December 2014

Schenker seeks $2.5bn damages from airlines

Deutsche Bahn's logistics subsidiary, Schenker, is to seek $2.5 billion from air cargo carriers found guilty by the US Department of Justice, the European Commission and other international authorities for operating a global price-fixing cartel. The damages comprise $370 million in the U.S. and $2.19 billion in Germany including interest but the US portion could increase to around $1.1 billion if the court awards treble damages in the case. Schenker is ... [+]

Nominations open for Everywoman in Transport

Nominations are now open for the FTA Everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards. Seeking out the industry’s role models and rising stars the FTA everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards are designed to celebrate the successes of the most inspirational women in transport and logistics; to provide role models for the further ... [+]

 FPS member launches in Myanmar

FPS Logistics Thailand (FPST) – the Thai member of the FPS global forwarding and consolidation network, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leo Global Logistics – has launched a logistics operation in neighbouring Myanmar. FPST/Leo has signed a partnership with Myanmar’s EFR Group of companies - one of the country’s largest ... [+]

Peel Ports nails its colours to the mast

Peel Ports Group is once again supporting the Apprentice Ship Cup Challenge which gives youngsters a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn new skills while racing Tall Ships across the Irish Sea. Next year, Peel Ports, which put two teams of apprentices into the inaugural event, is to become ... [+]

Updated-2: Road improvements welcome ‘if they happen’

Better links to the Port of Liverpool and congestion-busting measures on the A27near Southampton were among a £15billion package of road improvements announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin on 1 December. There will also be upgrades to eliminate the last sections of single-carriageway on the A1 as far as the Scottish ... [+]

More flights to ‘Nam

Cargolux is to add a second weekly flight from its Luxembourg hub to Ho Chi Minh City and a fourth frequency to Hanoi. The new flight is scheduled to start on 2 December and operates every Tuesday, leaving Luxembourg at 05.05 with arrival in Ho Chi Minh City at 19.20 ... [+]