Agility will be showcasing its range of services and expertise in the Middle East and African region at the SITL exhibition; the most important date on the transport and logistics calendar in the Middle East. The event will take place from 3-5 November 2009 at the Dubai International Convention Centre. Agility can be found at stand L19 and will boast a 72...
Deutsche Post DHL today announced the signing of a five-year agreement with T-Systems to provide telecommunications connectivity between Deutsche Post DHL's data centers and manage the service globally. The agreement is part of a worldwide initiative by Deutsche Post DHL to raise efficiency and reduce costs in the provision of telephony and networking se...
As part of a series of innovative product launches, OOCL Logistics has demonstrated its leadership in information technology and innovative solutions with the launch of Purchase Order Distribution. “This unique product helps customers improve efficiency and offers total visibility in all communication between all parties involved in the purchase ord...
The new German coalition partners CDU and FDP intend to split up German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) significantly more than it is the case at present and thus also limit the control of the DB management on the individual divisions. The FDP party furthermore questions the present structure of DB Mobility Logistics (DB ML). A privatisation of the trans...
First GBRf named a Class 66 locomotive No 66727, Andrew Scott C.B.E, for the National Railway Museum (NRM) at a ceremony on Thursday 22 October, 2009. The naming ceremony took place in the National Railway Museum’s Great Hall and was attended by over 300 senior railway industry figures. Ed Bartholomew, acting head of knowledge and collections at t...
South Korean firm Hyundai Rotem has rolled out the first of 84 electric trains for the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. According to Railway Technology, the fleet will be used on the city's Gold line, Line No.4, when it enters operations in March 2010. The vehicle forms part of the $160m 84-unit contract awarded by the line's concessionaire ViaQuatro. T...
The new German coalition partners CDU and FDP intend to split up German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) significantly more than it is the case at present and thus also limit the control of the DB management on the individual divisions. The FDP party furthermore questions the present structure of DB Mobility Logistics (DB ML). A privatisation of the trans...
In the first eight months of 2009, operating profit of Deutsche Bahn fell nearly 50% to EUR 950mn (USD 1.40bn), reports Reuters. Turnover declined 14.5% to EUR 19bn. The figures are significantly lower than those budgeted. Deutsche Bahn did not comment on the figures. The company targets an operating profit of EUR 1.8bn for 2009. Source: Transpo...
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