Press Releases by Category Logistics & Transport
UK FORWARDERS MARK END OF CONFERENCE SYSTEM
The trade association for UK freight forwarders believes that tomorrow heralds a new era for shipping and trade liberalisation, as shipping line conferences will no longer be permitted in any trades between the EU and the rest of the world from midnight tonight.
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has lobbied the EU Commission bilaterally and through its EU-level trade body, CLECAT, over a number of years, for a proper…
BlueStar Europe Holds Vendor Open House
Florence, KY—October 15, 2008—BlueStar Europe, the leading European innovator in solutions-based distribution for Auto ID, Mobility, and RFID products, held an open house for vendors in these market-based verticals on September 26, 2008. The purpose of the meeting was to present BlueStar to Europe, and introduce the company’s FUSION business-development program to the region.
“Our supplier open house was the first of many events planned as BlueStar expands in Europe,”…
EURONAV ANNOUNCES NEW USD 500 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY FOR FSO PROJECT
ANTWERP, 13 October 2008 – The executive committee of Euronav NV (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: EURN) is pleased to announce that it has jointly with Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) signed a USD 500 million senior secured facility with ING, Fokus Bank, Fortis Bank (Belgium), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas and Nordea, acting as Lead arrangers and ING as global coordinator and facility agent and Danish Ship Finance, Deutsche Schiffsbank,…
FREIGHT FORWARDERS JOINS UK CUSTOMS AUTHORITY TO OFFER FREE WORKSHOPS IN NORTHER …
The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Yorkshire and North East Region, working in collaboration with HM Revenue & Customs, is set to hold a series of free workshops to help raise awareness of, and prepare for, changes which may impact businesses in the region which are involved in international trade.
Four one-day events will be held later this month in four northern cities to provide presentations on the UK Border Agency,…
First pilots from India received Type Rating on Boeing 737
What began as a partnership between Cockpit4u Aviation Service and the DGCA India, culminates today with the graduation of the first crews of Indian pilots trained on Boeing 737 NG.
“We are obviously highly excited about having achieved this milestone in our work with India to support the airline industry,” says Stefan Heuß, Head of Training, Cockpit4u.
Cockpit4u Aviation Service has already more than 10 crews in training and is seeing a…
MT HØJGAARD NAMES FAMOUS PACIFIC SHIPPING AS LOCAL LOGISTICS PARTNER FOR SRI LAN …
Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka (Pvt) Ltd has been named as the preferred local freight partner by the Danish contractor MT Højgaard to handle the majority of the logistics services required during the construction of the Oluvil Port Project in Sri Lanka.
FPS Sri Lanka is a member of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group, the fast expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, and will provide a complete package of freight…
Interview with a Passenger on the Qantas A330 Accident Flight of 7 October 2008
Oct 11, 2008 - Dr. Todd Curtis of AirSafe.com interviewed Keesin Ng, a passengers on a Qantas A330 aircraft that experienced a violent in-flight upset during a flight from Singapore to Perth on 7 October 2008. About 75 passengers and crew members were injured during this event, with 14 hospitalized with serious injuries such as fractures and lacerations.
In the interview, Mr. Ng provides information that goes beyond the data released…
S&J Transportation Expands Their Territory and Offers New Services
Lee, NH – S&J Transportation Services (SJTrans.com) operates a unique trucking company in southern New Hampshire. There fleet includes over 60 trucks and over 150 dry vans, all of which are company owned and are driven by company drivers. S&J Transportation is proud to be a family owned and operated business, servicing customers in the New England area for over twenty years.
While most companies are being extremely conservative…
New Do-it-yourself-Tool for Network Optimization
Axxom Software AG introduces ORion-PI® Consultant, the first expert system for network optimization to the market. This „do-it-yourself“-tool allows companies holistically to design, analyse and optimize their value chain network on their own. Axxom presents the new solution for the first time at the German Logistics Congress in Berlin from 22nd till 24th of October (booth W/19, room Wintergarten, Hotel InterContinental).
A lot of executives are cautious to optimize their company…
BlueStar’s VARTECH2008 Conference & Trade Show Is a Tremendous Success
Florence, KY—October 6, 2008—BlueStar, the leading innovator in solutions-based distribution for Auto ID, Point-of-Sale, Mobility, and RFID products, is announcing the tremendous success of its VARTECH2008 Conference & Trade Show in Orlando, FL, September 15-17, 2008.
Once again, VARTECH attendance was up significantly. This year’s show boasted more exhibitors of best-of-breed software, hardware, and service solutions for the Point-of-Sale, AIDC, RFID, Mobility, Government, and Security verticals. And with the increase…
Serious Injuries on a Qantas A330 Flight on 7 October 2008
Oct 8, 2008 - A Qantas Airbus A330-300, with 303 passengers and 10 crew members on board, was on a scheduled international flight from Singapore to Perth. While in cruise, the aircraft reportedly experienced some type of sudden and unexpected altitude change. The crew issued a mayday call before diverting the aircraft to the airport at Learmonth, near the town of Exmouth, about 1100 kilometers or 680 miles north…
Efficient and fully automated intralogistics in the plastic industry
The Montrac transport system by the Swiss company Montech optimizes intralogistic operations for increased productivity. At Fakuma 2008, Montrac can be seen “live” in Hall A7, Booth 7106.
When you need to increase productivity, the very first idea is to increase the number of machines. However, there is another option: automating and optimizing the material flow. “Often, a conventional conveyor cannot solve the intra-logistic requirements of a company. With Montrac, the…
MOST® Interconnectivity Conference Asia on November 5, 2008, in Seoul, South Kor …
MOST Cooperation presents MOST150 for implementation in tomorrow's car models
Karlsruhe (Germany) 23rd September 2008 – The MOST Cooperation – the organization through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized – will host the 9th MOST Interconnectivity Conference Asia on November 5th, 2008. At the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, representatives of the MOST Cooperation will present to Asian carmakers and their…
Be Optimal - DNA's Vehicle Routing Initiative 2008
Until December, 31st, 2008 companies may obtain a free Developer License of the JOpt.SDK Vehicle Routing Library
The Vehicle Routing Initiative aims on software vendors that plan to incorporate advanced route planning and optimization features into their existing software product. Be it in Logistics, Field Service or Sales Force Planning ISV's are encouraged to contact DNA at ( http://www.dna-evolutions.com/vrinitiative.html ) to obtain a free Developer Express License including email support. This…
Discovery of the Steve Fossett Crash Site
Oct 3, 2008 - On September 3rd, 2007, adventurer Steve Fossett took off from Yerington, Nevada on a short flight in a Bellanca Super Decathlon, and went missing. After more than a year, a hiker found some of his personal effects high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California on September 29, 2008. Two days later, authorities spotted wreckage from his aircraft. Possible human remains were also found at the…
IFTA Plus Available to Prepare Q3 2008 Fuel Tax Returns
As of October 1, 2008 IFTA Plus is open to prepare third quarter 2008 IFTA fuel tax returns.
All transportation companies needing to file an IFTA fuel tax return have until October 31 to avoid state imposed penalties and interest.
Visit http://www.iftaplus.com to learn more.
IFTA Plus, the leading online IFTA fuel tax preparation software, is the brand name of AgilCor, Inc., a privately held Lenexa, KS based company. AgilCor started business…
Tradewind Aviaiton Adds a Third Citation CJ3
OXFORD, Connecticut, September 29, 2008 - Tradewind Aviation announces the addition of a third Citation CJ3 to its rapidly expanding fleet. With this new aircraft, Tradewind becomes the largest North East operator of the popular light jet.
The 2005 CJ3 is newest standard in light jet comfort and performance. With the latest technology, avionics and engines, the CJ3 easily climbs to 45,000 feet and cruises long distances efficiently. The CJ3 seats…
Investigation Update for Fatal Jet Crash That Injured Former Blink-182 Drummer T …
Sep 28, 2008 - Travis Barker, former drummer for the music group Blink-182, Adam Goldstein, more widely known as DJ AM, and two other passengers were in a Learjet 60 aircraft that was on a chartered flight from Columbia, South Carolina to Van Nuys airport in Los Angeles. The crash, which happened shortly before midnight, occurred during takeoff. According to information from the plane's cockpit voice recorder, the crew was…
The Chatsworth Metrolink Train Disaster Town Hall /Press Conference September 30 …
A Number of Victims of the September 12th Chatsworth Wreck and 2005 Glendale Wreck Plan to be in Attendance
Officials, Key Personnel, and Witnesses involved in the worst train wreck in California History will also attend
Los Angeles - A unique and comprehensive Town Hall /Press Conference will be held on Tuesday, September 30th, at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel located at 191 Cochran Street Simi Valley, CA 93065 at 1PM.…
BlueStar CFO Doug Bivins Receives ‘CFO of the Year’ Award
Florence, KY—September 25, 2008—BlueStar, the leading innovator in solutions-based distribution for Auto ID, Point-of-Sale, Mobility, and RFID products, is proud to announce that Doug Bivins, BlueStar CFO and VP of Finance, has been presented The Cincinnati Business Courier’s Greater Cincinnati Large Private Companies “CFO of the Year” award.
"CFO of the Year" winners are decided by a panel of judges for the program that include deans of the business schools at…
AirSafe.com Suggestions on How to Overcome Fear of Flying
Sep 25, 2008 - Many air travelers have a fear of flying, and it can be so bad that it leads to panic attacks. Overcoming that fear can be as easy as taking a few positive steps to deal with it.
How Many People Are Afraid of Flying?
The airline industry is clearly aware of the fear of flying and how it affects the traveling public. Studies by Boeing and other industry…
SEA ASIA 2009: Raising the Asian voice in world shipping
24 September 2008 – Sea Asia 2009, to be held in Singapore from 21 to 23 April 2009, will bring together Asia’s top maritime professionals to discuss how to raise the Asian shipping industry’s voice on the global maritime stage.
The Asia region’s importance for the global shipping industry has increased significantly in the past two decades. Today, Asian ship owners control nearly half the world’s commercial fleet and…
Veteran Airline Captains About the August 2008 Crash of a Spanair MD82
Sep 24, 2008 – In the days following last month's fatal crash of a Spanair MD82 in Madrid, Spain, there was tremendous public interest in the event, but the quality of information available to the public was sometimes lacking.
News media organizations in US and Europe provided extensive coverage of the accident, but sometimes the coverage was based more on speculation than on facts. Dr. Todd Curtis, the founder of the…
LIFE BEGINS AT 4O SAYS U-FREIGHT AS IT PREPARES FOR ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
U-Freight - (ufreight.com) - the Hong Kong headquartered international freight service and logistics group, will be celebrating another successful year of growth at its annual conference in Hong Kong between September 19th and 20th 2008.
This year’s conference will also mark U-Freight’s 40th anniversary.
Since 1968, U-Freight has developed into one of the world’s leading independent providers of international freight forwarding and logistics services. Through its international network of…
How to Deal with Airline Disruptions Due to Hurricanes and Severe Storms
September 12, 2008 – When hurricanes or tropical storms threaten the Gulf or Atlantic coastal areas of the US, passengers across the country may be affected by delayed, canceled, and rerouted flights even in areas far from the storms. Passengers can keep storm problems from seriously affecting their travel plans by following the advice provided by AirSafe.com
On rare occasions, a hurricane may threaten a city the way that hurricane Ike…
UK FORWARDERS URGE CONTAINER SHIPPING PROJECT NOT TO OVERLOOK THEIR ROLE
As a trade association promoting the interests and public image of Britain’s freight forwarding community, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) welcomes the BBC’s innovative project to educate the general public on issues relating to containerisation by tracking an individual 40’ container as it moves around the globe.
However, Peter Quantrill, BIFA Director General, is keen that the BBC’s project demonstrates the full complexity of the modern supply chain in…
Rapid Growth Prompts ChemLogix to Appoint Director of Finance and Accounting
ChemLogix announces the appointment of Francis Ezeuzoh to the position of Director of Finance and Accounting. Based in ChemLogix’ headquarters in Blue Bell, PA, Francis will oversea all finance and accounting functions related to the company’s domestic and international business operations.
“This position was created due to the increasing demands placed on the finance and accounting functions resulting from our rapid growth and our expansion of services on a global…
Inter Airport India 2008: DFS presents its solutions in India
The German air navigation service provider DFS will, for the first time, present its consulting services, training and own proven solutions in India at the Inter Airport exhibition from 11 to 13 September. At the German pavilion (hall 12, stand A 101), DFS will place a special focus on its multi-radar and air situation data processing and display system Phoenix. The system is now implemented at more than 17 international…
FAMOUS PACIFIC SHIPPING BECOMES A MEMBER OF MAJOR HOUSEHOLD REMOVALS AND PERSONA …
Less than year after it was established, PT. FPS Movers, an affiliate of the Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group (www.fps-group.net) has been accepted as a member of the Household Goods Forwarders Association of America, Inc (HHGFAA).
Commenting on the development, Iskandar Zulkarnain, Chairman of PT. FPS Indonesia said: “We launched this subsidiary in Indonesia barely a year ago as a business dedicated to household removal and personal relocation services.…
First type approval for LRIT (LongRangeIdentificationTracking)
The units of the SatPro Int. Ltd & Co KG now received the first type approval ever issued by the Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for the LRIT system mandatory for commercial shipping from 2009 on. The german Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) already granted an acknowledgement of conformance some months ago.
As there are currently no further requests for type approvals for LRIT with the GL, the LRIT units of the…
Sale LPG / NH3 carrier “CARLI BAY”
EXMAR is pleased to announce that it has sold its 25,000 cubic metres fully refrigerated LPG/NH3 vessel CARLI BAY (built MHI 1998) to ABG Sundal Collier. The vessel will be delivered to the new Owners during the middle of October following drydock in Europe.
The net sale price amounts to USD 49.5 million.
EXMAR will realise a capital gain of about USD 20 million and generate a cash surplus of USD…
Exmar half year results on 30th June 2008
The board of directors of EXMAR NV has drawn up the accounts for the period ending 30th June 2008. This press release also refers to the one distributed on 30 July 2008 (provisional results)
OUTLOOK SECOND SEMESTER
LPG
The 3rd Quarter started on a firm tone for the VLGC fleet due to continued tight vessel availability but caution remains on the general outlook in the light of 14 newbuildings being delivered prior year-end…
Interim dividend and final half year results
During its meeting of 28 August 2008, Euronav’s board of directors approved the final
consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2008. This press release refers
also to the one distributed on 22 July 2008.
The half year report including, a full version of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the sixth months ended 30 June 2008, prepared in accordance with IAS 34 and including the joint statutory auditor’s review…
CTI - Focus Transmission Technology: Concepts, Costs, Markets
7th International CTI Symposium "Innovative Automotive Transmissions" from 1st to 5th December 2008 at the Maritim Hotel Berlin, Germany
Frankfurt/Berlin, August 2008. Modern automotive transmissions can contribute to reducing the fuel consumption and to making mobility safe and efficient (motornews.at, 4th August 2008). "More significant progress, which can be measured and noticed by the customer, was achieved in the field of automotive transmissions in the past ten years than in…
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Exatec** Team Opens Window to New World of Light Weig …
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Exatec** Team Opens Window to New World of Light Weight Auto Glazing with Unique Injection-Compression Molding Simulation
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – August 27, 2008 — With the latest advances in design and aerodynamics and the increasing use of lightweight materials for improved fuel efficiency, the use of transparent polycarbonate (PC) window surfaces is expected to increase in the years to come. In response to this…
IQgistics Attends the 2008 GATS (Great American Trucking Show) in Dallas, Texas
IQgistics, leader in providing real time GPS fleet management will be in attendance of the 2008 GATA (Great American Trucking Show) in Dallas, Texas. IQgistics is a proud member and active contributor for the TruckPAC, a PAC group focused on the trucking and transportation industry. With rising fuel costs, IQgistics helps numerous companies save fuel costs and drive productivity through its state-of-the art GPS and intelligent GPS fleet…
Global MainFrame launches Dynamic Provisioning Engine
Toronto – David Young, VP Infrastructure Services of leading SaaS solutions provider Global MainFrame, announced today the company has successfully tested and launched its proprietary Dynamic Provisioning Engine, which now forms the robust back-end of the Energy Resource Manager platform. “We are continuing to set the pace for the Oil and Gas sector,” Young says. “DPE is a fully integrated and secured service, which complements our Microsoft partnership,…
DAVIES TURNER AIR CARGO MAINTAINS STATUS AS LEADING UK INDEPENDENT
In the latest IATA/CASS league table for 2007, Davies Turner Air Cargo has maintained its position as the UK’s highest placed privately owned independent freight forwarder.
The company’s chairman, Peter Castree attributes this to a number of factors.
Key is the company’s ongoing improvement of its global agency network working with carefully selected partners committed to providing optimum local coverage, facilities, quality systems, knowledge and experience world wide.
Furthermore,…
Total Logistics Solutions partners with The Greenspan Co./ Adjusters Internation …
Burbank, CA - August 18, 2008 -- Total Logistics Solutions, a leading Supply Chain organization and the developers of the “CYA Home Inventory Software and Services” Program, announces it has partnered with The Greenspan Company /AI to offer services that can assist homeowners with mitigating loses during the insurance claims process after large scale disasters.
Customers of both companies will benefit by being able to combine the…
Global MainFrame announces reseller agreement with Security Stores
Toronto – Mark Paterson, VP Client Services for leading SaaS solutions provider Global MainFrame, today announced a critical strategic alliance with Security Stores, a prominent reseller of GPS-enabled tracking solutions in Canada. “We have developed a great working relationship with Security Stores over the years and have helped to build a solid client base through world-class customer service and training,” Paterson explains. “We are extremely excited about this relationship.”
Under…
MOST Cooperation At Convergence Booth 913
MOST Cooperation presents MOST50 and MOST150 for implementation in tomorrow's car models
Karlsruhe (Germany) 20th August 2008 – The MOST Cooperation – the organization through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized – will be exhibiting at the Society of Automotive Engineering's (SAE) Convergence show in Detroit, Michigan, USA. MOST50 and MOST150 demonstrations will be shown at booth 913 on October 20 to 22, 2008,…
Freight forwarder achieves rapid ROI
eseg integrated video security and Ubisense precise real-time location provide improved quality of service to Bursped, a leading German logistics operator in the CargoLine network
Hamburg and Cambridge – August 20th 2008 In November 2007 logistics services provider Bursped Speditions GmbH, a long-established Hamburg company and one of Germany's most respected freight forwarding companies, installed an efficient monitoring solution to cover its 13,500 m2 distribution centre. The facility handles…
BIFA WELCOMES BAA BREAK-UP
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the initial findings of today’s report by the Competition Commission (CC), which calls for BAA to sell two of its three London airports and another in Scotland.
Commenting on the report, BIFA Director General Peter Quantrill said: “BAA has played an important role in the development of airport infrastructure in the UK but times have changed and it is no longer viable…
RFID Ex-pert TECTUS announces ATEX Certification for passive UHF RFID Transponde …
Moers, 15.08.2008 Many customers from nearly all parts and countries worldwide, who need passive UHF transponders (RFID TAGs) for the use in explosion-prone areas induced the RFID Ex-perts from TECTUS to expand their product portfolio by adding ATEX certified UHF transponders.
„Mainly customers from the Chemical, Food- and Petrochemical- industry are interested in ATEX certified UHF RFID TAGs, because the possibility to increase industrial safety and to get huge…
New Multifrequency HF/LF Industrial Handheld computer for successful RFID Projec …
Moers, 13.08.2008 The RFID expert company TECTUS expands their RFID handheld reader portfolio and reacts with it on many customer requests for a Multifrequency RFID Handheld computer.
Nearly all employees of industrial enterprises use daily RFID based staff badges for access entry, time attendance and payment in the canteen. The staff badges in cheque card format carry most times HF (13,56 MHz) technology according to ISO-Standard 14443…
DSV Announces Changes to Supervisory and Executive Boards
London, 4 August 2008- As stated in stock exchange announcement No. 297 of 30 April 2008, the Annual General Meeting of the Company had elected Kurt K. Larsen member of the Supervisory Board with effect from 1 August 2008, and Palle Flackeberg, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, had announced that he would resign from the Supervisory Board when Mr Larsen enters the Board.
The new Supervisory Board has appointed Mr…
Provisional results first semester 2008
The Executive Committee of EXMAR today reported its preliminary and unaudited results of the second quarter and the first semester 2008. The key figures are:
During the first six months of the current year, an operational result (EBIT) of USD 31.4 million was recorded (compared to USD 32.9 million for the first six months of 2007). The company had a net result after taxation of USD -3.9 million (USD 16.9 million…
Logistics World 2008 - The Largest Logistics Event in East China with Internatio …
Nanjing, the provincial capital of Jiangsu Province, serves as a key transportation hub of the East China region, and it is also one of the most important manufacturing bases for different industries in China. The city’s manufacturing capacity of electronic and chemical industries both ranked second among China’s cities, while the production scale of automobile ranked third in China. The industrial economy in Nanjing region is well developed with a…
FAMOUS PACIFIC SHIPPING EXPANDS IN ZHONGSHAN
Fast-growing Asia Pacific-based NVOCC and freight services provider, Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) has established a new office in Zhongshan, a leading industrial city which hosts some of the world’s largest shoe factories.
“Famous Pacific Shipping has branch offices throughout China and has developed into a leading provider of international freight forwarding and NVOCC services. The increase in demand for our services has meant that we have had to open this…
DAVIES TURNER HELPS TEHRAN BOOK FAIR COME OF AGE
Every year for the last 21 years that the Tehran International Book Fair has been held, Davies Turner has handled the delivery of books and publications to the event on behalf of many British and international publishing companies.
This year, the UK and Ireland’s leading independent freight services provider, had reasons of its own to celebrate the 21 years’ association – it carried its best-ever total by road to the…
