February 2014
FedEx Trade Networks, the integrator's freight forwarding arm has appointed James (Jack) Muhs as its new president and chief executive officer. He most recently served as senior vice president of US International, Global Planning, Engineering and Trade Services at FedEx Express, where he was responsible for the company’s U.S. export business, as well as the planning and engineering of the FedEx Express global network.
[+]
A vote on vehicle weights and dimensions by the European Parliament's Committee on Transport (TRAN), scheduled for 11 February, has been postponed after Euro-politicians failed to reach agreement on compromise amendments. The vote was intended to decide whether longer trucks can cross borders between states that accept them on their ...
[+]
No, not a picture of Heathrow during the recent dismal British weather but the arrival of Emirates' inaugural flight to Taipei, where it was greeted by the obligatory water-canon salute. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport became the Middle East's latest destination served from its Dubai hub on 10 February. The service ...
[+]
Hong Kong-headquartered international freight services and logistics specialist, the U-Freight Group has recruited Sri Lankan forwarder Care Logistics of Colombo as its latest agency partner.
U-Freight chief executive officer, Simon Wong described the latests addition as “a dynamic freight forwarding business, which has gained recognition within the Sri Lankan freight community ...
[+]
FedEx Express is expanding its SenseAware service for critical, high-value shipments to 14 new countries in Europe including Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, the Nordic region, Czech Republic and Poland. SenseAware combines an online application with a multi-sensor device to provide near real-time visibility across their supply ...
[+]
The Freight Transport Association will hold another series of seminars, tutorials and master classes on supply chain best practice at the Multmodal show at the NEC between 29 April and 1 May.. Panels of experts will help tackle supply chain issues, keeping visitors up-to-date with the latest regulations and helping ...
[+]
Europa Worldwide Logistics has recruit four more former RH Freight directors to its management team. They are: Richard Litchfield (IT director); Dionne Redpath (sales and branch network director); Angus Hind (air, ocean and logistics director); and Dan Cook who will replace Richard Cronk as operations director in August.
Following the sale ...
[+]
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has started a new temperature controlled air freight service between Brussels and Cincinnati and vice versa. The DHL Aviation Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft will operate the8 ½-hour flight six times per week in each direction with reserved ...
[+]
DB Schenker is offering an 'Asia Landbridge' service between ” now 23 stations in key cities and border regions in covers China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
In the past, most freight transport in Asia was carried by sea but shipping takes roughly two weeks from Penang in ...
[+]
The TIR Administrative committee, meeting at the United Nations in Geneva on 6 February, reiterated that the Russian customs service, in seeking to restrict or annual the TIR system, broke the TIR Convention and international law. The Committee once again asked Moscow to abandon its restrictive measures.
The International Road Transport ...
[+]
« Back
More »
