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A MEMBER state scheme to tax European truckers for air and noise pollution has been slammed "unacceptable" by forwarder and shipper associations. The EU said its proposal to revise the so-called Eurovignette Directive will also "enable member states to better manage problems of congestion, with a new flexibility to differentiate the charges applied to H...
US GLOBAL express delivery company United Parcel Service (UPS) has reported net profits of US$911 million in the third quarter of 2010, up 80.5 per cent from US$549 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue increased 93 per cent to $12.2 billion with domestic up by 6.2 per cent and international 10.5 per cent. The Atlanta-based company's supply ch...
THE European Shippers Council (ESC) said it was "greatly disappointed" in the EU Council of Ministers of Transport decision to "shoe-horn" a pollution and noise tax on truckers. What's more, said the shippers' lobby, the lack of provisions on how the money would be spent would allow member states to create a slush fund to finance whatever project they...
THE south western city of Kunming is separating cargo and passenger traffic from early October on in order to secure smoothness during the city's subway construction project. Xinhua's report said the Kunming's urban traffic pressure has been sharply increased since the subway construction project, causing congestion and more accidents. The local auth...
The Good-Food Group, the largest supplier of nuts and dried fruits in Russia, has selected Kuehne + Nagel as their logistics partner for the global sourcing and domestic distribution of their products. In the scope of the new agreement, Kuehne + Nagel has tailored a dedicated door-to-door seafreight intermodal service to the specific needs of the Good-F...
Royal Dutch Shell and Swiss Logistics company Panalpina are to pay US$115 million in penalties to settle charges stemming from a three-year investigation by the US Justice Department into illegal payments to Nigerian officials and others by the Swiss company to expedite services, reported All Africa . Shell, according to the Wall Street Journal is to pa...
BEIRUT's Trans Mediterranean Airlines (TMA), Lebanon's sole air cargo carrier, has operations with a special focus on flights to Europe and United Arab Emirates, reported the Daily Star of Lebanon. The announcement came during a ceremony at Rafik Hariri International Airport attended by Lebanese Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi, company chairman Mazen U...
EUROPEAN air cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport and London Heathrow in September signalled a return to pre-recession levels with Fraport operator announcing an increase year-on-year of 15.4 per cent and Heathrow owner BAA a 12.2 per cent hike. This was a drop from the beginning of the year growth of 27 per cent in first three months for the German airpo...
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