Logistics operator Weiss Rohlig has been retained by Comtrend, a global supplier of networking solutions, to manage its air and sea freight exports from Taiwan to Romania, Croatia and the Czech Republic. Weiss Röhlig managed Comtrend’s airfreight and ocean shipments from Taiwan to Bulgaria last year. “We are delighted to have extended a...
Allcargo Global Logistics is scouting for acquisitions in the fast growing markets of India and East Asia, after taking stakes in a couple of Hong Kong-based logistics firms last year, as the Indian firm looks for strategic fits to its container load and multi-modal transport operations. Allcargo is a market leader in the less-than-container-load (LCL) se...
United Parcel Service is expanding its express freight service into Israel and Slovakia, reported Associated Press Newswires. The company said the move expands "hubs for high-tech, industrial and automotive companies". The service offers one- to three-business day door-to-door service, including Customs clearance and an on-time performance guarantee, UPS ...
Zim has launched a Mexico-Tampa Express (MTX) service, serving the trade between Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean, company reports. Through Zim's regional hub in Kingston, Jamaica, MTX connects to Zim's global network of services, covering both Atlantic and Pacific major trade routes and offering comprehensive and versatile shipping solutions to custom...
Norfolk Southern Corp has been selected as FedEx Corp's primary eastern rail carrier for its revamped freight shipping operation, reported Dow Jones Newswires. FedEx said in September it would restructure its domestic trucking unit, combining its FedEx Freight and FedEx National less-than-truckload operations beginning January 30. Norfolk Southern exec...
REHAU, a leading company for polymer-based solutions in construction, automotive and industry, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a comprehensive production logistics project which encompasses the fabrication of up to 39 different variants of bumpers via gradual assembly. According to the contract, Kuehne + Nagel provides, in addition to assembly, logistics serv...
Freight forwarders need to see realizable and significant value added to the airport to airport portion of the air cargo supply chain before making a commitment to e-commerce such as the IATA led e-freight program, according to a global survey of some 450 freight forwarders conducted jointly by FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Assoc...
On 25 January, the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) held its first exchange of views on the European Commission proposal to recast the first railway package. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the general orientation taken by Members of the European Parliament to support the developm...
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