Press Releases by Category Logistics & Transport
BlueStar Distributes the LXE MX7CS Hand-Held Computer
Florence, KY—March 25, 2008—BlueStar, the leading innovator in solutions-based distribution for Auto ID, Point-of-Sale, Mobility and RFID products, is announcing its distribution of the LXE MX7CS hand-held computer for cold storage.
The MX7CS adds to LXE’s line of mobile computers for cold storage logistics supporting real-time data communications, bar code scanning, and voice/speech recognition. It addresses the problems that make it impossible to use standard hand-held computers in cold storage environments.…
IQgistics Partners with State of Texas for Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL …
Austin, TX based IQgistics partners with the State of Texas to allow open bidding of state contracted GPS solutions.
Austin, TX March 24th, 2008 – IQgistics, leader in providing real time GPS fleet management solutions announces the partnership with the State of Texas for submitting bids with state offices and local municipalities. The move will streamline the bidding process for many entities looking to increase operational efficiencies with GPS fleet…
WMS system in Intersnack´s distribution centre in routine operation
Barco, RFID&barcode integrator, successfully completed implementation of Warehouse Management System SmartStock.WMS in Intersnack, potato chips and salt snacks producer. After several months of testing the system was handed over to routine operation.
Intersnack belongs to leaders in the area of production and distribution of potato crisps, peanuts, popcorn, salted and sweet snacks in the Czech Republic. SmartStock.WMS manages all warehouse operation in new distribution centre in village Choustnik located near town…
“THE WINE TRAIN” ARRIVES New Train Service Benefits UK Environment and Economy …
London, 17 March 2008 – JF Hillebrand the UK\'s number one specialist logistics provider to the wine and spirits industry, has been hard at work over the last two-years to address major UK transportation concerns. With an emphasis on improving freight transport efficiency through better use of infrastructure, while supporting the wine and spirit industry’s commitment to minimising carbon emissions, JF Hillebrand is proud to be introducing their innovative…
U-FREIGHT TARGETS AVIATION AND AEROSPACE LOGISTICS
U-Freight, the leading international freight forwarder, is seeking to build its presence in the market for the provision of supply chain management services to manufacturers, operators and vendors involved in the global aviation and aerospace industry.
The decision follows a two-year period during which the company’s hub in Singapore has developed a regional service centre and become recognised as a key service provider to the aviation and aerospace industry in…
MOL to Start Independent LR1 Product Tanker Operation
LONDON, 14 March 2008 – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that, beginning in June 2008, it will begin independently marketing and chartering seven Large Range 1 (LR1)*1 product tankers in the world market.
MOL has participated in “The LR1 Pool*2” since December 2002, and entrusted the pool with operation of MOL’s LR1 product tankers. However, MOL decided to withdraw from the pool in June.…
MOL Announces the Start of a New Weekly Service: 2 Loops on Asia/Mexico-South Am …
LONDON, 14 March 2008 – Today, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) announced the start of a new weekly service on two loops with “K” Line. Loop 1 will cover Mexico and Chile. Loop 2 will cover Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. The weekly joint service on the Asia/Mexico-South America West Coast route (CWL) will separate into two loops. This will greatly shorten the transport time…
EURONAV NV ANNOUNCES FINAL YEAR RESULTS 2007
Antwerp – 13th March 2008 - During its meeting, Euronav’s (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: EURN) board of directors approved the final consolidated financial statement for the period ended 31 December 2007:
The joint statutory auditors have confirmed that their audit work, which has substantially been completed, did not reveal any significant changes to be made to the financial information included in the press release.
At the date of the press release the total number…
ARROW ON TARGET FOR SHIPPERS IN RUSSIA AND THE CIS
Arrow Railway Forwarding PLC is the company’s new joint venture formed to market freight capacity and help forwarders and shippers access rolling stock throughout Russia and countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
The company has also gained exclusive rights to market Russian Railways’ (RZD’s) capacity in Azerbaijan and Georgia through RZD’s recently launched subsidiary First Freight Company.
The joint venture has been established at a time when freight…
Baltic Air Charter Association Issues Strong Statement Against New Charges at He …
LONDON, 13 March 2008 – The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) and its members are calling for an immediate review of today’s decision by the Civil Aviation Association (CAA) to permit higher landing charges at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. BACA is asking the government to quickly hold consultation meetings with all the interested parties, so that a solution can be found, which will not be detrimental to the English…
MOL Launches New CM4, CM5 and CM6 Services for Asia-Middle East
LONDON, 11 March 2008 – Today, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Akimitsu Ashida) announced the introduction of three new Asia-Middle East services. The new CM4, CM5 and CM6 services will be effective as of April 2008.
The new CM4 service will offer direct connections from main ports in South Korea, Taiwan, and South China to the U.A.E (Jebel Ali) and Pakistan (Karachi). The new CM5 service will offer…
BACA Announces New Council Members for 2008
LONDON, 11 March 2008 – The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA), the world’s largest and most prestigious network for air charter professionals, has just released the names of its newly added council members for 2008.
The new members are:
- Justin Bowman – Justin is the Group Commercial Director of Air Charter Service PLC (ACS). Justin has been with ACS for the last 16 years, working primarily on the…
Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) Introduces New Growth Strategies at Upcomi …
LONDON, 10 March 2008 – On the 24th of April the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) will formally unveil a number of significant image changes, all aimed at better informing the public, the press and the political world as to the very forward-looking nature of the association.
BACA’s 2008 Awards Luncheon, being held at Plaisterers’ Hall, 1 London Wall, will centre around the official launch of BACA’s newly revitalised…
Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBR) New LiV(TM) Series Already Generating In …
Hybrid Getting Numerous Requests for Test Drives of New LiV(TM) Series of Eco-Friendly Vehicles at 2008 New York Auto Show - March 19-30, 2008
MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2008) - Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBR) (hybridtechnologies.com), emerging leaders in the development and marketing of lithium-powered products worldwide, is already receiving requests from major industry publications and national newspapers to reserve a seat in their newest LiV(TM) series vehicles for…
NO HULL-DING BACK AS WOODLAND GEARS UP FOR MOVE
As a result of increased demand for its European road services, leading independent freight forwarder Woodland International Transport Co. has moved into new premises in Hull.
The Hull office serves as the operations centre for the majority of Woodland’s road services to and from Germany, Holland, Belgium, Italy and Spain – operated in conjunction with fellow Woodland subsidiary Millon International Freight Ltd., which has offices in Hayes, Middlesex and Barcelona, Spain.
Ray…
FAMOUS PACIFIC SHIPPING NAMES OLIVER WARD AS GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Famous Pacific Shipping Group, the fast expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, has appointed industry professional Oliver Ward to the newly-created post of Group Executive Director. Mr Ward will commence his role with immediate effect.
Mr Ward was appointed after an international executive search and one of his main functions will be to have overall responsibility for corporate management of the FPS Group of companies, reporting to the…
DSV STRENGTHENS BUSINESS THROUGH ACQUISITION OF ROADFERRY
London, 29 February 2008 - In a move that will further strengthen the company’s strong position in the UK and Ireland, DSV Road Holding Limited announced today that it has acquired Roadferry Limited in an approved takeover. DSV is confident the acquisition will deliver significant benefits to customers of both companies.
“This move will allow DSV to significantly enhance our service offering between Great Britain and Ireland,” commented Rene Falch Olesen,…
EURONAV ENTERS FSO MARKET
ANTWERP, 28 February 2008 – The executive committee of Euronav NV (EURONEXTBRUSSELS: EURN) is pleased to announce that Maersk Oil Qatar AS has awarded two contracts for the provision of Floating Storage and Offloading (‘FSO’) services on the Al Shaheen field off shore Qatar. The award has been made in favor of a joint venture between Euronav NV and Overseas Shipholding Group. Within the limits of its confidentiality obligations, the…
New Motorhome Fleet Ordered at Abacus Motorhome Hire
Abacus, the Dorset based vehicle hire specialist, has signed an £650,000 order for 15 new Swift Sundance Lifestyle, Bolero, Voyager and the Kon-Tiki Motorhomes. Dave Wolfenden, Managing Director at Abacus, signed the contracts at the company’s Ferndown hire centre with Rob Kirk, Sales Director of Marquis Motorhomes. The high spec, fully equipped 2, 4 and 6 birth luxury 2008 models complete with air conditioning, will replace most of…
PSI Presents Innovative Logistics Solution at International Trade Fairs
Berlin, 28 February 2008 – The PSI subsidiary PSI Logistics GmbH will be presenting airport solutions with a focus on flight information display PSIairport/FIDS at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Amsterdam from 15 to 17 April 2008. In addition, PSI will be showing the transportation management system (PSItms) from 22 to 25 April 2008 at the TransRussia in Moscow along with software solutions for warehouse management (PSIwms).
The flight information display…
Nikai Group Selects Exactus’ Aware to Support Rapid Growth
DUBAI – February 20, 2008 – Business Systems Group (BSG), the regional competency center for Exactus Inc., announced today that Nikai Group has selected Aware, the leading supply chain solution from Exactus. BSG will implement Exactus Warehouse and Transportation management solutions at Nikai’s distribution centers in JAFZA and Dubai Investment Park to help streamline business operations and improve performance to support Nikai’s rapid growth and diversification plans.
In order to support…
transport logistic China 2008 – Innovative telematics solutions for China´s grow …
Within a few years China will have the largest Internet community in the world. Online business-to-consumer (B2C) trade is growing at a rate of 64 percent per year. And all those goods ordered online have to then be delivered to their purchasers. Here an efficient transport management system is essential. At transport logistic China 2008 the world´s leading suppliers will be presenting communication and logistics solutions for optimising electronic trade…
Central and Eastern European Logistics 2008: Charting growth trends in contract …
In its latest published research, Central and Eastern European Logistics 2008, Analytiqa forecasts impressive growth for logistics expenditure.
> Spending on logistics set to increase by €7.3 billion over three years
> Contract logistics set to grow by 89%
Researched by in-house Analysts, conducting unique primary research with logistics professionals across the region, 300+ pages provide a detailed, comprehensive analysis of the performance of the Central and Eastern European logistics industry and forecasts…
Action Logistics Group Takes Air Action to the Next Level
London, 5 February 2008 – Air Action, an independently owned British international distribution company with full-time courier, freight and logistics services, is a getting a major face-lift this week. On 5 February at the Logistics South Show in Surrey, Air Action is set to officially re-launch itself under the new, more befitting, name of Action Logistics Group.
After being purchased a little over a year ago, Air Action made…
U-OCEAN ADDS OCEANFREIGHT CONSOLIDATION SERVICES FROM USA TO MARKETS IN SOUTH-EA …
U-Ocean, the oceanfreight arm of global freight forwarder the U-Freight Group (ufreight.com) has launched scheduled oceanfreight export consolidation services from New York and Los Angeles to Hong Kong.
These weekly operations serve markets throughout South East Asia via transhipment through the Hong Kong gateway.
Mr Terence Tsang, Senior Vice President of U-Freight America with specific responsibilities for U-Ocean’s operations in North America comments: “The dramatic decline of the dollar against a…
Revolutionary, biometric security system for vehicles available in Brazil
Car thefts in Brazil cost an estimated 7 billion Real (US$ 3,5 billion) a year. Available alarm systems are usually well known by car thiefes and access devices can be stolen, copied or even lost. Car tracking systems are designed to get a vehicle back after it is stolen. In many cases the time till the owner reports the vehicle as stolen is enough to strip and dump the car.…
Sale of FARWAH and Purchase of MINERAL KYOTO
The charterer of the FPSO Farwah (2003) (owned 50/50 by Exmar and CMB) has given notice of the exercise of its purchase option. The transaction is expected to close in May 2008 and CMB will realise a capital gain of about USD 1 million and a cash surplus ofapproximately USD 16 million.
Recently Bocimar exercised its option to purchase the Mineral Kyoto (2004 – 183,204 dwt) currently on long-term charter from…
PROVISIONAL RESULTS 2007
The Executive Committee of EXMAR reported today its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year 2007.
- Weak operating results for the fourth quarter and for the year 2007 due essentially to decrease in VLGC
rates;
- Contribution from LNG and Offshore divisions in line with expectations;
Financial results significantly affected by non-cash unrealised loss on interest rate derivatives and unrealised exchange differences;
- Positive outlook for the Midsize LPG fleet in 2008,…
Training on a higher level
Cockpit4u has invested in an Airbus compliant flight training device from ECA Faros. It will mainly used for training on Airbus A330 and can be easily converted to A320. The Flight Training Device (FTD) is a state-of-the art, high-fidelity flight training tool envisioned to provide exceptional value in a package designed to address the training needs of Airbus operators. The FTD provides Cockpit4u students with a very realistic und functionally…
GROWING LOGISTICS BUSINESS DRIVES DAVIES TURNER INVESTMENT IN NARROW AISLE RACKI …
Davies Turner has made a major investment in narrow aisle racking at its Scottish freight hub in Cumbernauld as more shippers in Scotland choose the UK’s leading independent freight forwarder to provide logistics solutions.
The investment has created 1,000 pallet positions in high bay racking at the 2,200 sq. m. warehouse with aisles just two metres wide. Both the racking and forklift equipment are made in Britain whilst local contractors…
INTERNET TRUCKSTOP ADDS ELLEN VOIE TO CORPORATE STAFF
New Plymouth, ID: Internet Truckstop, truckstop.com, CEO Scott Moscrip announces the addition of Ellen Voie as a Special Project Coordinator to the marketing department.
"We are pleased to find someone with the industry experience that Ellen will bring to our marketing department," said Moscrip. "Her role will include bringing more learning opportunities to our customers and helping them to become more successful as owner operators and small business owners."
Before…
transport logistic China 2008
Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, the Czech Republic and the Italian regions of Friuli and Veneto are all exhibiting at their own national pavilions in Shanghai
transport logistic China, the meeting point for transport, logistics and telematics, is going from strength to strength. At this exhibition, which takes place from 17 to 19 June 2008 in Shanghai, groups of exhibitors from the following countries will be exhibiting at their own…
FOURTH CONSECUTIVE RECORD YEAR FOR CMB
CMB’s board of directors has discussed the preliminary results for the full year 2007.
All figures mentioned in this press release have been prepared under IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and have not been reviewed by the joint statutory auditors.
The result after taxation for 2007 is estimated to be EUR 243 million, compared to EUR 134 million in 2006.
2007 was another good year for Bocimar. Its contribution to the group result…
Euronav - Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
ANTWERP, 22nd January 2008 – The executive committee of Euronav NV (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: EURN) reported today its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2007.
The company had a net result of USD –12.1 million (4Q06: USD 38.4m) for the 3 months ended 31st December 2007 or USD -0.23 per share (4Q06: USD 0.73/share). EBITDA was USD 48.6 million (4Q06: USD 95m).
For the year ending 31 December 2007,…
Siemens Decides on Visual Rules for Its Route Management - The Solution to Meet …
Vienna (Austria), Immenstaad (Germany), 23 January 2008 – Siemens IT Solutions and Services PSE has chosen the Visual Rules Business Rules Management System (BRMS) from Innovations to implement business rules in ROMAN, the leading route management system for rail traffic. The man responsible for this project even goes a step further and recommends that anyone looking for such a system take a closer look at Visual Rules.
Liberalized Railway…
BIFA FREIGHT SERVICE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
APL Logistics, Ital Logistics, JF Hillebrand UK, Premier Showfreight, Schenker, Uniserve Group and Wincanton triumphed in the industry categories of the Freight Service Awards 2007 competition organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA). Eve Gogarty and Derek W. Johnson MBE won the individual people categories.
The winners were revealed at BIFA’s Annual Lunch and 19th Awards Ceremony on Thursday 17th January at the Brewery, London EC1 by special guest, broadcaster…
FAMOUS PACIFIC SHIPPING PROVIDES FULL LOGISTICS SERVICES FPR NEW POWER PLANT IN …
FPS Sri Lanka has been appointed by West Coast Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Lanka Transformers/Sri Lanka Electricity Board Group, the largest power supplier in Sri Lanka, to handle the majority of the freight logistics services required during the construction of a new 300MW combined cycle power plant located at Kerawalapitiya in Sri Lanka
FPS Sri Lanka is a member of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group, the fast expanding Asia-based NVOCC…
U-FREIGHT GAINS SECURITY ACCREDITATION FOR LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE IN HONG KONG
In Hong Kong, U-Freight (ufreight.com) has achieved TAPA security accreditation for its recently opened full-service logistics hub at Yuen Long, which is situated close to the 4th border crossing between the Special Administrative Region and the People’s Republic of China.
The latest approval follows earlier re-certification in July this year of U-Freight’s Hong Kong import and logistics warehouse at Kwai Chung, as well as the recent accreditation of its Shanghai…
TÜV Rheinland wins contract for rolling stock approval in Ireland
The Irish National Railway Safety Authority, the Railway Safety Commission, has awarded TÜV Rheinland a follow-on contract for consultancy services for rolling stock approval.
Cologne/Dublin. January 2007. The Celtic tiger period in Ireland has brought rapid growth to the Emerald Isle. This new wealth has resulted in an unprecedented level of investment to modernise Irish infrastructure and new transport services. Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) is currently one of Europe’s most rapidly…
Al Sayegh Brothers Group Selects Exactus’ Aware to Drive Growth and Improve Cust …
Business Systems, the regional competency center for Exactus announced today that Al Sayegh Brothers Group has selected leading supply chain solutions provider, Exactus Inc., to implement its Warehouse Management solutions at its new distribution center in Dubai Investment Park. With the help of Exactus’ supply chain execution solutions, Al Sayegh plans to expand operations to drive overall growth, improve performance and boost customer service levels.
Recognizing the need for an advanced…
SAD-H deadline approaches: BIFA cautions ‘don’t let it be BIG BANG after all’ …
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is alerting the UK international freight community that it must not sleepwalk into a Big Bang on January 20 2008 when dual-running of the old and new data formats for Customs declarations ceases.
Failure to migrate to the new SAD-H data format in good time could prove very costly for freight companies and their clients as Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is unlikely…
Analytiqa: Logistics Bulletin: Friday 14th December
This week\'s Logistics Bulletin reports on a five-year, £150 million contract for DHL Exel Supply Chain with UK home and furniture retailer, MFI. DHL will invest more than £10.0 million (€13.8 million) of its own capital into the venture. The deal represents one of the biggest \'shared risk\' partnerships the 3PL has ever entered into with a customer. In other contract news Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is to provide…
Contenders named for young freight forwarder awards
The names of the four finalists who will compete for the title of Young Freight Forwarder of the Year in this year’s Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) have been revealed.
The four finalists are: Pradeep Bhowmick from the Glasgow office of Geodis Wilson; Eve Gogarty from Worldwide Energy Logistics Ltd in Feltham; Daniel McAllister from the Rainham office of Ideal International; and, Sukh Shinji…
Bookbridge steps up to the plate for heavy lift shipment
Bookbridge Forwarders – a subsidiary of the Woodland Group – has organised the shipment of a steel plate mill from the UK to India. Essex-based Bookbridge, UK agent of US project forwarding specialist KOG Transport, arranged the calling forward of 1,115 tonnes of cargo to the UK port of Immingham, where it was loaded on M.V. PASSAT for shipment to the Indian port of Paradip.
Once constructed, the steel…
DSTO Awards Contract to SolveIT Software for UAV Pre-Mission Planning
Adelaide, South Australia – SolveIT Software Pty Ltd, a leading provider of software solutions for planning & scheduling optimisation and predictive modelling, announced today that it has signed a contract with Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) for the delivery of a software system that will optimize pre-mission planning for Uninhabited Air Vehicles (UAVs).
“DSTO is developing an experimental capability which employs small, inexpensive UAVs that act autonomously and cooperatively to…
transport logistic China 2008: Global air freight volumes growing faster than gl …
In almost all sectors, the Chinese economy is growing in double-digit figures. This is also true of global air freight volumes – in 2006 the figure was 27 million tonnes. In Asia in particular airlines are having to invest in more, newer and bigger aircraft. For reasons of cost and efficiency, the airlines are now cooperating with competitors and logistics services providers.
Western companies are investing considerably in China as ‘integrators’,…
PSI Implements Warehouse Software for Conergy AG Central European Warehouse
Faster order handling and improved service with PSIwms
Berlin, 4 December 2007 – The PSI subsidiary PSI Logistics GmbH successfully implemented the warehouse software PSIwms for the Conergy AG European central warehouse at Zweibrücken in Rhineland-Palatinate within three months of being awarded the contract. The use of PSIwms will assure more transparency and efficient processes in the warehouse administration. Two-digit increases in performance are expected.
Conergy, headquartered in Hamburg, has the…
MOODY'S RAISES MOL'S RATINGS TO A3
TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that Moody\'s upgraded the company\'s senior unsecured and issuer ratings from Baa1 to A3.
Moody\'s cited the following points as its main reasons for the upgrade:
1.MOL has greatly reinforced profitability by increasing the efficiency of its ocean shipping business, in order to cope with unsteady freight rates, bunker prices, and foreign exchange rates in recent years. The company…
ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL’S EXCELLENT RESULTS ON RAIL CONTAINER SERVICE
Freight forwarder, Advance International is celebrating excellent results on its ‘Advantage Express Service’ between Almaty in Kazakhstan and Poti in Georgia as it passes a significant traffic milestone.
Just two years after its launch, this intermodal service is now moving over 100 teu weekly from China to destinations in Russia, the CIS and Europe.
“The service could not have come at a better time for Chinese exporters faced with increasingly…
Analytiqa: Logistics Bulletin: Friday 30th November
This week’s Logistics Bulletin reports on further M&A activity across the logistics and express sectors with developments in South Korea, India, Brazil and the UK. In India, UPS Jetair Express announced a strategic alliance with AFL that will significantly expand accessibility to UPS services in the country, while providing export capabilities to AFL. Also this week, trading updates in the form of quarterly or interim results have been posted by…
