Wincanton has strengthened its relationship with two of the UK's biggest petroleum and industrial gas suppliers through extensions worth £112.0 million to its distribution contracts with Chevron and A... more
09 March 2010
Deutsche Post DHL 2009 profit rises to €644.0 million
At Deutsche Post DHL, the global economic crisis caused a significant decrease in transport volumes in 2009, triggering a 15.2% drop in revenues to €46.2 billion. However, successful cost cutting acro... more
08 March 2010
Domino's Pizza names new head of supply chain
Pizza delivery company, Domino's Pizza Inc., has named John Macksood as Executive Vice President of Supply Chain. Macksood has been with the Company for 24 years and was previously second-in-command f... more
08 March 2010
Odyssey Logistics & Technology (OL&T) expands transport deal with Grace in Dubai
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) has expansion of its work for W. R. Grace & Co. (Grace) to include the management of the specialty chemical and materials Company's Dubai transportati... more
08 March 2010
Samsung Italy chooses CEVA as its supply chain provider
CEVA Logistics has signed a three-year agreement worth €6.5 million with Samsung to manage the supply chain for its air conditioners in Italy. CEVA will run the entire operation, including handling cu... more
08 March 2010
TNT Hoau completes day-definite road distribution
TNT Hoau, TNT’s road distribution arm in China, has completed its nationwide day-definite road distribution network. During the past two months, TNT Hoau extended the coverage to Chengdu, Chongquing, ... more
08 March 2010
Damco selected as customs broker for kids’ clothing retailer
Damco has been appointed Customs House Broker by The Children’s Place, a leading North American children’s clothing retailer, for US and Canada. This appointment is an extension to the collaboration b... more
08 March 2010
Louis Vuitton chooses Kuehne + Nagel in Japan
Louis Vuitton Japan, a subsidiary of the LVMH Group, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel Japan a contract for the management of its regional distribution centre in Osaka. Based on the systems and processes cus... more
08 March 2010
Greatwide expands relationship with LG Electronics USA
Greatwide Logistics Services has expanded of its contract with LG Electronics USA, a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances. Under th... more
08 March 2010
Descartes unveils new e-freight air cargo solution
Descartes Systems Group, a federated global logistics network, unveiled its e-freight solution, Descartes e-Pouch, created specifically to address the International Air Transport Association (IATA) e-... more
06 March 2010
German general cargo alliance builds new hub
The German general cargo alliance network called S.T.a.R. Kooperation GmbH is building a new central hub at its headquarters in Homberg/Efze, Germany. A 37,000 m2 complex, due for completion this year... more
05 March 2010
Norbert Dentressangle partners with Black Sheep
Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed to handle national warehousing and distribution for Yorkshire-based brewery Black Sheep. In addition to the supply of cask ales to pubs, Black Sheep produces a... more
05 March 2010
Finnish port strike a further blow to weak economy
According to recent news reports, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen stated that a massive stevedores strike that shut all of export-reliant Finland's ports on 4th March will further weaken the country's a... more
05 March 2010
Statoil and GAC sign worldwide agency contract
Energy group Statoil has appointed GAC to provide hub agency services covering all ports outside of Norway effective from 2010. The contract extends GAC's long-standing relationship with Statoil throu... more
05 March 2010
DB Schenker launches dedicated IT Shared Services Centre in Nanjing
Schenker (Asia Pacific) Pte has officially opened its first ever IT Shared Services Centre (SSC) at the Jiangsu Software Park in Nanjing. The SSC occupies more than 1,400 m2 and will primarily pool IT... more