Trans Atlantic Contract

19/06/2012
US – UK – Project freight forwarding tends to conjure up images of huge weighty pieces borne by vast multi wheeled trailers but even when ...
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Pirate Threat to Freight and Logistics Operations May Not Need Armed Response
Intelligence Can Ensure Violence is Not the Industry Norm

19/06/2012
WORLDWIDE – Following the release of the latest defence against piracy tool which we wrote about last month, international logistics specialist ...
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Freight Forwarders Must Clarify Terms of Logistics Movements
Insurance Body Reviews Lien in Detail

19/06/2012
UK – WORLDWIDE – Two excellent articles by the TT Club this week will help clarify the position of freight forwarders with regard to a lie...
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IMO Cargo Group to Discuss Weighing Shipping Containers Laden with Freight
Overweight Boxes are a Safety and Security Problem

19/06/2012
WORLDWIDE – In January last year we told how the World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) amongst others had...
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US Container Shipping Group Expands Freight Presence Into Europe
New Jersey LCL and FCL Specialist NVOCC Opens French Office

18/06/2012
US – FRANCE – CaroTrans, an NVOCC and container shipping consolidator has today announced it is opening a hub office in Le Havre to add to...
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More Confusion Over Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal
Delay Again for Multi Modal Solution

18/06/2012
UK – The hope that we expressed in February that the matter of the intermodal rail freight terminal development at St Albans would be resolved b...
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Another Green Freight and Logistics Centre for Forwarding Group
SDV Constructs New Environmental Terminal

18/06/2012
SINGAPORE – Freight forwarding and supply chain group SDV is about to complete an impressive project in the western part of Singapore, by constr...
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Academy to Promote Opportunities for Women in Logistics and Freight Transport Sector
Boost Needed to Showcase Industry to a Female Audience

17/06/2012
UK – A Roundtable discussion on the morning of this years MAN everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards made it clear that certain misconce...
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Freight Forwarding and Trucking Group Issue Withering Condemnation of Teamsters Union
Toll Global Statement on 'Host of False Accusations'

14/06/2012
US - Toll Global Forwarding – America, part of Toll Group has issued a detailed statement on the cases brought by the International Brotherhood ...
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New Cargo Net Set to 'Revolutionise Racking Design'
Safety Increased and Damages Reduced by Product Now Available in UK

14/06/2012
UK – Storage and materials handling equipment supplier Warehouse Partners Ltd has introduced Rack Nets back of rack netting to the UK market for...
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Truck Maker Ups Shares in Engine Group and Shows the Future of Transport
New Website To Show Off Current Research and Development Whilst Volvo Takes 25% of Deutz

14/06/2012
SWEDEN – GERMANY – WORLDWIDE – Volvo has launched a new website to show off its latest concepts and research whilst, assuming the co...
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Freight Forwarder Offers Out of This World Supply Chain Hub
New Singapore Solution Serves Aerospace Customers

14/06/2012
SINGAPORE – Freight forwarder and supply chain provider Kuehne + Nagel has introduced a new regional hub solution in Singapore to enhance its de...
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US Road Haulage Operators Class 8 Truck Orders Drop Not Due to Paucity of Freight
Research Firm ACT Report Blames Credit Situation

13/06/2012
US - Research firm ACT Research says new Class 8 truck orders are down 23 percent compared to last year with road haulage operators unwilling to inves...
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Air Freight Situation in China Finally Sinks Jade Cargo
German - Chinese Joint Venture Folds

13/06/2012
CHINA – If one looks for evidence that the increased competition in the country’s air freight market has grown ever keener the news this w...
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European Road Haulage Outfits Embroiled in Another Freight and Logistics Fraud
Permit Rows and Truck Toll Swindles Times Get Harder for Many

13/06/2012
EUROPE – As times get harder for international road haulage outfits there are signs of a hardening of attitudes between various countries. Russi...
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FedEx Freight Increases LTL Cargo Rates
Drive for Profit Continues as Environmental Policies Maintained

13/06/2012
US – FedEx Freight, the less than truckload (LTL) segment of the international logistic corporation’s operation, has announced a 6.9% rate...
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Freight and Logistics Help Wanted to Boost Truck Safety with Transaid
Now is the Time to Transport Something Back to Your Industry

12/06/2012
UK – AFRICA – WORLDWIDE – The good name of the freight and logistics community is at stake and international transport development c...
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Truck and Rail Freight Giants Broaden Intermodal Logistics Services
Schneider Increases Ties with CSX

12/06/2012
US – Truckload specialist Schneider National Incorporated has expanded its intermodal services in North Western Ohio after reaching an agreemen...
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Problems in Air Cargo Contrast with Those of Container Freight
Capacity the Key to Maintain Profitability

12/06/2012
WORLDWIDE – Along with the ‘State of IATA’ speech given by Tony Tyler, the International Air Transport Association’s Director ...
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Container Shipping Giant Reveals Multimodal Freight Solution
CMA CGM Consolidates Subsidiary Companies

08/06/2012
FRANCE – Having released less than auspicious trading figures for the first quarter just two days ago container shipping giant CMA CGM has revea...
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US Export Import Bank Reauthorized to Support Native Flagged Freight Carriers
LaHood Praises an Institution as Overseas Ocean Carriers Go Native

08/06/2012
US – One of the criticisms regularly levelled at the country’s authorities is that of perceived double standards with regard to protection...
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Cabotage and Piracy to Dominate Asia-Pacific Transport Union Meeting
ITF Committee Meets Next Week in Jakarta

08/06/2012
INDONESIA – WORLDWIDE - Piracy will be high on the agenda of the ITF’s (International Transport Workers’ Federation) 2012 Asia Pacif...
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Logistics - UK Warehousing Awards Finalists Announced
2012 Winners to be Announced at July Ceremony

08/06/2012
UK – This year’s finalists in the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) awards have just been announced with several companies app...
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Air Freight Option Saves the Day and the Budget for Project Cargo Shipment
Neo Air Charter Cements a Cut Price Solution

07/06/2012
GERMANY – PAKISTAN – The capital city of Islamabad is the fastest growing urban region in Pakistan and one of the few places in the world ...
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New Cargo Screening and Security Procedures Can Lower Cost of Air Freight
US and EU Come to Accord on Security Matters

07/06/2012
US – EUROPE – The agreement between America’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the European Commission to recognise ...
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Container Shipping Market Still Struggles as Freight Rate Increases Stagger
CMA CGM First Quarter Figures Sum Up the Market

06/06/2012
FRANCE – WORLDWIDE - CMA CGM today released their first quarter figures for 2012 showing a 13.4% volume jump to 2.6 million TEU’s but the ...
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Two New Carriers for German Bulk Freight Shipping Group
Chinese Built Kamsarmax Ships for German Fleet

06/06/2012
CHINA – GERMANY – Later this month the second of two new Kamsarmax bulk carriers built on behalf of A.O. Schiffahrt at the yard of Taizhou...
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Supply Chain Group CEVA Logistics Maintains Automotive Freight Development
New Vehicle Logistics Centre for Philippines

06/06/2012
PHILIPPINES – Even during the downturn seen across various sectors of the freight community worldwide it has been noticeable that the shipping o...
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Irish Container Shipping and Bulk Freight Cargo Levels Down Again
First Quarter Figures Show Exports Up - Imports Down

06/06/2012
IRELAND – Last month saw the publication of a report from the Irish Marine Development Office (IMDO), the body responsible for the promotion and...
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US Senator Presses Again for Multimodal Freight Coordination
Collaboration by Stakeholders Required Says Cantwell

04/06/2012
US – Once again one of the biggest supporters of the freight industry is at work lobbying for a new initiative to support the country's exporter...
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Pirates Switch Attack Policy on Cargo and Container Shipping
Past Few Days See Triple First for Somali Situation and Escalation of Ground Warfare

02/06/2012
SOMALIA – GULF OF OMAN – UK – Several firsts in the past few days as the ongoing conflict with Somali hijackers continues. They incl...
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Norway Security Strike to Disrupt Air Freight and Passenger Flights
North Sea Oil and Gas Services Affected

02/06/2012
NORWAY – A breakdown in talks between the security workers unions and their Norwegian employers yesterday means that the strike, which so far ha...
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Management Buyout for Freight Forwarder and Supply Chain Logistics Group
Company Looks to Asia and the US for High Value Expansion

01/06/2012
UK – Manchester based independent freight forwarder and supply chain provider Maltacourt Global Logistics has completed a management buy-out led...
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Giant Oil Tankers Repel Alien Boarders with Ballast Water Treatment
VLCC's Fitted With OceanSaver Technology

01/06/2012
GREECE – KOREA – NORWAY - With the drive against pollution now mandatory under the IMO’s regulations, ballast water treatment system...
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Bulk Freight and General Cargo Begins to Move After Rail Strike
CP Rail and Teamsters Have 90 Days to Resolve Situation

01/06/2012
CANADA –As rail workers return to work today both sides in the CP Rail dispute seem to be ready to make a deal during the ninety days allowable ...
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Woodland Logistics Delivers for the Panathlon Challenge
Sponsors Event for Next Two Years

30/06/2011
UK - Proving it delivers much more than logistics solutions, the Essex-based Woodland Group has become corporate sponsor of the national disability sp...
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SDV and Eurocopter Plan to Clean Up Aerospace and Defence Logistics
Joint Commitment to Twenty Percent CO2 Reduction

30/06/2011
FRANCE / GERMANY - Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter and global logistics operator SDV have announced their joint commitment to reducing the amount o...
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MOL to Expand Asia to South America Freight Container Shipping Services
New Vessels Coming Online from Next Month

30/06/2011
JAPAN / SOUTH AMERICA – Following on from their announcement earlier this week that they were ordering two new 8,600 TEU container ships, shippi...
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US Scheme Links Freight Truck Drivers To Childrens Education
Innovative Haulage Program Has No Visible Down Side

30/06/2011
US – Mark Silva is a commercial freight driver for Wal-Mart who is known to hundreds of kids growing up thousands of miles from his normal route...
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Perishable Freight Shippers Like Pallet Pools To Know Their Onions
CHEP Renew Contract with Major Producer

29/06/2011
US – Hatch, New Mexico, which styles itself the chile capital of the world (chilli to many of us Europeans) doesn’t only produce a variety...
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Joint Solution To Freight Forwarders CASS Concerns After IATA Fraud
Plan is Workable But Not Ideal Says FIATA

29/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – We wrote earlier this month about the concerns of British freight forwarders regarding the ever higher deposits to be required under...
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Container Freight And Tanker Shipping Line Help Develop New Ballast Water Treatment
MOL Assist in Introduction of an Environmentally Friendly System

29/06/2011
JAPAN – WORLDWIDE – Anyone who has read some of the horror stories we have written regarding the devastating effects of alien species inva...
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Transport Unions Boss Calls For Unity Of International Freight And Passenger Logistics Workers
ITF Boss Waxes Lyrical to the Teamsters in an Animated Speech

28/06/2011
US – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters 28th convention was addressed today by Australian Padraig (Paddy) Crumlin, the President of the ...
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Government Asked Freight Transport Association To Represent Logistics Sector
FTA Join Fight Against Cost of Red Tape and Fuel

28/06/2011
UK – News from the Freight Transport Association this week centres on the ever rising costs for the typical British haulage outfit. The governme...
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Small Firms Rule The World Says Freight And Logistics Boss
Sail to the East for Shipping Trade (but Watch for Clouds Over China)

28/06/2011
UK – CHINA – One of the young guns of the British freight forwarding industry makes some valid points this week regarding the future of tr...
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New Container Shipping Line Order Make A Bumper Week For Freight Shipbuilders
Maersk Confirmation Reinforces Optimism for Box Market

28/06/2011
DENMARK – SOUTH KOREA – WORLDWIDE – Following on from previous stories it seems this is the season for announcing fleet expansion fo...
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UK and US Road Developments to Ease Freight Congestion
Glasgow and Memphis Get New Roads

28/06/2011
SCOTLAND / TENNESSEE – Two new road developments - one about to open, the other just breaking ground – look to alleviate the problems of t...
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Government Slated By Port Group Over Renewable Energy Policy
'Major Reluctance to Invest' Whilst Politicians Prevaricate

27/06/2011
UK – Representative’s of the PD Ports Group used the opportunity of a ministerial visit today to highlight delays in Government policies o...
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Container Lines Eye Ocean Freight Trade Increase
MOL Latest to Confirm New Purchases

27/06/2011
JAPAN – NETHERLANDS - WORLDWIDE – After our report earlier this month that Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) intended to purchase ten new 14,000 ...
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Freight And Logistics Giant Launches Blackberry App
Schenkers Now Have Multilingual Tracking and a New Spirit

27/06/2011
GERMANY – UK – DB Schenker Logistics has launched an app to make tracking on the move more convenient. Customers can now track their freig...
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Appointments And Staff Movements Within The Freight And Logistics Supply Chain
Who is Working Where and for Whom This Month

26/06/2011
Appointments Worldwide UAE -Move One Logistics, the relocation, fine art and general freight forwarders have appointed Curt Sharp as Director of Ente...
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The Russians Are Coming - To Learn About e-Freight
Delegation Visit Schiphol Airport

25/06/2011
THE NETHERLANDS / RUSSIA - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s Cargo Department recently hosted a two-day visit by a Russian delegation with the aim of...
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Freight And Logistics Giant Deutsche Post DHL Responds To Criticism
German Group says it will answer Allegations of Unfair Employment Practices

24/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – Acting on our story earlier today a Deutsche Post DHL spokesman has issued a statement in response to accusations from major labour ...
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Diana Shipping and Rickmers Take Delivery of New Freight Container Ships
To Begin Charters for Maersk Immediately

24/06/2011
GREECE / GERMANY / DENMARK – Freight vessel owners Diana Containerships and Rickmers Group have both announced this week the delivery of several...
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International Freight Shipping and Logistics Industries Called to Assist Great Ormond Street Appeal
OSCAR Campaign Wants to Raise Five Hundred Thousand Pounds

24/06/2011
UK /WORLDWIDE – The world famous children’s hospital Great Ormond Street has launched a new appeal for donations from the international sh...
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Freight And Logistics Giant Deutsche Post - DHL Slated By Unions
Catalogue of Allegations Against World Cup Sponsors

24/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – After being accused of numerous cases of unfair treatment by present and former employees today two global unions say they will be l...
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Dedicated Truck Stops Will Improve The Lives Of Freight Haulage Drivers
UK Minister Shows Commitment to Hauliers

24/06/2011
UK – US - Mike Penning, the roads minister, has confirmed the UK Governments plans to permit dedicated truck stops on Britain’s major moto...
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Australian Trucking Wants Nominations for Top Grease Monkeys
Do You Know a Slippery Joe Who Excels?

24/06/2011
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) is calling for the nation’s freight and logistics operators to nominate the best of ...
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Used Pallets Exchange Offers Freight Shippers Cheaper Material Costs
Reuse Site Makes for Financial and Environmental Savings

24/06/2011
USA – A new website has gone online that should help American shippers cut freight and logistics costs as well as helping them boost their ̵...
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Air Freight Operators Turn to Boeing for New Cargo Carriers
Etihad and Cargolux Display Latest Aircraft

24/06/2011
USA / ABU DHABI / LUXEMBOURG – Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has been displaying two of their newest additions to its air freighter offerings wit...
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Rail Freight and Logistics Institute Hail Success of Course
CILT and RFG Demystify Rail Freight

23/06/2011
UK – The Rail Freight Group (RFG) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) have hailed the completion of their new joint co...
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CHEP Wins Another Pallet Logistics Contract
Blue Pallets for Eagle Eye

23/06/2011
USA – Arizona-based Eagle Eye Produce, a top grower and shipper of potatoes, onions, watermelons and vegetables has signed a new multi-year cont...
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Jayline Protectors Ensure Smooth Logistics for Delicate Loads
Problem of Product Damage Removed for Brewery

23/06/2011
UK – Following on from their selection by Bargain Booze last year, Jayline Products report that another drinks company has selected them to supp...
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Rail Freight Carriers and Shippers Launch War of Words at STB Hearing
Fierce Arguments Over Regulation

23/06/2011
USA – A two-day hearing launched yesterday by the Surface Transportation Board, the federal agency that regulates the American rail freight indu...
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Con-Way Truckload Launches Subsidised Freight Truck Driver Training Program
Detroit Students Can Save Fifty Percent

23/06/2011
DETROIT / USA – The number of amalgamations and company closures due to the recession has meant that the US road freight market now faces a prob...
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Freight Transport Association Launches Cycling Code for Truck Operators
Initiative to Cut Cycling Deaths

23/06/2011
UK – The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched its latest initiative to combat the numbers of fatalities and injuries caused to cycli...
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Offshore Renewable Sector May Have A Comfortable Future
On Site Crew Accommodation May be Preferable for both Staff and Management

22/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – One of the major drawbacks for the crews who service the offshore sector has always been the cramped and inadequate living accommoda...
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UK Freight Forwarding Terms Cited In Logistics Court Case
BIFA Terms of Trading are Justified and Legal

22/06/2011
UK – The TT Club, ever a source of common sense applicable to shipping industry matters, make a point this week about terms and conditions of tr...
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Freight And Logistics Spans Every Sector Of Industry
The Energy Market Demands Services at All Levels

22/06/2011
US – WORLDWIDE – Many of the worlds shipping groups, whose reputations and business empires have been built on a base of freight movements...
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New US Truck Report Confirms Freight Haulage Groups Plans Stable
Past Year Shows no Desire to Expand

22/06/2011
US - Started in 2nd Quarter of 2008, the Transport Capital Partners’ (TCP) quarterly Business Expectation Survey acts as an indicator of the sta...
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Port Survey Studies Freight And Container Management Systems
IAPH Looks at Standard Benchmark Requirements

22/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – At last months 27th World Ports Conference in Busan, Korea the results of a study commissioned by the International Association of P...
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Even Off Planet Haulage And Freight Shipments Can Be Mundane
European Space Freighter Takes Out the Trash

22/06/2011
EARTH ATMOSPHERE – Yesterday a ship named the Johannes Kepler was scuttled, an unusual act for any vessel, but this time, far from sinking in so...
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Freight Giant Deutsche Bahn Denies Plans to Close DB Schenker Logistics in USA
Will Continue Growth Strategy in the Americas and US

21/06/2011
GERMANY / USA – Following on from reports in the Financial Times Deutschland earlier today that Deutsche Bahn was planning to close down its DB ...
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International Air Freight Not Badly Affected by Chilean Ash Cloud Disruption
UPS Flies Despite Southern Hemisphere Being Encircled by Fumes

21/06/2011
SOUTH AMERICA / AUSTRALIA / – The eruption of Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano may have disrupted air passenger services across the Souther...
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More Front Companies for Iranian Shipping Line Targeted
US Treasury Sanctions for 13 Businesses and Individuals

21/06/2011
USA / IRAN / UAE/ CHINA / UK / SINGAPORE – After last months imposition of sanctions on companies accused of colluding with Islamic Republic of...
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Freight And Logistics Owes A Debt To Merchant Seamen
Organisations Illustrate the Hardships for Crewmen

21/06/2011
WORLDWIDE- No matter what else happens in the world of logistics one constant has always been the hardship often endured by the crews of every nationa...
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Steve Porter Haulage Acquires Red Funnel Freight Service
Ferry Company Sells Groupage Arm

21/06/2011
UK – Red Funnel Ferries, the 'Original Isle of Wight ferry operator', have sold their freight distribution division - Red Funnel Distribution Lt...
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Deutsche Bahn May Shed US Freight and Logistics Operation
Report in German FT Raises Questions

21/06/2011
USA / GERMANY – German freight and logistics giant Deutsche Bahn has been reported by the Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) to be considering cl...
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DHL Offers Smooth Logistics to Fashion Businesses with Export Hopes
Face Maze of Export Regulations in Battle for Foreign Markets

21/06/2011
UK — As smaller UK fashion brands attempt to rebuild momentum in foreign export markets, global shipping experts DHL Express say that new growin...
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Driverless Technology Is No Threat To Freight Truck Drivers - Yet
Schemes to Negate Human Error Proceed Apace

19/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – The dream of a car or truck which happily transports passengers and freight without the assistance of a man or woman at the wheel ha...
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Problems Around the Horn of Africa Represent Mixed Fortunes for Freight Shipping
Developments in the Struggle against Somali Piracy

19/06/2011
SOMALIA – The struggle against the problem of piracy around the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean has experienced mixed fortunes this week wit...
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New Technology Can Produce Hidden Problems For Ocean Freight Carriers
Innovations Save Lives - But Can Also Endanger Them

19/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – The past twenty years have seen an ever accelerating race to use developing technologies for a myriad of purposes never previously e...
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Freight Forwarding And Logistics Giant Launches Own App
New Damco Addition Will Work on all Major Mobile Platforms

18/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – Damco, the freight forwarding and logistics arm of ocean shipping giant A P Moller Maersk, has announced this week that it has relea...
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UPS Statement on UK Air Freight Screening Ban
Expects Service to be Back to Normal Next Week

17/06/2011
UK – UPS has issued the following statement regarding the ban by the UK government on some of the company’s air freight screening faciliti...
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Safmarine Sponsor Logistics Training for Ghanaian Cocoa Workers
Part of World Cocoa Foundation Initiative

17/06/2011
GHANA - Young Ghanaian students with ambitions to join the agricultural industry will now benefit from the World Cocoa Foundation’s (WCF) Agricu...
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UPS Banned From Screening Air Freight in UK Due to Security Concerns
Undisclosed Security Issue a Problem

17/06/2011
UK – The British government has announced that they are banning logistics operator UPS from screening air freight in the country due to an unspe...
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Jungheinrich Supplies Order Pickers to Bunzl
Vast Improvement on Previous Handling Equipment

17/06/2011
UK - Following a review of the materials handling operation at its Leicester distribution centre, healthcare supplies specialist Bunzl has replaced it...
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Explosion at Falmouth Docks
No One Hurt

17/06/2011
UK – Falmouth Docks in Cornwall is reported to have experienced explosions caused by a large fire setting light to thirty and forty gas cylinder...
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Now Boeing Demonstrates the Future of Air Freight
New 747-8 Freighter to Show at Paris Air Show Will Fly on Eco fuel

17/06/2011
USA / FRANCE – Following on from yesterdays report on Boeing’s predictions concerning the future of the air freighter fleet, the aircraft ...
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Volvo Truck Group Reports Big Increase in Deliveries on Freight Vehicles
Up By Nearly Fifty Percent from Last Year

17/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – Volvo Groups truck operations (involving Volvo Trucks, Mack, Renault Trucks, UD Trucks and Eicher ) has reported that during May to...
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Nominate an Outstanding Member of the Freight Forwarding Industry
BIFA Freight Awards Call For Entries

17/06/2011
UK – Now marking its twenty-third year, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling members of the British freight and logis...
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Boeing Gives Predictions on Future Air Freight Fleet
Project Increase in Traffic Over Next Twenty Years

16/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has issued projections on the next twenty years for the aircraft fleets of the world. In total, they be...
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Tradeteam Wins New Drinks Logistics Contract
Bibendum Switches to DHL Subsidiary

16/06/2011
UK – Drinks logistics specialists Tradeteam, part of the DHL group, have won a major distribution deal with one of the UK’s leading wine w...
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NOL Signs Letters of Intent on Twelve New Freight Container Shipping Vessels
Ten on Order Already to be Expanded

16/06/2011
SINGAPORE – Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has announced that they have signed letters of intent for ten new container vessels with yards in South K...
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Stobarts Diversification at Southend Airport Looks to Pay Off
Intermodal Groups Airport Gets New Customer

16/06/2011
UK – The Stobart Group’s move into airport operations raised eyebrows in some quarters of the freight community when it was announced in 2...
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US Business Logistics Costs Rise Substantially
Lack of Capacity Could be Problem in Future

16/06/2011
USA – In their annual ‘State of Logistics’ paper on the condition of the US freight market the Council of Supply Chain Management Pr...
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Crowley Ships Honoured by US Coast Guard for Rescues at Sea
AMVER Awards at National Maritime Day Seminar

15/06/2011
USA - Sixteen Crowley-managed vessels were recently honoured with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) awa...
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Port of Lyttelton Expects Container and Freight Operations to Restart This Week
Earthquake Brings Yet Another Use for Shipping Containers

15/06/2011
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND – Following the two earthquakes that struck the city of Christchurch on Monday the Lyttelton Port of Christchurch(LPC)...
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Kuwaiti Freight And Logistics Firm Assist With African Relief Aid Supply Chain
Agility Join Partners in Emergency Program

15/06/2011
AFRICA – One of the factors in providing emergency relief aid is the distances involved in supplying essential supplies coupled with the fact th...
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Win a Ticket for the Everywoman Transport and Logistics Leadership Academy
Specialist Training and Networking Opportunity for Women in Logistics

15/06/2011
UK – The Handy Shipping Guide is offering women in the UK freight and logistics industries the chance to win a free ticket to the Everywoman Tra...
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New Zealand Court Fines Freight Forwarders
Judgement Follows Last Years American Ruling

15/06/2011
NEW ZEALAND – The High Court in Auckland, New Zealand has ordered three international freight forwarding companies to pay penalties totalling NZ...
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Freight Associations Aid UK Forwarders In Credibility Fight
IATA Decision Threatened Honest Brokers

15/06/2011
EUROPE – The global financial crisis produced a tightening up of procedures, not least in the world of shipping and a decision by the Internatio...
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EU Force Launches Attack On Pirates Threatening Freight Vessels
Skiffs Sunk After Arms Sighted

14/06/2011
SOMALIA – News has now been officially released giving details of an incident between suspected pirates and EU Navfor, the European force charge...
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Rail Freight Group Reacts with Outrage at MEPs Proposals for Eurotunnel
"Conspiracy or Cock Up?" They Ask

14/06/2011
UK / FRANCE – Attempts by three French Members of the European Parliament (MEP’s) to gain exemption for rail services using the Tunnel fro...
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RoRo Freight Ferry Service Under Threat Again Say Haulage Firms
Service Cuts on Scotland's Only Direct Trailer Route to Europe Bode ill

13/06/2011
SCOTLAND – BELGIUM – The news that DFDS Seaways had withdrawn the RoRo freight ferry Cimbria Seaways from the Rosyth – Zeebrugge rou...
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Bibby Distribution Reports Another Years Profit Growth On Logistics Activities
Third Year for Supply Chain Specialists

13/06/2011
UK – Liverpool-based Bibby Distribution has reported a third consecutive record trading year following the release of its latest company figures...
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AUAM Unveil Uranium Shipping Flatrack to Solve Logistics Problem
New Transformer Flatrack Will Cut Down on Shipment Costs

13/06/2011
UK – The world’s largest transporter of natural and depleted Uranium hexafluoride (Hex), the substance which is used to create fuel for nu...
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Freight Haulage Boss Arrested for Drug Connection
Linked to Biggest French Seizure of Cocaine

13/06/2011
UK – The boss of a Glaswegian-based haulage company was arrested last week after be connected to the biggest cocaine seizure ever made in France...
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UK Rail Freight to Get Boost from Second Southampton Link
Freight Tonnages Rise Last Quarter

13/06/2011
UK – The UK’s rail infrastructure provider, Network Rail, has announced that they are to upgrade a second rail route out of Southampton do...
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Freight And Logistics Transport Managers May Like Device Which Slows Haulage Drivers
New Technology on the Way to Curb Persistent Speeders

11/06/2011
EUROPE – ERTICO – ITS Europe, a Brussels based conglomeration of organisations all with vested interests in promoting Intelligent Transpor...
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Move One Logistics Describe How to Manage Freight in Afghanistan
Think You've Got Problems?

10/06/2011
AFGHANISTAN – Everyone who works in the freight industry has their fair share of stories and tales about the job. From incompetent forklift driv...
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Siddhi Vinayak Logistics Buys Over a Thousand Freight Trucks from Tata
Largest Indian Order Ever from a Single Fleet Operator

10/06/2011
INDIA- Surat-based Siddhi Vinayak Logistics Ltd. (SVLL) has made the largest order for medium and heavy trucks by any single operator in India by purc...
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New Truck and Trailer Purchases for Two UK Haulage Operators
Schmitz Cargobull and Mercedes Make Sales

10/06/2011
UK – Two family run UK road freight operators have announced that despite tough conditions in the haulage industry they are continuing to expand...
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TT Club Warns Shipping and Logistics Operators of Above Average Hurricane Season
Be Prepared is the Advice

10/06/2011
AMERICAS / CARIBBEAN – The world’s leading provider of insurance and risk management services to the international transport and logistics...
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Freight Truck Drivers Welcome Fuel Filling Assistance
New Gadget Provides an Inexpensive Solution to Perennial Problem

10/06/2011
UK – WORLDWIDE - All drivers are familiar with the tedium of filling up since the automatic fuel locks were removed for safety reasons. A drive...
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Manchester Port Freight Shipping Scheme Details Revealed
Salford to be Inland Port Again - Literally

10/06/2011
UK – Following on from last weeks report on the plan to build an ‘inland port’ at Doncaster, Peel Ports - Britain’s second lar...
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Noka Shipping Fined For Pollution Offence in Texas
$900,000 Penalty for Greek Company

09/06/2011
USA – Noka Shipping, a Greek-based shipping management company, has been fined $900,000 by a federal court in Corpus Christi for deliberately co...
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Road Haulage Association Issues Warnings over Future Costs to Industry
Concern at Eurovignette Decision and Rising Fuel Costs

09/06/2011
UK – The British Road Haulage Association (RHA) has issued warnings of its concerns for the future of the U.K.’s road freight industry aft...
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Ryder Europe Buys Hill Hire for 154 Million Pounds
Substantial Increase to Hire Fleet and Facilities

09/06/2011
UK – Freight fleet hire specialists Ryder Europe have taken over Bradford-based rival Hill Hire, purchasing 100% of the equity in the company fr...
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American Trucking Groups Call for Research on Freight Truck Crash Safety
ATA and OOIDA Combine on Call for Improved Standards

09/06/2011
USA – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have together called for the U.S. ...
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Qatar Airways Takes Stake in Cargolux to Boost Air Freight Share
New Cooperation Agreement Signed

09/06/2011
LUXEMBOURG / QATAR - Qatar Airways is to acquire a 35% stake in Europe’s largest air freight-only carrier, Luxembourg based Cargolux, for an und...
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MOL Becomes First Shipping Company to Win DBJ Environment Rating
Receives Favourable Loan for Safety and Emissions Success

09/06/2011
JAPAN – Shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has become the first company in the ocean freight industry to win a “DBJ Environmental Rating...
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Papua New Guinea Road Freight Gets Lift From Funding Boost
World Bank Money to Refurbish Infrastructure

09/06/2011
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PNG) - The World Bank has approved a US$43 million credit for the Papua New Guinea Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project II (R...
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Win an iPad 2 with Language of Logistics Challenge
Dedola Logistics Run Competition for Communication Buffs

09/06/2011
USA – To mark their 35th anniversary California-based Dedola Global Logistics (DGL)have announced that they are to hold a video contest on the 1...
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Freight Transport And Logistics News And Appointments
Including Major Changes at the Top of UK Freight Associations this Month

08/06/2011
WORLDWIDE – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) concluded their 67th AGM in Singapore with a slough of leadership changes, includ...
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Lower High Street Spending Offers Opportunities to Logistics Operators
Bad News for Shops Can Mean Good News for 3PL

08/06/2011
UK – Much is made in the British press about how reduced spending on the U.K.’s high streets impacts upon the welfare of towns throughout ...
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British Airways Agrees to Pay Compensation for Air Freight Price Fixing Cartel
Settles in US - UK Case Still Ongoing

08/06/2011
USA – In the ongoing saga that is the air freight price fixing scandal involving most of world’s major carriers, British Airways has becom...
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European Freight Trucks to Pay Pollution and Congestion Charges
New Rules Passed by European Parliament

07/06/2011
EUROPE – Following on from our report today on the row brewing over the EU’s plans to charge the aviation industry for its carbon emission...
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New International Road Haulage Guide Released by Freight Transport Association
New Sections for This Years Addition

07/06/2011
UK - The 16th edition of the Freight Transport Association’s guide for international road transport operators is now available. The annual guide...
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Shipping Line Launches iPhone Freight Tracking App
Safmarine Adds to e-Business Tools

07/06/2011
SOUTH AFRICA / WORLDWIDE – Shipping line Safmarine have created a new application software (app) that will allow customers with iPhone or iPad d...
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IATA Expresses Concerns Over EU Emission Trading Scheme
Airline Profits Already Hit by Disaster and Political Turmoil

07/06/2011
EUROPE / WORLDWIDE – The war of words between the EU and much of the rest of the world, which has seen the dreaded term “trade war” ...
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Upturn Encourages Con-Way to Reopen Truck Driver Recruitment Site
Arizona Orientation Back After Two Years

07/06/2011
USA - Con-way Truckload, the U.S. road freight subsidiary of international logistics operator Con-Way Inc., has announced that due to expanding demand...
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BMT Group Latest Research Partner for Low Carbon Shipping Study
More Experts Added to EPSRC Program

06/06/2011
UK – Leading maritime design and engineering consultancy the BMT Group has announced that they are the latest industrial partner to join in the ...
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DHL to Train Bangladesh Personnel in Disaster Logistics Management
Third Country to Benefit From GARD Program

06/06/2011
BANGLADESH - Deutsche Post DHL has announced that it will conduct its "Get Airports Ready for Disaster" (GARD) training at Dhaka and Chittag...
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New UK Logistics Hub Agreed for Doncaster
Doncaster-by-Sea Not a Product of Global Warming

06/06/2011
UK – A major new inland port development for the UK has received the green light after three major developers agreed the funding and development...
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Tschudi Logistics Expands Capacity on North Sea and Baltic Freight Offerings
New Ships for Routes

06/06/2011
NORWAY / NORTH SEA – Norwegian-based Tschudi Logistics Holding AS has increased capacity on their services in both the North and Baltic Seas wit...
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Shipping and Road Freight Update From the Hot Spots
State-of-Play for Yemen and Libya

04/06/2011
LIBYA / YEMEN – According to logistics operator GAC the situation in both countries is unsurprisingly complex and liable to change....
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Program to Educate Young Adults of Hazards Around Freight Trucks Begins
Hopes to Reduce Thousands of Deaths a Year

03/06/2011
USA - Those who read the Handy Shipping Guide regularly will know that we often feature articles on the hazards that big freight vehicles, particular...
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Rail Freight Company Wins US Defence Employer Award
Recognition for CSX Support for Employees in Uniform

03/06/2011
USA – Rail freight and multi-modal operator CSX Transportation has been honoured with the award of the Employer Support Freedom Award. Given to ...
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Klinge Corp Offers New Technology Reefer Containers for Seafood Transportation
Blast Freezing for Ultra-Low Temperature Storage

03/06/2011
USA – Having acquired the Danish refrigerated transport equipment manufacturer Norfrig Equipment in February of this year Pennsylvania-based Kli...
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Logistics Giant Continues to Have Problems with Workers Dissent
DHL in Hot Water with Employees Again

03/06/2011
UK - Following on from previous stories of problems between management at DHL and their employees in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world, this wee...
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Toll Group Eye Chinese Automotive Supply Chain Markets
Proposed Acquisition Would Give Them Firm Footing

03/06/2011
AUSTRALIA / CHINA – The Toll Group, one of the Asian region's leading provider of integrated logistics services, has announced its intention to ...
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Australian Trucking Recognises Outstanding Members of Freight Industry
Winners of ATA Awards Announced

03/06/2011
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Trucking Association has honoured the country’s top truck driver and other leading industry figures at its 2011 Natio...
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Peters and May Provide Logistics for China Americas Cup Team
Boat Specialists Support Wild Card

02/06/2011
UK / CHINA / SPAIN / – Southampton-based boat transportation specialists, Peters & May, have been contracted to transport the China Team's ...
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GPLN Welcomes Two New Members to Logistics Network
Project Specialist Organisation Continues to Grow

02/06/2011
KOREA / PORTUGAL – The Global Project Logistics Network - a network for independent companies specializing in international and specialist proje...
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Concrete Support for Freight Grants in Scotland
LaFarge Latest Recipient of Rail Transport Money

02/06/2011
SCOTLAND - Following on from the successful campaign to protect the Freight Facilities Grant (FFG) in Scotland - as reported in February - the devolve...
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India Rail Freight Corridor Secures World Bank Funding
$975 Million Loan for Eastern DFC

02/06/2011
INDIA – Following problems with alleged corruption which we reported on last August the massive Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India ...
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New Traffic Assessment System Can Help Freight Truck Drivers And Private Motorists Alike
Disaster Prompts Action to Avoid Gridlock

01/06/2011
US – Sometimes the best things happen in the face of adversity, wars lead to scientific breakthroughs and disasters to better systems for helpin...
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DB Schenker and Russian Railways Discuss Logistic Cooperation
Plan to Target Russian Automotive Industry Needs

01/06/2011
RUSSIA – At a conference taking place in Sochi today representatives of DB Schenker Rail and TransContainer, a subsidiary of Russian Railways (R...
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North American Road and Rail Freight Figures Break Record
US Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Tops $80 Billion for First Time

01/06/2011
USA / MEXICO / CANADA – According to figures released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation’ Bureau of Transportation Statist...
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Freight And Shipping Groups Warned About Fakes And Corruption
TT Club Illustrates Dangers to Carriers

01/06/2011
UK – WORLDWIDE -The TT Club, which provides an extensive range of services to the freight transport and logistics industry, point out two items ...
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MEP and FSB Condemn Freight Trailer Changes
Proposals Cause Concern For UK Hauliers

01/06/2011
UK/EUROPE – The UK’s Federation of Small Business (FSB) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands, Derek Clark, ar...
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NFI Expands Warehousing and Logistics Presence in the Inland Empire
Improves Connections with West Coast Ports

01/06/2011
CALIFORNIA/USA – New Jersey-based NFI has acquired the Californian operations of The Gilbert Company, expanding it’s presence in the River...
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World Shipping Pollution Being Tackled
MARPOL Rules to Ensure Cleaner Fuels are Used

30/06/2010
WORLDWIDE – When one gets past the claims and counterclaims of the pollution levels produced by comparative forms of shipping one gets down to t...
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Felixstowe Container Handling Depends On Chinese And German Technology
Latest Equipment Arrives at Hutchison Ports Facility

30/06/2010
UK – Nothing illustrates the reversal of world trade over the past century than the arrival over past months of Chinese built handling equipment...
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IATA Report Freight Traffic Bounced Back Last Month
Year on Year Increase Encouraging

30/06/2010
WORLDWIDE - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for May which showed a 34.3% jump ...
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US Air Cargo Screening Means Shipping Delays
New Technology Needed By Department of Homeland Security

30/06/2010
US – Many US shippers have seemingly chosen to ignore the new regulations which come into force on the 1st August for domestic freight carried w...
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Ports Operator Fails To Convert Promises Into Cash After Shipping Slide
DP World Shelve Plans for Dual Stock Exchange Listing

29/06/2010
DUBAI – UK – DP World the global ports business that vowed to go ahead with London Gateway just a few months ago has suspended plans to se...
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Container Shipping Line CNC Expands Intra Asia Routes
CMA CGM Subsidiary Sets New Agenda with Three New Services

29/06/2010
ASIA – The Cheng Lie Navigation Co (CNC Line) partially owned subsidiary of the giant French CMA CGM group have announced three new intra Asia s...
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Dry Bulk Shipping Line Increases Fleet 30% With Another 16 New Vessels
Genco Agree to Buy Yet More Ships This Month

29/06/2010
US - Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the drybulk specialists and owners of Baltic Trading Ltd., have agreed to purchase a further sixteen ships,...
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Road Haulage Association Causes Home Office Brochure Ban
Literature Highlighted Double Standards for Truck Drivers

28/06/2010
UK - A booklet advising international operators, supposedly produced in collaboration with the UK Border Agency, has been withdrawn following question...
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Freight Forwarder Toasts Desert Logistics Contract With Champagne
Kuehne and Nagel Report New Contracts

28/06/2010
ALGERIA – CANADA – SPAIN – The two latest freight and logistics contracts won by world wide forwarding group Kuehne and Nagel could ...
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Queensland Rail Incurs The Wrath Of Australian Court
Disregard for Workers Rights Reaps a Maximum Fine

28/06/2010
AUSTRALIA – Five trades unions who pursued legal action against Queensland Rail have won their claim for maximum penalties of A$660,000 for fail...
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Asian Container Shipping Giants Look For Profits
Forecasts Up as Freight Carriers Stick With Rates Policy

28/06/2010
ASIA – US – Despite meeting much opposition the members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement have seemingly resolved to stick by th...
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Peel Sell Off Regional Airport Assets
Canadian Interests Buy into Liverpool, Durham and Doncaster/Sheffield

28/06/2010
UK – After our article in February on the demise of the freight traffic from Britain’s regional airports come the news that The Peel Group...
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ATA Remind Truck Owners Of Tax Hikes And Call For Safety
Registration and Fuel Tax Up - Level Crossings Need Work

25/06/2010
AUSTRALIA – The ATA, that’s the Aussie Trucking Association, not their US cousins known by the same acronym, have issued a timely reminder...
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IMO Seafaring Conference Ends With All Shipping Safety And Security Measures Approved
New Conditions Agreed for Crews from 2012

25/06/2010
PHILIPPINES – Today saw the end if the International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference in Manila supported by the government of the Philipp...
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Baltic Dry Index Reflects More Immediate Shipping Needs These Days
New Factors Influence One of the Freight Markets More Reliable Indicators

25/06/2010
UK – WORLDWIDE – The slump in the Baltic Dry Index, down to 2502 yesterday, continues from its most recent high almost exactly a month ago...
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Freight Transport Association Warns White Van Man Of Overloading Freight Dangers
Most Common Offence Committed by Drivers of Small Commercial Vehicles

24/06/2010
UK –This week the Freight Transport Association (FTA) offered a timely reminder to the owners and operators of vans about the problems and dange...
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Scotland Welcomes New Container Shipping Service
Inaugural Call for European Box Feeder Vessel

24/06/2010
UK – Following our announcement in April that Unifeeder were to expand their box line services to Eastern British ports comes the news that the ...
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Shipping Groups Demand End To Marine Pirate Hijacks
Anti Piracy Petition Continues to Enrol Support

24/06/2010
WORLDWIDE – The anti piracy petition we featured here last month has already gathered over 53,000 signatures and has now garnered support from a...
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Menlo Logistics Score Triumph As They Bust Into The Lingerie Business
Con-way Subsidiary Expands to Fill Swindon Facility

24/06/2010
UK – Menlo Worldwide Logistics have been awarded the contract to handle the warehouse operations of Swindon based lingerie giant Triumph Interna...
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Container Vessels And Freight Aircraft For Sale As Recession Hits Shipping
Bargains to be had by Shrewd Investors

23/06/2010
WORLDWIDE – Despite the fact that companies like Maersk Line tell us that they have container ships coming out of mothballs as the call for empt...
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Australian Freight Truck Law (FIRS) Amended
Interstate Road Transport Charge Act change levels playing field

23/06/2010
AUSTRALIA – The Senate acted this week to right an obvious wrong which was due to cost some truck companies thousands of dollars in unwarranted ...
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Indian Rail Freight Profits Encouraging
Tonnages Up but Revenues Even Higher

23/06/2010
INDIA – Deciphering the complexities of the state owned Indian Railways is always a daunting task for any analyst; the company is the country...
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Port Of Amsterdam Expands Rail Freight Connection Into Europe
Betuweroute Provides Direct Link to Germany and Beyond

22/06/2010
NETHERLANDS - Keyrail, the Dutch commercial operator of the Betuweroute, the dedicated freight rail line that runs from the port of Rotterdam to the ...
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Damco And GFS TieUp Bulk Liquid Logistics Contract
Continuation of Partnership to Serve Spanish Exporters

22/06/2010
SPAIN – Damco, the wholly owned AP Moller- Maersk shipping group's logistics subsidiary, has obtained the contract to handle the countrywide rig...
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UK Budget Holds No Surprises For Freight Trucks And Shipping
Fuel Duty Rises Stay - Port Rate Reductions as Expected

22/06/2010
UK – Chancellor George Osborne had no real news for the freight and shipping industry, other than the expected. While there is no new rise in fu...
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Israel Undertakes To 'Normalise' Shipping Cargo Into Gaza
Signs That Diplomatic Pressures May Have Had Some Influence

22/06/2010
ISRAEL – GAZA – Few people in the world can be unaware of the bloody stalemate which exists between the two Governments of these Middle Ea...
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Shipping Line Releases Encouraging Asian Container Figures
NOL Report Signs of Recovery - but is it Sustainable ?

21/06/2010
ASIA - Singapore based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), owners of the APL Container Line and APL Logistics brands, released their four week figures to the ...
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DB Schenker Land Welsh Multi Modal Shipping And Forwarding Contract
Milford Haven LNG Terminal Signs Up for Three Years

21/06/2010
WALES –South Hook at Milford Haven, the largest Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Europe and a key component of the UK’s energy supply cha...
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Siemens Update Their Supply Chain Software
Barloworld CAST System to be Implemented Globally

21/06/2010
WORLDWIDE - Siemens AG, a household name globally and the worlds biggest supplier of eco friendly technology with revenues which exceed $75 billion we...
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Truck Facts Of Interest To Any Transport Professional
US Site Worth a Look Particularly for Fleet Owners

21/06/2010
US – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) which evolved from the ATA Foundation is, like its predecessor a not for profit divis...
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UN Secretary Opens International Maritime Organization Shipping Conference
Thanks to Those Who Keep Trade Lanes Open

21/06/2010
PHILIPPINES – As we reported last week today is the first day of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) conference on the Standar...
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DHL Report Vietnam Shipping Consignment Rise Continues
30% Jump in Parcel Movements

21/06/2010
VIETNAM – After DHL's triumph a week or so ago at the Annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) 2010, the company won in five categ...
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Freight Ferry Companies Rage At Dover Harbour Board
Extra Charges to Fund Terminal were 'Duplicitous'

21/06/2010
UK – The plans to privatise the Dover Harbour Board which we detailed in February have run into more criticism after it was revealed that monies...
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Russian Rail Freight Conference Covers All The Bases
Saint Petersburg is Venue for Major Event

21/06/2010
RUSSIA - Russian Railways and the International Union of Railways (UIC)have organised a rail freight conference to include many senior contributors to...
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Maersk Move Empty Shipping Containers In Light Of Box Shortfall
'Situation is Unique' as Vessels Redeployed to Counter Shortage

20/06/2010
WORLDWIDE – The problem inherent in the shipping industry of trade imbalances has been highlighted this week by the world’s largest contai...
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Will Shipping Attacks Increase After Pirates Gaoled In Europe ?
Sentences Could Possibly Encourage Rather than Deter

20/06/2010
NETHERLANDS – The gaoling of five Somali pirates this week in Rotterdam has been met with varying degrees of enthusiasm by parties to whom it is...
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New Cool Chain Shipping And Logistics Centre For Africa Takes Shape
Innovative Handling Process and Modern Technology For Perishables Introduced

19/06/2010
KENYA – The recent woes over the ash cloud covering Europe highlighted the vulnerability of African countries dependent on the export of fruit, ...
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Potter Logistics Favour Tall Skinny Racks
(they've upped their Pallet capacity by 12,000)

19/06/2010
UK - The Potter Group, multimodal logistics and rail freight specialists and with over 1.6 million square feet of warehousing under their management, ...
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Lloyds Register Conduct An Unusual Ships Survey
Russian Connection to Restore a British Icon

18/06/2010
UK – When Russian Shipping Company Sovcomflot and the Government of the Russian Federation decided they wished to mark the 65th anniversary of V...
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Trucking And Freight Forwarding Bill Causing Concern
New Legislation Sets Tougher Regulations and Penalties for Carriers and Agents

18/06/2010
US – The Motor Carrier Protection Act just put forward by two Senators is causing ripples amongst the trucking and shipping industries. The bill...
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Freight Transport Association Puts The Case For Trucks To Minister
FTA Seeks Only a Level Playing Field

17/06/2010
UK – Having sounded off earlier today to promote the use of rail freight wherever possible , the Freight Transport Association (FTA) promptly ch...
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UK Freight Association Announce Import Control Seminar Dates
HM Customs and BIFA to Advise on ICS Implementation

17/06/2010
UK – The British International Freight Association (BIFA) are to partner HM Revenue and Customs in hosting a series of country wide events aimed...
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New Greek Distributor For Shipping Navigation Aid Group
Kelvin Hughes Appoint Aegean Electronics in Piraeus

17/06/2010
GREECE – Still considered by many as the very heart of the shipping world, UK based Kelvin Hughes, the world’s largest supplier of nautica...
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Ships Spares Logistics Specialists Come To The UK
GAC Appoint New Marketing Manager

17/06/2010
UK – GAC Marine Logistics (GML), a division of the Dubai based shipping group, have appointed a dedicated marketing and sales manager for the Eu...
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Freight Transport Association Promote Rail Cargo Alternatives
Free Service to Assess Practicality to Shippers

17/06/2010
UK – The Freight Transport Association (FTA) tends to be associated with road haulage possibly more than other forms of shipping but today the o...
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EU Parliament Imposes Freight Truck Drivers Working Hours
Self Employed to be Regulated Despite Intense Opposition

16/06/2010
UK – EUROPE – Not for the first time legislation before the European Parliament has come in for severe criticism from representatives of t...
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Port And Rail Freight Authority Must Survive Corruption Scandal
Transnet Need to Clear Out Dead Wood

16/06/2010
SOUTH AFRICA – The row over the suspension of the former Transnet Chief Executive rumbles on after a Court found him guilty last week in the mat...
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Rail Freight News In Australia
Queensland Takes Centre Stage Again

16/06/2010
AUSTRALIA – After detailing last month how Asciano were querying the possible monopoly and therefore commercial advantage which a privatised QR ...
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Booking System For Freight Trucks A Success At Port Of Southampton
DP World Celebrate Five Years of VBS

16/06/2010
UK – As the Britain’s second largest shipping container terminal, at times handling over 4,000 TEU per day by road and rail, a steady thro...
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Manila Conference To Herald Changes For Shipping
Training and Certification of Crews to be Upgraded

16/06/2010
PHILIPPINES – There will be a Diplomatic Conference held in Manila between the 21st and 25th June which is set to change the way seafarers are t...
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Shipping Containers Transformed Into Haiti Medical Facility
Logistics Group Damco Provide Free Services for Earthquake Relief

15/06/2010
HAITI – We have covered in the past some of the amazing uses to which the ubiquitous standard TEU shipping container has been put and also comme...
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Pakistan to Iran Rail Freight Service 'A Route For Terror'
Shipping by Rail Could Save on Ocean Freight However

15/06/2010
The Iran – Pakistan – Turkish rail freight service we reported on last August has been dubbed “a clear route for terrorists” b...
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New Asian Truck Route Faster Than Sea Freight
Damco Introduce Thai - Vietnam - Cambodia Service

15/06/2010
THAILAND – VIETNAM - CAMBODIA – Damco, the logistics arm of bulk and container shipping giant AP Moller Maersk, have introduced a new cro...
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Shipping Insurance Group Stump Up To Aid Africa's Sick
Malawi Medical Trust Get Half Million Pound Boost from Thomas Miller

15/06/2010
AFRICA – UK – The ghost of the ‘African Queen’ comes to mind when one hears of the project undertaken by London based speciali...
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Maritime Day To Target Piracy Of International Shipping
IMO Unanimously Approve Proposal

15/06/2010
WORLDWIDE - Following a proposal by International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, the IMO Council has unanimou...
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Bureau Offers Free Tyre Safety Pack To Truckers
But Senator Disgusts Retread Industry

15/06/2010
US – CANADA - The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau are so concerned by the casual attitude of many freight and delivery drivers to t...
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Good News For Shipping As Materials Handling Recovers Strongly
Jungheinrich Figures Make Encouraging Reading

15/06/2010
WORLDWIDE – There is an undeniable link between the global requirement for materials handling products and services and the health of the freigh...
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DHL, Maersk And FedEx Sweep Awards At Asian Freight And Supply Chain Awards
Victories in Shanghai for International Carriers

14/06/2010
CHINA – DHL and FedEx may be two of the world’s largest express transportation and logistics companies, but they can still delight in rece...
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IMO Dishes Out Shipping Awards For Bravery, Safety And Education
Exceptional Performances Warrant Recognition

14/06/2010
WORLDWIDE – The 104th meeting of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided to endorse the decision of a Panel of ...
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Oman Container Terminal Opens to Shipping
First Inland Clearance Depot for Region

14/06/2010
OMAN - The Muscat Container Depot, which opened for business at the weekend, is Oman’s first ICD complete with customs facilities. As a “d...
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Shipping Groups Support Philippine Party For Charity
'Party in the Park' Dates Set

14/06/2010
PHILIPPINES – Saturday 26th June is the date for a ‘Party in the Park’ to be held in Luneta Park, Manila which has been organised by...
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Volvo Truck Engines To Be Produced In India
Commercial Vehicle Cooperation to be "Most Advanced Manufacturer"

12/06/2010
INDIA – VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), the joint venture between Volvo and Eicher Motors, is set to produce a new medium duty truck engine at i...
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Container Shipping Lines Launch Asian - Indian Subcontinent Service
CIMEX 2 is Direct Link from China to India and Pakistan

12/06/2010
ASIA – INDIA – PAKISTAN – Maersk Line and CMA CGM are to operate a new service, CIMEX 2 linking Chinese and other Asian ports to the...
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Libyan Rail Freight And Passenger System To Modernise
Russian Rail Company Project Under Way

12/06/2010
LIBYA – RUSSIA – Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin is currently visiting Libya for the opening in Tripoli of Libya’s first...
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US Trucking Concerned By Wal-Mart Shipping Policy
Change of Direction May Roll Back More Carriers

12/06/2010
US – Reports in the press this week indicate that the giant Wal-mart chain may be changing its policy with regard to deliveries from its hundred...
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New Brazil Shipping And Logistics Office for GAC
Port Agency Operation in Rio

11/06/2010
BRAZIL – Dubai headquartered GAC, global logistics and shipping group have opened establish its latest port agency operation, with its coordinat...
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Road Freight Representatives Slate Dangerous Haulage Practices
Irish Tractors Dice With Death On The Motorways

11/06/2010
IRELAND – There is no doubt that one of the national characteristics, for which the country is much admired, include a sometimes ‘off beat...
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Supply Chain Annual Logistics Report Examines Shipping Across The US
Costs and Tonnages Down and Recovery May Hold its Own Problems

11/06/2010
US - The 21st Annual “State of Logistics Report®”, released by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and prese...
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Ceva Logistics Continue Their Green Supply Chain Policies
Expansion of Eco Friendly European Hub

11/06/2010
ITALY – When expanding their trucking and distribution hub at Novara, west of Milan, Ceva Logistics have followed a continuing policy of eco fav...
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Italian Air Cargo Specialists Have The Most Style
Cargoitalia Campaign wins Media Plaudits

11/06/2010
ITALY - Cargoitalia, the scheduled airfreight specialist carrier re-launched last year, always vowed to take a new approach to pursuing a market share...
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Shipping Interests Should Suitably Prepare For Hurricane Season
Coast Guard Sets Out Sensible Precautions for Forthcoming Storms

11/06/2010
US – CARIBBEAN - With the start of the hurricane season now officially upon us lives will doubtless be lost at sea, some unnecessarily, and the ...
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Panalpina Open Dubai Multimodal Logistics Hub
Key Location for New Cargo Handling Facility

10/06/2010
UAE – Shipping and logistics group Panalpina has begun operating from its new 450,000 square feet state-of-the art multimodal transit and logist...
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Qantas Reviews Its Air Freight And Cargo Trucking Operations
Plan Seems to be Divest the Airline of Extraneous Services

10/06/2010
AUSTRALIA – The news on Monday that Toll had acquired the Asian assets of DPex, express parcels arm of Qantas may only be the first tranche of c...
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UK Drivers Training And Awareness Day Set For July
Annual Professional Drivers Association Event For Cambridgeshire

10/06/2010
UK - Once again, the Professional Drivers Association (PDA)will be holding their annual Training & Awareness day from 10 am on Saturday July 31st....
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Construction Of 1.5 Million TEU Container Terminal To Commence
TERCAT Announce Spanish Port Operations Will Begin Shortly

10/06/2010
SPAIN- Terminal Catalunya S.A. (TERCAT), a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings, say they will shortly take over responsibility of the site for the ...
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Freight Transport Conference Will Concentrate On Van Safety
Utility Companies Need to Remain Up to Date

10/06/2010
UK – Although not strictly a shipping or freight related matter, Handy Shipping Guide’s normal sphere of operations, the forthcoming Utili...
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New Container Feeder Service From East Coast By Danish Shipping Line
PD Ports Greet Unifeeder Launch

10/06/2010
UK – GERMANY – NETHERLANDS – By way of confirmation of our story of 28th April, PD Ports have formally announced that Unifeeder, one...
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Genco Shipping Buy Five New Bulk Carriers
More Investment for Ship Charter Group

10/06/2010
US - Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the dry bulk shipping specialists, are to increase their fleet of 35 specialist vessels with the purchase o...
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All Freight Airline Reveals First New Rebranded Boeing Cargo Carrier
Largest All Air Freight Carrier Chooses Livery for 747-8 Freighter

09/06/2010
US – LUXEMBOURG – Cargolux, with Europe’s largest dedicated fleet of all cargo aircraft, has shown off the first B747-8 from Boeing ...
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DB Schenker Commence Logistics Contract Into Scandinavia
Rail Containers to Supply Apartment Components

09/06/2010
SWEDEN – GERMANY – With immediate effect DB Schenker will commence transport of approximately 12,500 tons of prefabricated concrete walls ...
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Dubai Group Recognised For Express Logistics And 3PL Services
Aramex Pick up SCATA Awards for 2010

09/06/2010
UAE – At the third annual Supply Chain & Transport Awards 2010 in Dubai last week Aramex,the logistics management and express freight carrie...
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UK Sees First Electric Vehicle Apprenticeship Scheme Launched
Mechanics of the Future Get a Chance to Train with Smiths

08/06/2010
UK – Smith Electric Vehicles, leading producers of electric commercial vehicles, have launched the first ever apprentice scheme aimed specifical...
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US Rail Software Will Optimise Freight And Passenger Movements
Norfolk Southern and GE Transportation Get the Edge

08/06/2010
US – The use of new technology, rail computer software which analyses traffic flow information and planned schedules and then optimizing the rou...
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Qantas Express Air Freight Sold To Toll Logistics
Expansion Continues Despite Recession

08/06/2010
AUSTRALIA – It is reported today that the Toll Group have purchased DPEX, the Asian express air freight arm of national airline Qantas. The move...
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Titan Join Local Experts To Salvage Stranded Bulk Carrier
Vessel Left High and Dry After Tsunami

08/06/2010
CHILE – Titan Salvage, a subsidiary of Crowley, the US marine services and logistics group, have joined with Santiago based local experts Remol...
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Indian Rail Freight Encourages Private Investment
New Draft Terminal and Rail Truck Schemes Published

07/06/2010
INDIA – The Traffic Commercial Directorate of state run Indian Railways announced their plans last week to allow more commercialisation of the i...
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David Brooksbank (1942-2010) An Obituary
Popular Air Freight Figure Dies

07/06/2010
UK - We are deeply saddened to report the death of David Brooksbank MBE, on 5th April following a long battle with emphysema....
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New Durban Container Shipping Service From CMA CGM
Asia to West Africa(WAX) Route Revision

07/06/2010
SOUTH AFRICA – ASIA - CMA CGM have announced they will add Durban to the port rotation of their West Africa container service (WAX), appropriate...
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New Break Bulk Shipping Service For Rickmers-Linie
Route Links North Asia with South America and the US East Coast

07/06/2010
ASIA – US – SOUTH AMERICA - Rickmers-Linie, the breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo specialist headquartered in Hamburg, has launched ...
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Supply Vessel Loan For Global Logistics Supplier
IFC Stump Up $35 Million to Support GAC's Oil Supply Ships

07/06/2010
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, who last year provided $14.5 billion in funding for the private sector to foster sustainable economic growth in...
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Project Forwarder And Specialist Shipping Line Continues To Innovate
Beluga Continue to Push the Barriers

07/06/2010
GERMANY – Few companies in the shipping industry demonstrate the innovation and willingness to research develop and undertake new methods and te...
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New Port Rate Policy Favours Shipping Warehouse Operations
Coalition Wins Friends By Delivering Policy

05/06/2010
UK – Following our story last month outlining the new coalition government’s intention to suspend the previous administration’s Port...
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Truck Association Support Post Office Diesel Price Findings
But As Usual It's Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

05/06/2010
UK – The Road Haulage Association (RHA) which represents a large proportion of British freight trucking companies, say they are pleased at the f...
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Shipping Lines And Freight Agencies Asked To Aid Maritime Charity
Next Week Is Seafarers Awareness Week

05/06/2010
UK - Seafarers Awareness Week will take place from Monday the 7th to the 13th June this year and Seafarers UK, the country’s leading charity for...
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Canadian Trucking Boss Spotlights Oversupply Problems
More North American Hauliers Should Have Failed This Year

05/06/2010
CANADA – US – Last week at the 45th annual Canadian Transport Research Forum in Toronto, President and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Allian...
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Freight Comparison Sites Now Listed In Handy Shipping Guide
New Free Category Open for Advertisers

05/06/2010
UK – WORLDWIDE – Today Freightoption becomes the first company listed a new category in the Guide Directory. Up until now Handy Shipping G...
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US Truck Safety Event Scheduled For Next Week
Annual Commercial Vehicle Check Comes Around Again

04/06/2010
US - The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will conduct its annual Roadcheck event, June 8-10, at more than 1,500 locations across the United ...
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TDG Spend To Save On Cold Store Energy Consumption
Logistics Providers Update Systems to Cut Costs

03/06/2010
UK – TDG, since October 2008 a wholly owned DouglasBay Capital plc company, is striving to achieve energy savings of 12% within its temperature ...
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Logistics Group Rush To Volcano Disaster Site
DHL Disaster Response Team Answer Guatemala's Call

03/06/2010
GUATEMALA – The problems faced in Europe by the recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland, with the resultant ash clouds disrupting air traffic, pale...
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Asia Shipping Move Their Logistics Services Into Europe
Expansion of South American Export and Import Network

03/06/2010
EUROPE – SOUTH AMERICA - Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais, a multinational company which was founded in Brazil over 14 years ago, has ju...
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Piracy Continues Unabated As Bulk Carriers And Container Ships Targeted
But What About the Mystery of MV Rim ?

03/06/2010
SOMALIA – GULF OF ADEN – Just because pirate attacks don’t make daily headlines any more, they have become so common they are no lon...
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New Container Ports Planned For Africa's New Economy
Progress in Angola Despite Years of Strife and Continuing Problems

03/06/2010
ANGOLA – The country’s National Demining Institute, formed in 2004 to clear the thousands of munitions left scattered around the country a...
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Kelvin Hughes Free Upgrade For Shipping Charts Management Service
Vessel Owners Can Ensure Navigational Data is Updated

03/06/2010
WORLDWIDE – Shipping groups concerned that their vessels always have correct navigational data aboard can take advantage of a new addition to th...
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NAFTA Freight Shipping Revenues Record Highest Ever Jump
Year on Year Figure Leaps 37%

02/06/2010
US – CANADA – MEXICO – Trade figures released this week by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) make interesting reading. T...
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South African Truck Freight Row Brews
Road Tolls Slammed by Hauliers Association

02/06/2010
SOUTH AFRICA – An argument familiar to hauliers and their representatives is heating up after new road toll tariffs were introduced in March, wi...
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Container Shipping Line Celebrates 'Environment Day'
CMA CGM Look to Strengthen Corporate Environmental Policies

02/06/2010
FRANCE – At the group’s headquarters in Marseille CMA CGM is holding conferences today and tomorrow in support of ‘World Environment...
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Caterpillar Demonstrates Belief In The Future Of Rail Freight
More Investment for Machinery Giant

02/06/2010
US – Like Warren Buffet before it the Caterpillar Corporation clearly wish to ensure they are at the forefront of any expansion of rail freight ...
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New Contract Announcements for Global Supply Chain Shipping Groups
CEVA and K & N to Handle DIY and Agricultural Machine Stocks

02/06/2010
SPAIN - ITALY -CHINA - CEVA Logistics last week signed a five year agreement, worth a total of €50 million, with AKI, leading DIY outfit which h...
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Eurotunnel Company Buys First GBRf Rail Freight Operation
Natural Partner for Veolia Cargo Acquisition

01/06/2010
UK - FRANCE – Europorte, a wholly owned subsidiary of Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel, have purchased First GBRf, formerly GB Railfreight and...
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IATA Launch Electronic Data Supply Chain Programme In China
Time and Documentation Savings Predicted with e - freight System

01/06/2010
CHINA – International Air Transport Association (IATA) describe their e – freight ‘Simplifying the Business’ standard as a pro...
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Saddle Up Now To Join Shipping And Transport Charity Ride
Transaid Event Helping Transport Infrastructure in Third World

01/06/2010
AFRICA - WORLD WIDE - This November, the great and good of the transport industry will abandon the swish interior of their company cars for a hard sad...
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Korean Shipping Line Uses Revised Container Rates - And Other Devices
Hanjin Strive for Profitability on All Fronts

01/06/2010
SOUTH KOREA - No one could accuse Hanjin Shipping, the country’s largest container shipping line, of sitting on their hands after the record los...
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Should Rail Freight Compromise Safety To Accommodate HSR ?
US Situation Illustrates Potential Problems

01/06/2010
US – The situation which has arisen around the planned High Speed Rail (HSR) links between Buffalo and New York City highlight a problem which i...
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In Crisis Air France May Surrender Air Freight Division
Continuing Sea of Troubles for Flag Carrier

01/06/2010
FRANCE – The woes for Air France continue to pile up relentlessly as today’s anniversary of the disappearance of Flight 447 from Rio de Ja...
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US Truck Freight Figures Rise Again
ATA Guide Shows 'Sustainable' Growth

01/06/2010
US – Once again the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the ...
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Serious Train Explosion in Italy
Lethal LPG Tank Accident Causes Fatalities

30/06/2009
ITALY - At least 19 people were killed and some 50 others injured after a freight train carrying Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) derailed in northern Italy...
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Speed Camera Blunder
Essex Police may have to cancel convictions

25/06/2009
UK - Potentially hundreds of thousands of speeding penalties could be overturned due to an error made by Essex Police. A member of staff used by the f...
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Vienna to Beijing Railway Proposed
Single gauge line to run from Austria

22/06/2009
EUROPE / ASIA: Plans have been announced to investigate the construction of a Russian gauge line between Vienna and Kosice, Slovakia. The Russian, Aus...
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Baltic dry freight index rises
Index gains over 18 percent over the last week

19/06/2009
LONDON - The Baltic dry freight index, BADI, has risen a further 1.17 percent it was reported yesterday.The index, which tracks the cost of ship dry c...
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Korean Air still number one according to IATA
Korean Air flies nearly 9 billion freight tonne-kilometres last year to take top spot

18/06/2009
The ‘Annual World Air Transport Statistics,’ compiled by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have for the second year runni...
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U.S. Military trial Electric Trucks
ZAP commence supply of utility vans

17/06/2009
USA - Electric vehicle manufacturer ZAP confirmed today they have begun shipping their Zaptruck XLs, a versatile 100% plug-in electric LSV (low speed ...
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Early Breakthrough for NRLA
Progress Going Well with Trans-Alps Tunnel

17/06/2009
SWITZERLAND - Construction is proceeding well on the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) according to the program managers, AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd....
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Confusion over Electric Commercial Vehicles
London plans need refinement.

10/06/2009
LONDON - A report by the Market Research analysts Frost & Sullivan released last month has cast doubts over the viability of the Greater London Au...
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Sadiq Khan made Transport Minister
Senior Muslim gets Government Promotion

09/06/2009
UK - Sadiq Khan, MP for Tooting, has been promoted to Minister of State for Transport in the Government reshuffle. This follows on from the appointmen...
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Port of Tilbury Defies Recession
'Tilbury is a thriving port' - Director

09/06/2009
UK - The Port of Tilbury is weathering the recession surprisingly well, according to the ports director, Perry Glading. He states that: “We are ...
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European Rail Freight Stifled by Operators
Existing system not effective

09/06/2009
EUROPE - A report published by the UK’s House of Lords accuses the existing European rail freight operators of squeezing out potential competiti...
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Asian Ship Owners Face Tough Future
Vessel Purchase Policy Will Cause Glut of Capacity.

09/06/2009
HONG KONG - Over-investment in container and bulk vessels in the last three years could mean a prolonged downturn in the Asian shipping market, accord...
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Deepening of shipping channel at South Texan Port
Project to allow vessels up to 160 feet wide

09/06/2009
USA - The Port of Corpus Christi, a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S, has confirmed that a project to deepen an old shipping channel ...
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French Groups in Travel And Transport Talks
Veolia & Keolis in talks with Transdev

09/06/2009
FRANCE - French utility group Veolia today announced it was seeking ways to combine its Veolia Transport arm with French transport group Transdev to ...
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Wine Shipping Firm back from the brink?
New Vine Logistics finds backer

09/06/2009
USA - One of California’s largest wine shipping companies abruptly closed on Friday 29th May, stating that the company was facing bankruptcy. ...
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Spending on tracks to continue during downturn, states CSX CEO
CSX CEO speaks optimistically at local business lunch

09/06/2009
USA - Michael Ward, CEO of CSX, a Fortune 500 company and international transportation company based in Jacksonville, Florida, stated at a business lu...
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PlanGraphics Merge With Integrated Freight Systems
IFS acquires 401.5 million shares of PlanGraphics' common stock

09/06/2009
USA - Integrated Freight, a short to medium-haul truckload carrier of general commodities based in Sarasota, and PlanGraphics (OTCBB: PGRA), a holding...
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Train derails East of Toronto
Residents evacuated

06/06/2009
CANADA - Residents of Oshawa, Ontario, were told to leave their homes on Friday after 27 rail cars and two locomotives came off the tracks north of Hi...
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