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DHL Deploys Disaster Response Team in Pakistan

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
DHL offices in Pakistan rally support and provide direct aid to those in need
Categories: Freight, Logistics

TNT marks fifth year of the Asia Road Network with a further investment of €4.5 million over the next two years

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Bulk of investment earmarked for new fleet of trucks specially designed for Asia
Categories: Freight, Logistics

New TNT Post rates from 1 January 2011 - Stamp to cost 46 euro cents

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Amsterdam, 1 September 2010 TNT N.V. today announces that new rates for sending mail within the Netherlands and to destinations within Europe will apply at TNT Post per 1 January 2011. The basic domestic-mail rate for the Netherlands will increase by two euro-cents to €0.46; for mail to other European destinations the basic rate will increase to €0.79, also a two cent rise. The rate for mail being sent outside Europe will remain at its present €0.95. This price increase falls within the legal limits for price developments and is lower than the rate of inflation in the period since the start of 2007. With its new rates, TNT Post continues to charge one of the lowest postage rates in Europe.
Categories: Freight, Logistics

HJM International selects Four Softs Freight forwarding and Order management software solutions

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Hyderabad, 30th August 2010: Four Soft (4S) (NSE: "FOURSOFT", BSE: 532521), a global leader offering software solutions for Logistics and Transportation industry is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with HJM International Inc., one of the leading Customs Broker, Freight Forwarder and NVOCC company in the US. As per the contract Four Soft would implement its Order management system 4S Visilog and its Global Freight forwarding application 4S eTrans across multiple locations globally. The contract has been executed through Four Soft USA Inc a subsidiary of Four Soft Limited, India.
Categories: Freight, Logistics

Premiere at AeroLogic: Three women in the cockpit

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Schkeuditz, 25th August 2010 An Aerologic Boeing 777F with three women pilots in the cockpit took off from LeipzigHalle Airport at 7.05 a.m. last Saturday. The crew consisted of Commander Cristina Rossi, Senior First Officer Monika Kölling and First Officer Stefanie Däubler. Their flight took them via Bahrain to Singapore before returning yesterday through New Delhi with an on-time touch-down as usual in LeipzigHalle at 5.51 p.m. Flight Operations Manager Josef Moser: "This is a premiere in international aviation. Never before has a freighter been crewed by three women pilots. We're proud of the fact that Aerologic has so many women pilots."
Categories: Freight, Logistics

Strong Demand Continues - Recovery Enters Second Slower Phase

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Sydney - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for July which showed continued strengthening of demand for both passenger and cargo traffic. Compared to July 2009, international passenger demand was up 9.2% while international scheduled freight traffic showed a 22.7% improvement.
Categories: Freight, Logistics

Agenda to Strengthen Australian Aviation - Key Policies for the Next Government

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Sydney - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today outlined an agenda for Australian aviation that addresses infrastructure, training, environment and liberalization.
Categories: Freight, Logistics

Damco invests USD 4 million in new South Vietnam facility

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Singapore, 24 August 2010 Leading 3PL Damco is investing more than USD 4 million in a new integrated logistics centre at Binh Duong, 25 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City.
Categories: Freight, Logistics

Who wants to be a transport manager?

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
Delegates attending Transport Manager 2010, sponsored by truck manufacturer Iveco, are invited to join FTAs Member Advice Centre team for an interactive game show style session covering key questions and decisions they may be faced with every day.
Categories: Freight, Logistics

Four Soft signs new deal with Alba wheels

Freight & Logisitcs News - 7 hours 53 min ago
~to implement its integrated Order management, Freight Forwarding and Customs compliance solutions~
Categories: Freight, Logistics

Dry bulk market up on a healthy pace, newbuilding enquiries recover from summer's inactivity

Top Story - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
The dry bulk market seems to have regained its poise, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rising once again yesterday...

Increased oil global demand to boost up freight rates in 2010

Top Story - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
A report prepared by KFH Research Limited on the shipping industry, points out that the industry started to improve and...

Watchkeeper: The chemistry of design

Top Story - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
What is the most important science to be applied in the design of ships? A strong case can be made...

Death in Yalova raises Turkey's shipyard toll to 141

Shipbuilding News - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
A 23-year-old shipyard worker was killed in Yalova last week, bringing Turkey's shipyard accident death toll to 141 since 1985,...
Categories: Shipping

Report puts sell on SembCorp

Shipbuilding News - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
“With the upcoming rig capacity in 2011 and 2012 and uncertain outlook in the ultra-deep-water segment post US Gulf incident,...
Categories: Shipping

Coal inventory at Qinhuangdao port increases in August

Ports News - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
In August, the volume of coal arriving via railway at the northern Chinese port of Qinhuangdao dropped slightly compared to...
Categories: Ports

Port needs a big upgrade

Ports News - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
The Port of Houston Authority needs to spend about $2 billion in the next decade to handle increased trade from...
Categories: Ports

NUTEP container throughput grows 22.3% in Jan.-Aug. to 83.126 TEUs

Ports News - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
Cargo turnover of Novorossiysk Nodal Forwarding Company (NUTEP) in January-August 2010 amounted to 83,126 TEUs (+22,3% vs the same period...
Categories: Ports

50 ships, mostly Haldia-bound, waiting at Sandheads to find berth

Ports News - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
The bunching of vessels at the Sandheads, the mouth of Hooghly, is causing concern to the authorities as well as...
Categories: Ports

Tallinn handling more Russian fuel oilTallinn handling more Russian fuel oil

Ports News - Thu, 02/09/2010 - 22:00
The Estonian port of Tallinn shipped 2.349 million metric tonnes (mt) of oil products in August, most of it Russian...
Categories: Ports