THE US Department of Homeland Security is launching a pilot programme with a couple of express air carriers to collect advance shipment data, in a bid to tighten security on air freighters. US Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration intend to establish a system for carriers to provide a subset of the air cargo manife...
AIR Seychelles has appointed German ULD management expert Jettainer to globally manage the airline's global ULD fleet as of January, 1 2011 following the signing of a memorandum of understanding effective over a period of five years. "We are proud about Air Seychelles' decision and their trust in our team. Together we push the door open towards furthe...
THE largest railway container depot in northwest China, Xi'an Railway Container Terminal has started operation, Xinhua reported. Being one of China's 18 railway container terminals, the facility is located at Xinzhu Station, Xi'an city's newly built railway hub. It has nine cargo loading tracks of over 1,000 metres long and a freight yard of 219,000...
HENKEL (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a two-year contract to manage the Shanghai warehousing operation for Henkel's adhesives business. To align its supply chain in China and to improve distribution, Henkel Adhesive Technologies has decided to consolidate its warehousing activities in Shanghai. Kuehne + Nagel is responsible ...
From next year, DB Schenker Logistics will have a presence near its customers in the Swiss Mittelland. Schenker Schweiz is now opening a new location in Bern, which will initially specialise in global air and ocean freight solutions. “Switzerland has always played an important role in our European network due to its location,” said Karl Nutz...
Canadian transportation and logistics company TransForce has reached an agreement to buy Dynamex, the subject of several takeover bids in recent months, for US$248 million, reported Dow Joes Newswires. Under the agreement, TransForce will pay Dynamex holders $25 cash for each share, a discount of 0.8 percent compared with Monday's $25.20 closing price,...
TNT Express and the French publishing company Spir Communication have signed a memorandum of understanding on a partnership in business-to-consumer (B2C) standard parcel deliveries. The two partners intend to quickly take a strong position in the fast-growing domestic French market for e-commerce and B2C deliveries. Under the agreement, TNT Express ...
United Parcel Service (UPS) will establish a subsidiary in Zhengzhou City, central China's Henan Province, by the end of this year, according to a Memorandum of Understanding the company signed with the municipal government, reported Xinhua. UPS will focus on developing express business in Zhengzhou and will also establish an international air hub in t...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi