Press Releases by Category Logistics & Transport
SBS Worldwide signs agency agreement covering India
Supply chain solutions providers SBS Worldwide and Capricorn Logistics have signed an agency agreement which sees the two companies working together closely on a global basis.
The agreement covers sea, air and distribution operations between India and SBS Worldwide’s network of offices.
Capricorn Logistics operates from 53 offices across India and offers leading supply chain solutions, as well as market leading storage facilities, transport operations and value added services.
The company’s 1,700 members…
Alton Towers Resort chooses Quartix to track its vehicles
After reviewing the market, Alton Towers Resort has opted for the Quartix system to track their 12 vehicles. They have been using vehicle tracking for 4 years but decided to change suppliers, looking for new features, better pricing and improved reliability. The Quartix system ticked all the boxes, offering driving-style monitoring and flexible 12 month contracts. Chris Richbell, Transport Manager, was also happy to move away from the third-party leasing…
MOL Receives EVO’s Top Award for Container Service
TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the company received the “Best Performing Container Liner Shipping Company” award sponsored by Eigen Verladers Organisatie (EVO) of the Netherlands.
The award was based on a joint assessment by EVO and Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands, evaluating containership companies on 21 items such as reliability of delivery times, the value and the transparency of prices charged, slot availability and…
Giant pandas fly into Singapore as Puma Eurocopter departs on charter
Last week all eyes were on Singapore Changi Airport as the country welcomed the arrival of two giant pandas – Kai Kai and Jia Jia – flown in from Chengdu in China on a Singapore Airlines Boeing B747 Freighter.
Not to be outdone, at the same time as the giant pandas were being unloaded Chapman Freeborn’s Singapore team had its own high-profile operation underway just a few feet away to load…
Vietnam Railways opts for IVU.rail
Planning and controlling the daily deployment of 380 locomotives and 5,000 Wagons effectively is no easy task. Especially not when the rail network stretches the length of the land and provides services for a population of some 91 million. In Vietnam, the state railway Vietnam Railways (VNR) has therefore opted for software support from IVU Traffic Technologies AG. In future, the state railway will be planning and controlling its daily…
Easy Transport Software a winner at £500 for smaller transport companies
Easy Transport continues to be excellent value for a very comprehensive transport job management system for smaller companies.
This easy-to-use system, produced by MSA Software Systems Ltd at Rochdale is used by hundreds of companies. It is ideal for start up companies or companies with small fleets. The software can by used for any transport requirement including couriers, people moving, goods, serrvices etc. Recent enhancements include displaying routes.The system runs…
SBS Worldwide and SIFTE BERTI sign agency agreement
Supply chain solutions providers SBS Worldwide and SIFTE BERTI have signed an agency agreement which covers all sea and air freight activities between Italy and the USA.
SIFTE BERTI will represent SBS Worldwide in Italy and SBS Worldwide will represent Sifte Berti in the USA. SIFTE BERTI has 19 offices throughout Italy, including Milan and Bologna.
In total, it operates more than 300,000 sq meters of warehousing facilities.
Lars Kloch, Managing Director USA,…
Demand for Commercial Vehicles Strengthening Indian CV Tyre Industry
The commercial vehicle industry of India is growing at a healthy pace. The country’s growing economy, coupled with robust growth in industrial sector, higher freight availability and better infrastructure are providing a strong boost to the commercial vehicle industry. The improved road connectivity and increasing dependency of logistics on roadways are also contributing to this growth. As the Indian commercial vehicle sales are expected to post considerable growth in future,…
The BT Lifter Improves TMHE Customer Hamé’s Processes
Operating since 1992, Czech firm Hamé produces a variety of tinned food including jams, meat products, vegetables and baby food. They rely on Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) forklifts to help them carry out their production and storage processes.
The BT Lifter ‘Wet Spec’ hand pallet trucks help to keep Hamé on top as the biggest producer of tinned food in the Czech Republic.
“Our cooperation with Toyota Material Handling started…
Commercial Relocation Makes Hay in Olympic Summer
The traditional summer upturn in commercial relocation saw early and unprecedented activity ahead of the London Olympics, according to John Mitchell, Managing Director of crate rental specialist, Pluscrates Ltd.
“Crate rental activity is a crude but effective indicator for commercial relocation. We added close to 100,000 crates to our working stock ahead of the London Olympics and, importantly, for others in the commercial moving business who saw a similar uplift, that’s…
SCVs Growing Popularity Set to Boost Indian Commercial Vehicle Industry
According to a recent research report by RNCOS, “India Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis”, increasing popularity of Small Commercial Vehicles (SCV) segment is an emerging trend in the Indian commercial vehicle industry. The strong growth in this segment is among the key factors driving the commercial vehicle industry which is expected to post phenomenal growth in coming years.
The SCV industry is inclined towards growth on the back of strong demand from…
India Becoming a Hub for International Radial Tyre Manufacturers
With increasing level of radialization, gradual improvements in road infrastructure and launch of advanced vehicle platforms (World Truck from Tata Motors, new Volvo trucks and Actros range from Mercedes Benz) is increasing the demand for premium tyres in the Indian market. Also, with automotive OEMs (like Hyundai, Nissan, Suzuki) increasingly looking at India as a manufacturing hub, demand for high quality radial tyres in the Indian market is set to…
St. Onge’s Aman Sapra Elected The Institute of Industrial Engineers National Lea …
St. Onge Supply Chain Expert Brings Years of Experience to Lean Division
York, PA - St. Onge Co. announced that Aman Sapra has been elected to serve as the President-elect beginning May, 2012 of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Lean Division. He assumes the position as president starting May, 2013. The IIE Lean Division’s mission is to support its members by fostering networks, offering programs and maintaining resources that…
PSI Presents Comprehensive Know-how for Rail Transportation at the InnoTrans 201 …
Berlin, 21 August 2012 – PSI subsidiary PSI Transcom GmbH, along with other PSI business units, is presenting comprehensive high-end control technology solutions at the InnoTrans in Berlin from 18-21 September 2012 (Hall 2.1, Stand 226). The solutions cover the entire value-added chain of rail transportation companies from operations to energy supply, logistics processes to maintenance of vehicles.
The PSItraffic control technology solution, internationally proven for years, controls and optimises the…
The forwarding company MEINDL takes delivery of the seventeenth height-optimised …
Burtenbach, 9th. August 2012.
• Kögel Mega P55: Maximum volume and compliance with the four metre regulation
The Austrian MEINDL Transport Ges.m.b.H. extends its fleet with six new height-optimised Kögel Mega. In total, MEINDL now has 17 Kögel Mega P55 trailers in its fleet. The new volume miracle from the German trailer manufacturer is ideally suited to volume transport with its internal effective height of three metres at an overall height of just…
Kögel's share of the market continues to grow in Germany
Burtenbach, 26th July 2012
• Kögel has sold more than 6,800 vehicles in the first 6 months of 2012
• Thomas Heckel: "In contrast to our competitors, we have once again been able to increase our share of the market in Germany considerably"
• Exports accounted for 69 percent of sales
The IAA commercial vehicle year of 2012 has so far been very good for Kögel: Europe's third largest trailer manufacturer has demonstrated an increase in…
ENAiKOON TO CELEBRATE THEIR 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW LOOK
- Germany’s leading telematics company rebrands after a decade of successful growth-
BERLIN, May 10, 2012 – ENAiKOON announced they have rebranded for their 10-year anniversary, helping them to enter international markets, such as France, Spain, and the UK, with the launch of their new website and inViu, their online asset-tracking software.
The most notable change is in their website. With an entirely transformed online image, ENAiKOON plans to share their…
Kögel sandwich panel competence centre is now the Kögel PurFerro GmbH & Co. KG
Burtenbach, 19th July 2012
• Ralf Hirschfeld is the CEO of Kögel PurFerro GmbH & Co. KG.
The sandwich panel competence centre in Duingen, Lower Saxony, has been a part of the Kögel group of companies since the end of 2011 and, from now on, will be called Kögel PurFerro GmbH & Co. KG. The renaming of the company is accompanied by the appointment of three managing directors to form the management…
Chapman Freeborn makes The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has been ranked 169th in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 - a league table of Britain’s private firms with the fastest growing overseas sales.
The UK-headquartered aircraft charter specialist - which has a global network of 35 offices in 25 countries - saw international sales grow from £209m in 2009 to £333.2m in 2011.
The Sunday Times notes that the eurozone crisis has so far failed to…
Omnitrans Carries over 16 Million Riders - College Students Fuel Increase
San Bernardino, CA –Omnitrans added a million riders in 2011-12 compared to the prior year, surpassing the 16 million mark for the first time since 2004. On an average weekday, the transit agency’s buses carried over 52,000 passengers, a 7.7% increase from fiscal year 2011.
“Transit ridership is growing across the country,” said CEO/General Manager Milo Victoria, “but Omnitrans is ahead of the trend. Nationally, ridership was up…
Kögel offers benefits for companies in the forwarding and construction sectors
Burtenbach, 11th July 2012
• Brand-new Kögel innovations help forwarding companies to save costs and to increase transport efficiency
Innovations from the Swabian trailer manufacturer Kögel have characterised modern goods transport by road for decades. The fact that the ideas, concepts and innovations from Kögel turn up at other trailer manufacturers after many years confirms their leadership in innovation. In combination with our in-house know-how, we can meet the requirements of the…
The 300th Kögel trailer for the Jenty group
Burtenbach, 5th. July 2012
- Kögel Mega TIR: bonded volume transport
- Jenty receives five new Mega trailers
The Belarus-Austrian joint venture Jenty now has a total of 300 Kögel semi-trailers in its fleet after receiving five new Kögel Mega TIR trailers for the Westintertrans forwarding company. These Mega curtain-sider trucks without platform gate are ideally suited not only for domestic transportation but also for deployment in trans-border transportation. For Jenty, a…
Achilles appoints BOTTLE as UK PR Agency
Achilles, the global leader in supply chain management, has appointed BOTTLE following a competitive pitch, to support PR activity for the brand in the UK as part of ongoing retainer.
Achilles creates and manages collaborative communities by matching suppliers with buyers to reduce supply chain risk across multiple sectors. With a twenty year history of providing supplier information management services, the Abingdon-based organisation employs more than 650 people in 23…
Internet Retailers Impressed With Benefits Of Numina Group's Warehouse Automatio …
WOODRIDGE, IL - As part of the 2012 Internet Retailers conference, Numina Group presented several of its Lean Distribution Processes, including Pick to Light and Voice Pick technologies. The purpose was to present warehouse automation solutions to Internet retailers looking to attract and retain today's demanding consumer. The company's Lean Distribution Process provides the following benefits to Internet retailers:
• Pick, pack and ship orders faster
• Reduces errors in the shipping process with…
Anglo Pacific Delivers Liquid Refreshment for London’s “Homelanz” Festival
On Saturday 16 June West London’s Boston Manor Park played host to thousands of expats from the southern hemisphere as they soaked up the music, food and culture of their mother countries at “Homelanz”. International removals company Anglo Pacific was on hand to deliver the liquid refreshments and sponsor the festival for the second year running.
Bianca Robinson, Baggage Manager for Anglo Pacific, comments, “Last year Homelanz was held in…
Young newlyweds overcame homelessness using public transit
Three years ago Corey and Maryrose Boggs were homeless and living on the streets in San Bernardino County. Omnitrans, the public bus agency, played a key role in their journey to self-sufficiency.
Corey was 19 and Maryrose was 18 when they met on the Internet and fell in love. However, there were major complications to overcome. Corey was living in Chicago and had recently lost his job. His plan…
Railways’ freight earning and loading attained a CAGR close to 8% and 5% growth …
Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd. launches a report on the Rail Transport Market in India 2012 covering a market with strong growth potential. It is a part of Netscribes’ Transport & Logistics Series.
Mumbai, India – June 25, 2012 – Growth in international trade provides huge impetus to the growth in container rail market. Indian Railways earns the lions share from rail freight revenue owing to its dynamic tariff policy. Further with…
Hänel Updates Website for Tablet and Smartphone Users
Pittsburgh, PA, July 1, 2012 – Updated website from Hänel Storage Systems optimized for today’s mobile browsing platforms.
In response to the growing popularity of mobile web browsing platforms such as tablet PCs, smartphones, and iPads, Hänel Storage Systems has recently completed a conversion of its website to the latest HTML5 standard. (www.hanel.us) This update optimizes video clips and animations found throughout the site to play…
SBS Worldwide appoints Don Colter as Vice President of Finance
Atlanta, 27 June 2012 – Global transportation provider SBS Worldwide has appointed Certified Public Accountant Don Colter as Vice President of Finance, USA.
In his new role, Mr. Colter is tasked with strengthening the financial function of the company’s US business to support its expanding service offering and new business opportunities in existing and target industry verticals.
He will be based at SBS Worldwide’s Atlanta Corporate Headquarter office and will report directly…
DSV Appoints Michael Hansen as Air & Sea Managing Director
DSV Air & Sea Limited has appointed Michael Hansen as its new Managing Director.
Michael has worked for DSV Air & Sea Limited since 1984 and in total has more than 34 years industry experience.
He began his career at KE Freight Forwarding in Denmark and joined DSV Air & Sea in the USA in 1984, playing a key role in the opening of the Chicago, Tampa and Atlanta branches.
He was later…
Kögel presents the premium refrigerated box trailer of the next generation: Köge …
Burtenbach, 22 June 2012
More payload due to 250 kilograms lower tare weight
Low-noise aluminium floor as standard
Fewer empty drives due to new paper roll system
Improved cool air recirculation by increased internal height
Increased life span and economic efficiency
Improved insulation by increased insulation layers
PurFerro: the new Kögel own competence centre for sandwich panels
Kögel, the trailer manufacturer from Burtenbach, presents the newly designed Kögel Cool – PurFerro quality at the IAA Commercial Vehicles…
DSV Appoints Mike Hansen as Air & Sea Managing Director
DSV Air & Sea Limited has appointed Michael Hansen as its new Managing Director.
Michael has worked for DSV Air & Sea Limited since 1984 and in total has more than 34 years industry experience.
He began his career at KE Freight Forwarding in Denmark and joined DSV Air & Sea in the USA in 1984, playing a key role in the opening of the Chicago, Tampa and Atlanta branches.
He was later…
Avoid Courier Delivery Delays during the Olympics with ParcelHero.com’s amazing …
With the spread of e-commerce we all have got used to being able to order goods online, and receive delivery the following day. Well the world’s biggest sporting event is just about to significantly impact deliveries for people living in affected areas and also of course businesses located in or trying to make deliveries in areas around the 109-mile Olympic Route Network.
With over 8 million tickets sold, 17,800 participating athletes…
Improving Profitability through Reliable Vehicle Weighing
New White Paper Highlights Technological Advances
As moving bulk goods or raw materials into or out of a processing facility is critical to productivity, manufacturers are increasingly looking to protect their gains and profits by investing in reliable weighing technology. To provide guidance on this topic, METTLER TOLEDO has published on its website “Reliable Vehicle Weighing Helps Protect Profits,” a white paper exploring vehicle weighing and the ways that new…
St. Onge Backs Up Perkins & Will And M+NLB To Win International Small Hospital, …
Architect and Design Firm Taps Lean Materials Management firm for Award Winning Design
York, Pa. — Architecture firm Perkins & Will and design firm Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch (M+NLB) tapped lean materials management consultants St. Onge to assist in the development of a new hospital design that won Kaiser Permanente’s first-ever “Small Hospital, Big Idea” competition. The goal was to design a small, eco-conscious hospital that provided the best…
Shipping dangerous goods all in a day’s work for Rhys Davies
Shipping hazardous gases around the world for one of Europe’s largest suppliers of refrigerant gases Harp International is no easy task, but with over 20 years’ experience it’s all in a day’s work for freight forwarding specialist Rhys Davies. Harp now exports to countries throughout the world supplying refrigerants to manufacturers of domestic appliances, air conditioning equipment and the automotive industry.
A range of refrigerant gases designed for specific applications…
Shriram Transport rolls out Automall in Visakhapatnam
o Shriram Transport’s initiative will allow India’s large community of truck-owners to trade their vehicles in a hassle-free and transparent manner, ensuring better price and value realisation for buyers and sellers.
o Truck-owners will be able to explore financing, insurance, and major and minor repair options
o Shriram One Stop at the Automall will provide real time information about used commercial vehicles available for purchase and sale
o Shriram New Look–Refurbished pre- owned trucks will be…
Strong demand for consultancy projects in China
New ROI office in Bejing is a great success
Munich/Bejing, 15 June, 2012 – At the beginning of 2012, ROI Management Consulting AG, an international consultancy company with several decades of experience in lean development, production and logistics, opened its new office in Bejing, China. Numerous project inquiries from international companies seeking strategies for managing the growing Asian market and for systematically improving and consolidating local processes, show that ROI made…
No more GPS blind spots for high value shipment-tracking
Berlin, June 12, 2012. The innovative Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) technology developed by leading German RTLS provider, nanotron Technologies, is now being used by system software developer and leading provider of telematics and asset tracking solutions, MECOMO AG. The new MECOMO product, mecCARGO 200, globally tracks logistic items and is the first shipment-tracking module of its kind to combine GPS and Cell-ID tracking with complete indoor monitoring capabilities. By integrating…
MOL-operated Bulk Carrier Rescues 2 from Yacht adrift off Australia
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the MOL-operated bulk carrier Yahagi Maru rescued two sailors from the yacht Mehitable, which was adrift at sea approximately 350km off Brisbane, Australia.
On the morning of June 5 (local time), the Yagagi Maru, which was under way from Japan toward Newcastle, New South Wales, received an SOS from the Mehitable which was in distress about 40 miles away, they…
Container at a perfect sight: AXIT AG extends AX4 by add-on module for Container …
Frankenthal, 4th of June 2012 – The AXIT AG introduces a new IT-module, which enables companies to document and control the circulation of containers. The tool is provided through the IT-platform AX4 and offers real time transparency of container movements and stocks. Logistics manager can gain extensive economies due to fewer procurement costs for containers and lower loss of pallets.
Companies in logistics need different containers for transport and storage of…
4flow at transport logistic China for first time
4flow provides supply chain management know-how combined with expert understanding of Asian market
4flow, the leading provider of consulting, software, and 4PL services for logistics and supply chain management, will exhibit at transport logistic China 2012 for the first time. 4flow will be present with all its business units at the international exhibition for logistics, telematics and transportation, which will take place from June 5-7, 2012, at the New International Expo…
Specialist International Car Sourcing & Shipping Agency Launch New Website
UK based Koru Procurement Services, a specialist international car sourcing and shipping agency for the New Zealand market have officially launched their new website at www.koruprocurement.com.
Koru Procurement Services are a trading division of Koru International Freight UK Ltd, who provide a quality used vehicle sourcing solution service to the New Zealand community.
They work in partnership with approved dealerships and trading companies in the UK, enabling them to locate,…
Kögel LongPlex: The alternative to the long truck
Burtenbach, 30th May 2012
Perfect for use in combined traffic
Can take two 7.45 meter swap bodies
Can be used without participation in or after the field trial
Kögel reengineers the LongPlex for the IAA commercial vehicles 2012. This means that the semi-trailer suitable for the field trial for innovative commercial vehicle designs can be used even more flexibly. 50 kilograms lighter and when retracted, 200 millimetres shorter than its predecessor, it optimally…
AMW expands service network to 1,500 touch points
May 28, 2012
Mumbai: India’s third largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer Asia MotorWorks (AMW) has expanded its service network to 1,500 touch points across the country. With this vast network AMW is able to offer its customers one service point for every 50kms of national highway. This reflects a strong commitment to customers through increased service and parts coverage across the country.
This will enable customers to increase the productivity of their…
RoadVista Releases Enhanced Data Acquisition for the Laserlux Mobile Retroreflec …
SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2012- RoadVista, a Gamma Scientific company, has announced upgrades to the Laserlux® CEN 30 mobile retroreflectometer including a new data acquisition system. The Laserlux is used to quickly capture the retroreflectivity of pavement markings while traveling at highway speeds. The new acquisition system allows for simpler in vehicle operation, more powerful data capture and greater reliability.
Enhanced Data Acquisition for Improved Performance
Improved performance…
Retirement Leads to Change of Trade Shipping Manager for Anglo Pacific
At the age of 68 and after eight years with Anglo Pacific International Plc, Trade Shipping Manager Jack Dorrington has finally succumbed to retirement. A well-known figurehead in the industry, Jack will be sorely missed as he passes the baton onto his successor, Teresa Connolly.
Joining the Company in 2003, Jack brought a wealth of removals experience with him from stints with Pickfords and TEAM Relocations…
AXIT AG wins Euro Cloud Deutschland Award 2012 for Logistics IT Platform AX4
Frankenthal, 23rd May 2012 – The AXIT AG, provider of the logistics IT platform AX4 has been awarded the „Euro Cloud Deutschland Award 2012“ in the category „Best Cloud Service Product“. For the second time this annual award has been given to companies for innovative solutions in cloud computing by the association of the cloud services industry in Germany, EuroCloud Deutschland_eco e.V.
The category „Best Cloud Service Product“ rates cloud services…
AMW expands service network to 1,500 touch points
May 28, 2012
Mumbai: India’s third largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer Asia MotorWorks (AMW) has expanded its service network to 1,500 touch points across the country. With this vast network AMW is able to offer its customers one service point for every 50kms of national highway. This reflects a strong commitment to customers through increased service and parts coverage across the country.
This will enable customers to increase the productivity of their…
Postcode Route Planning to Help Raise £100,000 for Street Children
Worcester, UK – 29 May 2012 – Rock UK Adventure Centres Limited has used Postcode Anywhere’s Route Optimiser to plot the most efficient route for a UK-wide fundraising cycle challenge.
The adventure centre company has set an “ambitious” £100,000 target for the race, set to raise funds for The Street Child World Cup, a worldwide campaign advocating the rights of children living on the streets full-time.
Rock UK believes postcode-powered technology from…
