01/09/2010
JAPAN – When international oil prices jumped in the 1970’s Mitsui OSK Lines cancelled tankers and moved swiftly into container shipping, j...
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Freight Vessel Loses Cargo In English Channel Endangering Shipping
Coastguard Warns of Floating Timber

01/09/2010
UK – NETHERLANDS – Skippers of vessels in transit through the English Channel were warned last night to proceed carefully after the 79 met...
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Air Freight Holds Its Breath For EU Cartel Enquiry Results
European Union Set To Follow US, Canadian & Australian Claims

30/09/2009
EUROPE – The long awaited results of the enquiry into price fixing by many major carriers are anticipated with relish by major freight forwardin...
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Crossrail Project Will Ship Spoil by Thames
MoU with Port of London will save half a million truck journeys across city

30/09/2009
LONDON, UK – Managers for London’s new Crossrail project today announced that the more than five million tonnes of material projected to b...
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Indian Freight Industry Value to Increase By 17 Percent Next Year
Logistics Traffic Anticipated to Top $125 Billion by 2010

30/09/2009
INDIA – A paper released by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has stated that it believes that the Indian logi...
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London Brought To Stand Still By Broken Down Freight Train
(That’s London, Ohio, not London,England)

30/09/2009
LONDON – The City of London, Ohio (pop. 8,771) was bought to a stand-still for two hours on Monday night when all seven of the railroad crossing...
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Shipping Resumes In South China Strait After Typhoon
Partial Resumption of Services as Kestana Fades

30/09/2009
HAINAN, CHINA – Tyhoon Kestana, now headed for Vietnam, had abated enough this morning for larger shipping to resume passage in the Qiongzhou St...
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ProLogis To Fit Solar Panels to Spanish Warehouses
New group formed to offer green energy management services

29/09/2009
US / SPAIN - ProLogis, a leading global provider of distribution facilities, announced today it has formed a Global Renewable Energy Group to procure...
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DHL Reduce Staff Further As Demand Drops
M & S Transit Depot In Leicester to Close

29/09/2009
UK –Confirmation today of more bad news for major logistics group DHL with information reaching us that they will close the Marks and Spencer so...
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Hapag Ready To Receive State Aid
Troubled German Shipping Line Gets a Nod From Government

29/09/2009
GERMANY – Despite the fact that the matter will not be discussed until a formal meeting of the German State Budget Committee tomorrow (Wednesday...
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Liner Anti Trust Exemption Confirmed Until 2015
But European Commission Reduces Market Share Threshold

29/09/2009
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The conditional exemption currently enjoyed by shipping companies from the EU’s antitrust legislation was extended by ...
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Baltic Dry Shipping Index Down Further
China Uses up Her Stocks of Ore and Coal

29/09/2009
LONDON – The latest news from the City is of a further fall in the Baltic Dry Index closing last night at 2192 indicating that the larger market...
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Schenkers and RZD Sign New Rail Freight Agreement
Aim to improve Europe-Russia container traffic

28/09/2009
EUROPE / RUSSIA – TransContainer, a subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD), and DB Schenker have signed a set of agreements on cooperation in orga...
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Cory Logistics Complete Artistic Transfer
New Sculpture Graces Piccadilly After Shipping From New Zealand

28/09/2009
NEW ZEALAND - UK – The 15 metre high sculpture which currently graces the front courtyard of the London Royal Academy of Arts has been successfu...
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Barloworld Logistics Expands in Europe
Number of new appointments to management teams

28/09/2009
EUROPE - Barloworld Logistics, the South African based supply chain management specialist, has announced a number of high profile appointments in Euro...
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US Truckers Argue Against Bill To Prevent Texting Whilst Driving
Overwhelming Public Support to Outlaw Computer Use

28/09/2009
US – A federal bill to ban the use of text messages whilst drivers are in transit, has come under fire from the nation’s truckers. The Ame...
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Mitsui OSK Announces It Expects Greater Losses
Shares take a hammering

28/09/2009
JAPAN - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has reported that it expects to suffer an operating loss of 13 billion yen ($146 million) in the six months ended Septembe...
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Container Giants Clamour To Be Heard On Rates
Return of Conference Line Agreements Sought by Shipping Groups

28/09/2009
CHINA – EUROPE - The much respected figure of Mr C C Tung, head of Orient Overseas International (OOIL), owners of OOCL has added his weight t...
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EU Rail Continues Swing Back To State Ownership
Veolia Sale Indicates Possible Future of Rail Freight

28/09/2009
EUROPE – After freeing up national rail freight systems in a wave of privatisation moves, the EU is seeing a rapid return toward what is effecti...
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Japan Airlines Will Not Be Broken Up
Liquidation “impossible” - Minister

27/09/2009
TOKYO – Speaking on Sunday morning TV Japan’s minister for transport said that Japan Airlines (JAL), Asia's biggest airline, will not be f...
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Zim Line Delays Taking New Container Ships
Korean Order Postponed for up to Five Years

26/09/2009
KOREA – Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., the Israeli carrier, has now delayed receipt of a total of thirteen new container ships with the ...
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FTA Welcomes New EU Truck Regulations
Standard laws on European operators to come into effect

26/09/2009
EUROPE / UK – New European legislation designed to tighten up road operator licensing and harmonise the rules on cabotage - the movement of frei...
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US Trucking Enjoys Second Month of Growth
‘Optimistic’ - ATA

26/09/2009
USA - The American truck haulage industry has recorded a second month in tonnage growth in August which has prompted industry watchers to predict that...
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Greek Strike Threatened To Delay Container Terminal Agreement
Dock Workers Vow To Close Piraeus And Await Election Result

25/09/2009
GREECE – Reports today indicate that Greek dockers will hold a pair of 48 hour strikes beginning the 1st and 5th October in an effort to alter t...
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New Port Management Qualification Available
PD Ports and Teeside University collaborate on new degree

25/09/2009
UK - PD Ports has joined forces with Teesside University to deliver a Foundation Degree specifically for those working within the Ports Industry. The...
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Somali Pirates Murder Captain
Vessel subsequently rescued

25/09/2009
MOGADISHU - Somali pirates have boarded a Panamanian-flagged ship heading for Mogadishu, killing its Syrian captain and injuring three crewmen....
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Reports of Freight Train Crash in Netherlands
First Reports Confused as to Casualties

25/09/2009
NETHERLANDS – News in overnight that two freight trains collided overnight near Barendrecht in Holland. The crash is said to have occurred under...
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US President Draws Fire For Vehicle Safety Choice
Obama Appoints Truck Industry Lobbyist as Regulator

25/09/2009
US – President Barack Obama has taken criticism from several quarters after appointing Ms Anne Ferro, long time CEO of the Maryland Motor Truck ...
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Low Carbon Grants Available for UK Hauliers
Government initiative to assist with infrastructure costs

24/09/2009
UK - British fleet operators can now access funding towards the installation of electric vehicle charging points and infrastructure required for other...
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Konecranes Confirm Chinese Crane Contract
Overhead Traveller Order for Finnish Manufacturer

24/09/2009
CHINA – Konecranes, the heavy lift machinery specialists, have confirmed a further order for two of the company’s overhead travelling cran...
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New UN Shipping Charter Signed
Will unify laws on ocean freight

24/09/2009
THE NETHERLANDS – A new United Nations charter, which will replace all existing agreements, was signed on Wednesday in Rotterdam by fifteen nati...
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New Freight Forwarders Qualification for Australia
CBFCA Announce Training Programme

24/09/2009
AUSTRALIA – The Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA) have announced their intention to standardise the professional quali...
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Korean Crackdown On Industry Corruption
Government Drive Disgruntles Some Businessmen

24/09/2009
SOUTH KOREA – Major raids by anti corruption officials have caused a drop in share prices for certain companies. Korea Express, the Seoul based ...
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Massachusetts to Invest in Rail Improvements
CSX line sale will improve both commuter and freight carriage

24/09/2009
USA – Rail freight operator CSX has agreed to sell the Commonwealth of Massachusetts several sections of rail line and other facilities it owns ...
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SNCF Has Designs On Expansion Of Freight Facilities
Rail Group Plans To Get It Right This Time

24/09/2009
FRANCE – After last weeks announcement that SNCF, the state owned rail carrier, was to receive up to €12 billion in aid to modernise its s...
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London City Bond Appointed Distributor to Fells Wines
Firm toasts success

23/09/2009
London City Bond, the UK’s largest dedicated wine and spirits logistics provider, has secured a multi-million pound contract to provide warehous...
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Pallet Distribution Network Moves to Bigger Premises
TPN growing despite recession

23/09/2009
BIRMINGHAM, UK – The Pallet Network (TPN), the UK’s fourth largest pallet distribution service, is to move into a newly developed 314,700-...
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Barge Freight Ideal for Future Olympic Site
Traffic hoped to increase in future

23/09/2009
LONDON – The Green Barge Company has removed the first three barge loads of filter cake, a by-product of soil decontamination, from the future O...
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Freight Traffic Halted By Australian Dust Storm
East Coast Slowed to a Crawl by Freak Weather

23/09/2009
AUSTRALIA – In the worst storm of its kind in sixty years the port facilities at Sydney and Port Botany were forced to close, ferry services cea...
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Row Hots Up on EU Rail Integration
Arguments Polarise over Freight & Passenger Single System

23/09/2009
UK – Arguments are forming about both sides of the EU rail integration plans which would mean a single market with all equipment standardised to...
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Fed Ex Take First 777 Freighter Delivery
New aircraft offers better efficiency for carrier

23/09/2009
USA - FedEx Express has taken delivery of its first 777 freighter from Boeing. The new aircraft promises to cut transit times from FedEx’s Memph...
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War On Piracy Adopts Modern Technology
“Sound Sabre” Used Against Pirate Gangs

22/09/2009
SOMALIA – News that the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) which has been aggressively marketed for the last few years, is now being used against...
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CEVA Logistics Having A VERY Good Week
Supply Chain Company wins two new contracts and award

22/09/2009
AUSTRALIA / ITALY/ UK - Global supply chain management company CEVA Logistics have started this week with a bang. The company has been awarded two val...
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Maersk Shipping to Appoint New CFO
New board member will ‘bring extensive international experience’

22/09/2009
DENMARK – Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller - Mærsk have announced that they are to appoint Mr. Trond Westlie to the position of the G...
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Calais Migrant Camp Closed Down
French Police evict residents of ‘the jungle’

22/09/2009
FRANCE - French police moved into the notorious ‘jungle’ refugee camp outside Calais early this morning and began clearing the area. A...
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Korean Lines Cooperate On Pacific Routes
Hyundai and Hanjin Announce Joint Venture

22/09/2009
SOUTH KOREA – Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine announced yesterday that they have agreed to share cargo slots on a trans Pacific loop...
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Qantas Anticipates Heavy Future Fines
Airline assigns A$30 million for contingency

21/09/2009
AUSTRALIA – In its annual report to shareholders yesterday Australian airline Qantas revealed that it is to allocate A$30 million to cover futur...
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Irish Heavy Haulage Specialist Pulls It Off Again
O'Neills move giant turbine up mountain

21/09/2009
IRELAND - O’Neills Heavy Haulage of Hospital, Co. Limerick, have successfully completed haulage on behalf of Enercon Germany of a 20MW wind turb...
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Downturn Profoundly Affects Shipbuilding Worldwide
Industry Needs to Adapt to Changing Market Conditions

21/09/2009
WORLDWIDE – Latest figures demonstrate that the financial crisis has had a marked effect on global ship construction patterns. Firms such as Wae...
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Bulk Carrier in Negotiations for Massive Contract
STX Pan Ocean sees share price rise

21/09/2009
SEOUL- Shares in South Korean dry bulk carrier STX Pan Ocean have risen by 14 percent on the news that the company is in negotiations with Brazilian m...
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Tanzanian Government Thwarts Shipping Scam
Four Officials Suspended Pending Investigation

21/09/2009
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Four senior government officials have apparently been sent home on compulsory leave following reports that false claim...
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Replacement envisaged for the Lunatic Line
Ambitious upgrade for Kenya’s freight rail announced

21/09/2009
KENYA - The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has announced it plans to build a brand-new high speed rail network so as to make the country much more c...
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Cargo Carbon Cutting Hits The Headlines Again
All Eyes on IMO for Leadership

21/09/2009
UK – With the forthcoming World Maritime Day scheduled this year for 24th September the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has a pair of ...
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Mexican Rail Freight Operators Look to Bury the Hatchet
Impediment to greater rail use may soon be resolved

20/09/2009
MEXICO – A twelve year feud between Mexican rail operators Ferromex and Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) could be about to be resolved ami...
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Rail Freight Group Awards 2009
Port of Felixstowe announced Business of the Year

19/09/2009
OXFORD, UK – The second year of the Rail Freight Group (RFG) awards saw the Port of Felixstowe taking top spot for their determination to promot...
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Dublin Port to Host EFFORTS events
Part of European-wide port development scheme

19/09/2009
IRELAND - The Dublin Port Company is to host two demonstration events for the European "Effective Operations in Ports (EFFORTS)" research an...
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TNT Enhance Europe / Asia Airfreight Capability
Commit 747 for HK-Belgium route

18/09/2009
CHINA / EUROPE - TNT is enhancing its service capacity between China and Europe with the addition of a new dedicated B747-400ER freighter. Non-stop fl...
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New Indian European Trade Fair Announced
800 companies registered thus far

18/09/2009
MUMBAI – Yesterday saw the official announcement of the first Indo-European fair for the transport industry. Euro India Transport Systems (E.I.T...
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Albania Looks To The Euro To Increase Trade
Post Election Promises to Stabilise Currency

18/09/2009
ALBANIA – The country’s trade is being badly affected by the decrease in the value of the Lek against the Euro. This is the belief of Pri...
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New US to Afghan Air Service Opens
Mercury and Red Orange make alliance for transhipment service

18/09/2009
US – DUBAI – KANDAHAR – Mercury Air Group Inc, the Los Angeles based privately owned aviation services company has joined forces wit...
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Gorgon Moves Ahead As Australian Deals Are Signed
Logistics Firms Awarded Contracts in Huge Natural Gas Deal

18/09/2009
AUSTRALIA – Work is about to commence on the construction of the facilities required to service the new natural gas extraction, cooling and ship...
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WISTA Conference Promotes Womens Maritime Role
Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility Head the Agenda

17/09/2009
LONDON, UK – This week sees the annual conference of the Womens International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) at which a host of matter...
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Scania Trucks to Increase Production
Manufacturer believes that market recovery starting

17/09/2009
SWEDEN – Truck manufacturer Scania has revealed that they believe the world economic recession is levelling off and that they are stepping up pr...
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Indian Rail Freight Plan to be Financed by Japan
Long term loan for ambitious scheme

17/09/2009
INDIA - The Indian government has announced that it plans to take a 177 billion rupees ($3.68 billion) loan from Japan to finance the construction of ...
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Sainsbury 50mph Trucks Not Popular With Drivers
Supermarket giant defends move

17/09/2009
UK - Sainsbury, the nationwide supermarket chain, has come under fire from delivery drivers over their decision to limit their trucks to a top speed o...
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A Bumper Week For Logistics Space Providers ProLogis
Almost a Million Square Feet Leased in 7 Days

17/09/2009
COLORADO,USA – A huge week of announcements even by the standards of ProLogis the Denver based global distribution facility provider. Press rele...
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France Announce Rail Freight Plan For The Future
Massive Investment To Update Logistics Infrastructure

17/09/2009
FRANCE – SNCF France’s state owned railway will spend billions of Euros in the next five years to upgrade and improve its cargo carrying c...
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Damco Opens New Route To The Baltics From Asia
Weekly LCL Service Will Fit Current Cargo Service Profile

16/09/2009
Copenhagen – Damco, the logistics arm of AP Moeller-Maersk, have announced a regular LCL service for freight in transit to the Baltic countries ...
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FTA Plans To Lobby Political Conferences
Calls for greater and longer-term infrastructure planning and investment

16/09/2009
UK - A leading transport group has called on politicians not to shy away from infrastructure investment because of the recession. The Freight Transpo...
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UK Truckers Warned of Online Scam
New CPC qualification con running on net

16/09/2009
UK – Skills for Logistics, the skills council for the UK's freight logistics industries, has issued a warning to British truck drivers of a new ...
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Pirates Fail To Hijack North Korean Ship
Somali Raiders Literally “Bottled Out”

16/09/2009
MALAYSIA – Molotov cocktails are now de rigeur in the defence of shipping after reports came in today of a North Korean freighter attacked on th...
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IATA Predict Heavier Than Anticipated Losses for Airlines
Last two years ‘worse than 9/11’

16/09/2009
WORLDWIDE - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday announced that it was revising its global financial forecast for airline loss...
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Kuehne and Nagel Supply Chain Deal With Woolworths
Australian Giant Awards Three Year Deal

16/09/2009
AUSTRALIA – Kuehne and Nagel have been appointed logistics supplier of choice by Woolworths, the largest retailer of general consumer items in b...
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South African Rail Freight Enquiry Damages the Industry
Transnet CEO Appointment Squabble Continues

15/09/2009
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Accusations levelled at Transnet Freight Rail’s CEO, Siyabonga Innocent Gama, are dividing opinions and causi...
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WEF Call for Increase in Chinese Spending to Stimulate Trade
Major Changes for Worlds Transport and Logistics Groups Expected

15/09/2009
DALIAN, CHINA - The third annual meeting of the World Economic Forums’s “New Champions” ended on Saturday having established that t...
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Maersk India Buys Eco Friendly Container Stackers
Konecranes to supply new Chennai Terminal

15/09/2009
INDIA – Finnish handling equipment supplier Konecranes has announced it has received an order for two environmentally-friendly reach stackers fr...
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Irish Hauliers Rail Against Fuel Duty Proposals
Trucking Groups See Themselves as Easy Targets for Tax

15/09/2009
IRELAND – There is a growing groundswell of opinion amongst Irish truckers that they are to be made scapegoats in the Governments new plans to i...
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FedEx and UPS News Boosts Industry Confidence
Cautious Optimism as Shares in Transport Companies Rise

15/09/2009
US – It seems that freight and transport generally are now being viewed favourably by financial analysts on Wall Street. The view seems to be th...
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Australian Freight Group Continue Search for Expansion
Toll Search Continues for Access to New Transport Markets

15/09/2009
AUSTRALIA – The much hyped move by Toll Holdings Ltd., the freight and logistics specialists to take over Brambles Ltd., has apparently come to...
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Con-Way Starts Regional Truck Service
18-month pilot program highly successful

14/09/2009
USA - Con-way Truckload, a full truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., today announced the launch of Con-way Truckload Regional, designed t...
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Meachers Consolidate Their Logistics Operations
Hampshire Transport Group To Use Single Brand

14/09/2009
UK – Meachers Global Logistics will be the brand name in future for all operations formerly handled by disparate companies within the Meacher Gr...
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Dentressangle Gets The Bread
Firm wins new chilled logistics contract

14/09/2009
UK - Swedish frozen bread product supplier Lantmännen Unibake UK has selected Norbert Dentressangle as its new chilled distribution provider to o...
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TNT Throws Down The Gauntlet to Auto Builders
Consortium will purchase 3,000 electric vehicles by 2012

14/09/2009
NETHERLANDS – Dutch global logistics carrier TNT has signed as part of a consortium of companies that have issued a joint tender for the purchas...
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Thai Logistics Fair Promotes Trade Growth
Bangkok Show Again Cements Trade Relations

14/09/2009
Handy Shipping Guide joined the throng of enthusiastic shipping and transport executives who gathered once again at this annual exhibition at BITEC...
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Confusion Reigns as US Truckers Squabble
Fight for Home Market Consolidation Freight Hots Up

13/09/2009
US – Several major trucking companies have commented on the oversupply of companies and vehicles in the less than full load haulage market in th...
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Orient Overseas Container Line Announces Further Rate Increases
Latest Round of Price Adjustments by Major Container Shipper

13/09/2009
HONG KONG – Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced this week that they will be instituting new rates schedules for services between Asi...
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Thailand Learning Lessons from Chinese Trade Agreements
Country is determined to overcome current export problems

13/09/2009
THAILAND – Shippers in the country feel China have been imposing extra conditions on a mutually agreed Free Trade Agreement which was signed by ...
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India Request Link to South Asian Freight Railway
Could prove of immense benefit to South Asian and European trade

13/09/2009
ISLAMABAD - According to news sources in Pakistan the country’s Ministry of Railways has been approached by their counterparts in India and Bang...
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US Importer Security Filing Deadline Looms for Ocean Freight
Homeland Security Scheme Proceeds Apace – Compulsory from January

13/09/2009
US – The Importers Security Filing Programme, in which all importers based in the US need to register details of most trading partners prior to ...
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Air France May Quit Freight Market
Unconfirmed reports that cargo to be shifted to subsidiary

12/09/2009
FRANCE – A union official has stated that Air France intends to shift the bulk of its freight operations onto its subsidiary Martinair, the low-...
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European LGV Licence Age Drops to 18
New legislation is expected to encourage careers in logistics.

11/09/2009
EUROPE – Due to the institution of the new Drivers CPC qualification, the legal age a person can acquire an LGV (large goods vehicle) licence in...
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UK Border Agency Pulls Out of Boulogne
Concerns that illegal immigrants may find Boulogne ‘easy’

11/09/2009
UK / FRANCE - The UK Border Agency has withdrawn its search staff and immigration officers from Boulogne, stating a permanent presence is no longer ne...
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ASCO Win New North Sea Logistics Business
Aberdeen Based Company Gains New Contracts

11/09/2009
SCOTLAND – ASCO, the specialist Oil and Gas logistics supplier, have signed four contracts to provide services to oil and gas operators: Mobil N...
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Chinese Port Operator Reports Container Volumes Down
TEU’s Down 19% Throughout the Country

11/09/2009
HONG KONG – China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. has reported falling container numbers passing through the terminals it runs throughout...
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Niger River To Be Used For More Freight Transport
Dredging program will allow greater access

11/09/2009
NIGERIA – The Nigerian government has implemented a program to dredge the Niger River so as to allow freight to be carried from the Atlantic Oce...
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MOL Completes Concept for Next-Generation Vessels
New design revealed for greener ships

11/09/2009
JAPAN – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines yesterday announced that the company has formed the concept for its next-generation vessels, which will be technical...
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TDG Secures Worldwide Export Shipping Management Business
Provider awarded major paper contract

11/09/2009
UK - Supply chain management specialist, TDG, is providing a complete export shipping management service for Europe's leading coloured and specialist ...
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Security in the Modern Sea Container Industry
European Commission VP Speaks Out on Transatlantic Trade

10/09/2009
BREMEN, GERMANY – Günter Verheugen, Vice President of the European Commission spoke today with regard to the ongoing problems of balancing ...
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Record Shipment for UK Luxury Yacht Specialist
Five vessels in one go to Far East

10/09/2009
UK - Specialist marine shipper Peters & May Ltd recently arranged what is believed to be the single largest shipment of luxury UK built motor yach...
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Major Distribution Contract for Northampton Haulier
C Butt Will Fulfil Netto Foodstores Logistics Requirements

10/09/2009
UK – Long established Northampton haulage firm C Butt Ltd have signed a contract with Netto Foodstores to handle the retailer’s distributi...
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Subsidy Squabble Continues as Container Carriers Face Problems
Dissent After CMA CGM Boss Calls for State Aid

10/09/2009
DENMARK – The Danish Shipowners’ Association, who represent the country’s major freight carriers, including AP Moeller-Maersk, have ...
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Rail Freight Group Plans for the Future
Manifesto to Pressurise Government to Support Growth

10/09/2009
UK - The Rail Freight Group and the Rail Freight Operators Association, a compendium of over 150 logistics, manufacturing and retailing companies, thi...
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BioDiesel Takes Away UK Council Commercial Vehicle Fleet
Richmond Becomes First 100% Eco Friendly Carrier

10/09/2009
RICHMOND, ENGLAND – Richmond Council have declared their green intentions by moving their entire fleet of trucks and vans onto a diet of –...
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Damco Sign up Boeing as Partners for the Future
MOU Means Increased Opportunities to Streamline Supply Chains

09/09/2009
DENMARK – Damco, the leading logistics provider and subsidiary of AP Moeller-Maersk, have released details of a Memorandum of Understanding they...
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New Heavy Goods Vehicle Centre to Reduce Swiss Truck Offences
All Italian Freight Traffic via Gotthard Road Tunnel Must Report

09/09/2009
ERSTFELD, SWITZERLAND – A new modern facility at Ripshausen has opened to ensure no vehicles violate the strict Swiss vehicle laws. All trucks m...
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Jamaica Producers Expand London Facility
West Indies Specialists Increase Handling Capability

09/09/2009
LONDON, UK – Jamaica Producers, the long established Caribbean specialist shippers are to increase their East End terminal facilities close to t...
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Panalpina to Continue Providing Logistical Support to KCA
New agreement solidifies relationship

09/09/2009
SWITZERLAND - Panalpina has been formally awarded a contract to increase the logistical support it gives KCA DEUTAG. The new deal means Panalpina will...
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Port of Montreal Looks Forward to Upturn
Investment in Port Facilities Despite Decrease in Current Cargo Levels

09/09/2009
MONTREAL, CANADA –Despite the recession, and shrinking cargo volumes through the Port of Montreal during the first half of this year, there will...
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Mercedes Benz Pursues Truck Sales in India
Heavy Models New to the Country to Become Available

09/09/2009
INDIA – Mercedes Benz are to pursue an aggressive sales policy of their truck and bus models in the coming year, in part due to the downturn of ...
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US and Canadian Rail Freight has Bottomed Out
Industry Bosses Believe the Worst May Be Over

09/09/2009
TORONTO, CANADA – After what all parties agreed was a disastrous year for the industry, rail bosses from around the US and Canada took part in a...
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New Tampa to Puerto Rico Freight Container Service from October
Horizon Add Port to Their Existing Service

08/09/2009
Mr Chuck Raymond, CEO of Horizon Lines said in a statement, "We are excited to add this new dimension to our market-leading services for both the...
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Maersk Introduce new Vietnam - US Service
Shipping Lines Transit Times Cut To and From West Coast Ports

08/09/2009
Maersk line have announced a new weekly feeder service between Vietnam and the West Coast US ports via Hong Kong...
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Western Australia Reports Surge in Transport vacancies
Signs of recovery for shippers in the region

08/09/2009
"Job creation has turned a corner," Olivier Group director Robert Olivier said....
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NWS to Invest in Chinese Rail Freight
Huge Infrastructure Development Due For Container Carriage

07/09/2009
NWS Holdings to partner with China’s Ministry of Railways, to develop and improve the parlous state of the nation’s rail freight system to...
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Air Freight Service Arizona - China Direct Under Discussion
MEO to Confirm Agreement of Trade Investments

07/09/2009
A Memorandum of Understanding will apparently be signed tomorrow that will allow the Chinese Government and the country’s private sector to inve...
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Phillipine Logistics Group Continues Expansion
Sole Major Transport Provision Group Reports Mixed Figures

07/09/2009
Aboitiz Transport System (ATS) who claim to be the only integrated transport solutions provider in the Philippines, report strong growth...
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Evergreen Moves Container Traffic into Teesport
Weekly Feeder Service Increases Box Traffic

06/09/2009
UK – Taiwanese container shipping line Evergreen have incorporated Teesport into their Feederlink sailing schedule with immediate effect. The se...
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Two Freight Train Accidents in US in One Day
Separate Incidents Leave One Dead and Train Derailed

05/09/2009
US – Two freight train crashes yesterday caused the death of one man, 18 year old Rick Cima of Plainfield, Connecticut and a serious derailment ...
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Rail Freight Improvement Plan Commences
New Project Will Allow High Cube Container Movements

05/09/2009
SOUTHAMPTON, UK – Network Rail, the UK national rail company, has commenced a £71 million scheme to improve and update rail freight viabili...
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Anyone Fancy a Bus Mans Holiday? Take a Cargo Cruise!
Old Style Getaways on the Freight Ship of Your Choice

05/09/2009
USA – News reaches us of an upsurge in a new version of the old “working your passage” break that was so common for hundreds of year...
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Air France-KLM and Announce Falling Cargo Revenue Plan
Jobs to go in economy drive

05/09/2009
PARIS, FRANCE - Air France – KLM have announced that falling cargo revenues (coupled with reduced passenger numbers) means 1,500 to 3,000 jobs ...
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Dachser Opens New Logistics Facility in Bavaria
Will provide key hub for pan-European freight network

04/09/2009
GERMANY - Dachser has opened one of the biggest logistics centres in northern Bavaria on a 105,000-square-metre site on the Nürnberg-Feucht-Wende...
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India Continues its Freight Growth Surge
New cranes ordered to cope with increased traffic

04/09/2009
HALDIA, INDIA – Another good news story from the subcontinent as Liebherr delivered a further 6 mobile harbour cranes to the docks (pictured) to...
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Kuehne + Nagel Win Benetton Contract
Logistics provider will run Russian operations

04/09/2009
Russia - Benetton Italy, one of the world’s premier manufacturers of casual clothing, footwear and accessories, has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to pro...
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Sea Container Manufacturer Diversifies
Lamentable state of freight trade forces changes

04/09/2009
HONG KONG, CHINA - Singamas Container Holdings Ltd the group holding company, which includes logistics management operators and numbering the world's ...
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US Rail Freight Recovery Expected
Good expectations sees stock rising

04/09/2009
USA – Despite the fact that shipments carried by U.S. railroads fell just over 16 percent last week compared with a year earlier, the outlook fo...
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Rates Rise on Imports from the East
MOL Announce Prices to Increase from October

04/09/2009
ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND – MOL (Mitsui OSK Line) has declared a general rate increase for westbound cargo containers from Asia (including Japan) and t...
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This Old Cargo Ship Still Just Sails On Regardless
The “Arctic Sea” story has more turns than a corkscrew

04/09/2009
TURKEY – Yes, add another country to the list. The Maltese flagged, Finnish owned, Russian crewed, Algeria destined Arctic Sea, boarded by hoode...
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US Logistics Giant Hit by Profit Slump
Things set to improve says UTi CEO

04/09/2009
CALIFORNIA – UTi Worldwide the Long Beach based logistics and forwarding company reported a two thirds drop in net profit for the three months t...
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Port of Fremantle to Handle Super Freighters
Harbour to be substantially deepened

03/09/2009
AUSTRALIA - Fremantle Ports is about to embark on a major infrastructure project to deepen the Inner Harbour to cater for bigger ships. The project, e...
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When Hauliers Go Bad
Forwarder in Court for Massive Drug Operation

03/09/2009
UK – An Essex-based haulier is up in court on charges of bringing a large quantity of cannabis into the UK. Derek Mercer, 70, is accused of usin...
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Other Shipping, Transport and Logistics News in Brief
A brief synopsis of some industry facts from around the world

03/09/2009
IRELAND – Research and Markets, the international market research organisation, announced the availability of the Worldwide Process, Distributio...
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Investors Follow Maersk Lead in Ship Purchases
Qatari and Dutch Groups join to snap up bargains

03/09/2009
QATAR – The largest Qatari investment bank, QInvest, has joined forces with Fortis Bank Nederland to construct a fund dedicated to purchasing de...
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War Looms in Caucasus over Freight Vessels
24 Years for Turkish Skipper Delivering Fuel

03/09/2009
ABKHAZIA – War threatened this week as the Georgian breakaway state of Abkhazia, only recognised internationally by Russia and Nicaragua, threat...
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New European Truck Drivers Qualification Commences This Week
CPC Requirement for All New Trainees to Eliminate “Cowboys”

03/09/2009
UK – All companies in the industry will face further costs with the inception of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) which t...
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Engines Installed On New 747 Freighter
On schedule for delivery in 2010

02/09/2009
USA - Boeing continues to make progress on the assembly of the 747-8 Freighter, as mechanics completed the installation of the new GEnx-2B engines on ...
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ACCC Air Freight Investigation Hits Garuda
Another airline cited for price fixing

02/09/2009
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against PT Garuda Indonesia Lt...
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Maersk in Massive Share Sell-Off
Sale will fund aggressive acquisition policy

02/09/2009
COPENHAGEN - A.P. Moller-Maersk, the Danish Shipping and oil group, has reported that it plans to sell up to 250,340 of its own shares, about 5.7 perc...
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Signs of Recession Lifting for Logistics Industry
Gradual upturns noted in August figures

02/09/2009
WORLDWIDE - Following on from yesterdays story on the increase in the tonnage carried by Russian Railways comes some other hopeful indications that th...
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Russian Rail Freight Looks Optimistic
Tonnage figures start to lift

01/09/2009
RUSSIA - Russian Railways (RZD) has reported that its rail freight division has suffered a 12.3 percent decrease on tonnage carried in August when com...
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Lufthansa Threaten To Scrap Freighter Fleet
Decision hinges on night flights from Frankfurt

01/09/2009
GERMANY – The Chief Executive of Lufthansa Cargo has told Reuters that the German airline could sell-off its fleet of cargo aircraft if night fl...
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FTA Condemns Fuel Tax Rise
‘Companies simply cannot afford to carry on’

01/09/2009
UK – Representatives of the UK freight industry have very vocally attacked the British governments increase on fuel tax which came into effect l...
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Japanese Logistics Facilities Suppliers Ally
ProLogis and JLF agree joint venture

01/09/2009
JAPAN / USA - ProLogis, a leading global provider of distribution facilities, announced yesterday that it has entered into an alliance with Japan Logi...
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Maersk Raises Shipping Rate on Mediterranean to North America
Current prices ‘unsustainable’

01/09/2009
MEDITERRANEAN / NORTH AMERICA – Danish shipping giant Maersk Line has announced that it is to increase it’s rate per container by three hu...
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