DHL HAS set its sights on air and ocean freight shipments between China and the South Asia Pacific (SAP) region, which the carrier says is the fastest growing intra-Asian trade by volume. The company's Global Forwarding division shared the insight at a recent meeting in Shanghai where senior business representatives met to discuss emerging trends and opp...
Agility has further consolidated its credentials in the world of motorsports logistics by being the official and exclusive logistics operations handler at the inaugural race of the 2010 FIA GT World Championships, held in Abu Dhabi on the 16th - 17th April 2010. Agility Fairs & Events, in agreement with the Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management Company (ADMM...
The quarterly confidence indicator from the trade association Transport Group (TransportGruppen) in Sweden has continued to reflect rising optimism in the industry. 60% of the polled said they expect sales to increase over the next quarter, both for their own company and for the industry as a whole. 30% of the polled are planning to create new jobs, Logisti...
P&O Ferrymasters, a major European logistics provider and supply chain specialist has designed a new logistics solution for leading chemical distributor Brenntag Europe in Ireland. The solution stems from the two companies working together on a project to transport hazardous chlorine cylinders from Runcorn in Cheshire to Ireland. Successful trials led...
Canadian National (CN) Railway is chugging along very nicely on the backs of a strengthening North American economy and rising Asian demand for our resources, according to CEO Claude Mongeau, Canwest News Service reported. "The recession was much deeper in the United States than in Canada," he said, "but the US economy is steadily improving while Canada i...
Jörg Mosolf, chief executive of Germany's largest car logistics company Mosolf, expects business to pick up markedly in the second quarter of 2010. In 2009 Mosolf's turnover fell from EUR 360mn to EUR 333mn (USD 444.81mn), but the result remained in the black. Mosolf generates 90% of its turnover with the automotive sector, but pure transport busin...
HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific Airways has taken delivery of a 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft from US plane maker Boeing - its 75th aircraft purchased directly from the company. "The 777 allows us to economically offer non-stop service to the major gateways of the world," said Cathay chief operations officer John Slosar. "The 777 has completely changed ...
RUSSIA's TransContainer first quarter net profit came to RUB19.7 million (US$675,120) against a net loss of RUB11 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to an Interfax News Agency report. The company attributed the profit to a reduction in spending and measures on pricing policy together with a revival of the container market. TransContainer ...
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