INTEGRATED logistics services provider Agility has announced that two of its facilities, including a logistics hub facility within its first year of operations, have attained Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) certification. Both the logistics hub facility in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam and the Finished Goods Hub for Hi-Tech Operations in the S...
STATISTICS from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) and China Logistics Information Centre (CLIC) show that China's logistics industry achieved a value of CNY25.9 trillion (US$3.8 trillion) during the first quarter of this year, rising 20.8 per cent year on year after removing non-recurring factors. The two organisations expect that t...
THE Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Limited has elected Paul Tsui as HAFFA's new chairman for 2010/2011. Mr Tsui, of The Janel Group of Hong Kong Limited, was elected along with the HAFFA 2010/2011 executive committee during the Association's annual general meeting. "It is with great pleasure that I accept the role as HAFFA c...
STRIKE-BOUND port and rail operations in South Africa remained paralysed as ships waited for berths and big unions locked horns with the state-run ports and logistics giant Transnet over wage increases, reported London's International Freighting Weekly. Transnet personnel chief Pradeep Maharaj said the container sector was the worst hit. "However, we are...
- The first installation of a combined insulated Unipole conductor for power and SMG slotted microwave guide for data transmission on a ship-to-shore (STS) gantry crane has been successfully achieved by Vahle at the Spanish Port of Algeciras, replacing a worn out 13 years old festoon cable carrier installation. By combining SMG to transmit control and saf...
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, a pharmaceutical company, has chosen Kuehne + Nagel for the management of its temperature-controlled transport in five East European countries. The services Kuehne + Nagel will provide for Boehringer Ingelheim include temperature-controlled road transportation of thermolabile medical products to the Czech Republic, Poland, Hun...
Logistics company DHL opened an ocean freight terminal in Kochi this week, and has also launched a weekly direct less than container load (LCL) service between Kochi and Europe, North America and other destinations, according to Freight Net. The new service, operated by DHL's carrier Danmar Lines, will offer a three-day reduction in transit times. "Wit...
UPS has formed a joint venture in Vietnam with P&T Express, which will offer express pickup and delivery service to 63 provinces, the Associated Press reported. "With this joint stock company and the strong relationship we have with our local service partner, UPS gains greater flexibility to grow transportation and logistics capabilities in Vietnam," ...
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