JPMorgan Opens Polish Operations Center
JPMorgan Treasury Services' Global Trade Services business has opened an operations center in Bydgoszcz, Poland to serve existing and new clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)...
Exel Achieves EPA SmartWay Designation
Exel Transportation Services (ETS), an operating unit of Exel and a Deutsche Post World Net company, earned a SmartWay Partner designation from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Airbus Picks Kuehne + Nagel, DHL as Lead Logistics and Transport Providers
The new Airbus strategy has Kuehne + Nagel consolidating all local warehouse facilities into six regional hubs, encompassing more than 150,000 square meters by 2010...
An Attack on Traffic Congestion
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is joining with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in a test of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology aimed at reducing traffic congestion...
Rail Rate Ruling for Small Shipper is No Surprise
The DuPont small shipper ruling by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) is clearly a negative for the railroads, but the outcome wasn't a surprise, says William Greene, Morgan Stanley Research...
Airlines to Pay Criminal Cargo Price Fixing Fines
These major international airlines have agreed with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $504 million for participating in a multi-year conspiracy to fix prices for air cargo rates...
Warehousing Group Adds Online Courses
The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) has added online learning to its mix of education tools for the logistics industry...
Ceva Logistics Lets Contract To Global Express
Fresh from a win with a leading cosmetic/consumer products company, Global Express LLC signed a contract to provide distribution services under a contract with Ceva Logistics...
Outsourced Logistics Industry Shrugs Off Economic Gloom
According to a report by Transport Intelligence, the contract logistics industry worldwide has so far largely managed to avoid the economic downturn which has affected some other transport and logistics sectors ...
The DHL-UPS Deal Under Attack
The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) has joined with ASTAR Air Cargo crewmembers in filing a grievance...
US Logistics Costs Top 10% of GDP
The 2007 numbers are in and, at $1.397 trillion, US logistics costs are now just above 10% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP)...
FedEx Takes an $89 Million Fall for the Year
A harsh fourth quarter adds to woes, as full fiscal year earnings are down by 44%. As with other carriers, “Record high fuel prices and the weak U.S. economy dampened volume growth and substantially affected our bottom line,” claims Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp. chairman, president and CEO...
FedEx Opens West Coast Gateways
The new gateways will expand options for FedEx Trade Networks Ocean-Ground Distribution, says the company. ...
PROLOGIS In First Austrian DC
ProLogis announced that it is developing its first distribution facilities in Austria. ...
Firms Earn EPA SmartWay Status
Pella Windows & Doors is now recognized as a member of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership program. Eleets Transportation, Inc., a newly formed provider of environmentally conscious services for pre-printed newspaper insert logistics and truckload and less-than-truckload general commodities, has also joined. ...
Vancouver May Pass Expansion Hurdle
Citing signs of progress in negotiations with the Colf family for the acquisition of property for mitigation land, the Port of Vancouver (WA) Board of Commissioners voted to postpone action toward authorizing eminent domain. ...
Houston Approves Security and Environmental Projects
The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) approved $2.3 million in construction projects. ...
Air Group Calls for Real Progress on Emissions
A proposed emissions trading scheme would add cost for airlines and their users and subject the industry to legal challenges. ...
Port Contract Optimism
The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) reports an International Longshore and Harbor Workers Union representative expressed optimism on the completion of contract talks...
DP World and ZIM Ports Buy Spanish Container Terminal
The two acquire the Tarragona Container Terminal Port from Spain’s Contarsa...
TNT Launches Europe-Singapore Service
Global express company TNT has launched a service linking its Liege, Belgium hub and Shanghai via Singapore...
Top Transportation Marketer Named
Tammy Beil was named Marketing Executive of the Year by the Transportation Marketing Communications Association...
Loss Prevention Conference Association Closes
The Loss Prevention Conference (LPC), a transportation industry association dedicated to educating its members on the prevention of freight loss and damage, recently announced to its membership that it will no longer operate as a member-based organization...
A Forecast for Strong Air Freight Growth
Given current events that include airline shrinkage, shutdowns, mergers and acquisitions along with alarming continuing costs for fuel, OAG says there is hope for long-term growth...
Matson Raises Fuel Surcharge
Maritime carrier Matson Navigation announced it would raise its fuel surcharge on Hawaii, Guam, and Micronesia services effective July 13, 2008...
ASEAN Transportation & Logistics Award Winners
Given by Frost & Sullivan the Awards are based on Voice of Customer research...
Navistar and Caterpillar Join on Global Truck Business
The two major manufacturers sign a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in serving an expanding base of engine truck and equipment customers worldwide...
Eastman Chemical Company Recognizes 3PL
Eastman Chemical Company presented its Supplier Excellence Award to Penske Logistics...
Drewry launches Forward Freight Agreements
Drewry Shipping Consultants have published a Spotlight Report on Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) and Shipping Derivatives...
Cargo 2000 Certifies Data Platform
Traxon Europe’s Cargo 2000 Data Management Platform (CDMP) has been certified by Cargo 2000 for its ability to measure and manage the quality of air cargo processes between freight forwarders and airlines...
American in Moscow
American Airlines Cargo announced a new cargo service to Moscow from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport...
Canada Bolsters Its Latin America Trade
Looking south, the Canadian government has lately signed two free trade agreements and is exploring a third...
The UK’s New $3 Billion Port Gets the Go-Ahead
London Gateway will accommodate the world’s largest container ships and is claimed to be the most fully automated and efficient in the country when completed...
Freight Rail Workers Approve Contracts
Members of the United Transportation Union have approved a new national agreement with major US freight railroads after 3 1/2 years...
New US-Canada Kiosks Expedite Clearance
YRC Logistics has set up seven sites along the border to speed the processing of shipments...
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