LLX Logistica, a private Brazilian company responsible for building the Açu Superport, the largest port infrastructure investment in Latin America, has signed a land lease agreement with InterMoor do Brasil Serviços Offshore de Instalação Ltda. (InterMoor do Brasil), part of the Acteon Group. The agreement concerns the leasing of a total area of 52,302 sq…
IDC Energy Insights‘ latest annual survey of Western European utilities reveals the top 3 line-of-business solutions in which utilities are planning to invest in the next 12 months. The survey found that 55% of respondents plan to invest in customer care solutions, followed by 54% in asset management, and over 50% in network automation and…
Martin Harris OBE, UK Ambassador to Romania, officially opened Tibbett Logistics‘ second intermodal (road-rail) terminal in Bucharest this week, following a 6.4 million euro investment in the development. Tibbett Logistics is part of the fast-growing UK-based Keswick Enterprises group. The opening ceremony at Europolis Park was attended by some 200 guests from multinational manufacturers, retailers,…
Intermodal service concepts of the Romanian contract logistics specialist Tibbett Logistics about to be expanded significantly: Tibbett Logistics is about to implement its plans to expand its national and international rail logistics activities in Romania. On 8 December the private contract logistics company of the Keswick Enterprises group opened a second intermodal (road-rail) terminal in…
Winter service of MA 48 is equipped for extreme winters thanks to a new salt warehouse at the Port of Vienna: The newly constructed salt warehouse at the Port of Vienna was inaugurated on 5 December. At the ceremony Vienna’s Environment Councillor Ulli Sima, Wien Holding Manager Peter Hanke, the head of MA 48, Josef…
New bulk warehouse of Montan Spedition in Fürnitz to reach its full capacity utilisation shortly: The Montan Spedition completed its location in Fürnitz with a covered bulk warehouse. With a total investment at the amount of EUR 1 million (including conveyor system and fork lifts) the forwarding company established a facility divided in 14 storage…
Euro Gate Terminal Ploiesti provides new options in unaccompanied combined transport from/to Romania: These days a new era begins for unaccompanied combined traffic with Romania. Last week the first segment of the new terminal for road/rail throughput was opened in Ploiesti. The facility built by the Belgian Alinso Group with a total investment at the…
The Port of Le Havre has announced it will open its new container terminal in early 2012. Located in the west of Port 2000, the new TNMSC terminal will extend along 1,400 m of quay. The 1,400 m quay, developed by France’s Perrigault group, has required an investment of €160m. The terminal will be used…
FESCO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a US$100m loan agreement to support FESCO’s infrastructure investments. The new seven-year loan facility is provided by the EBRD to finance FESCO’s strategic investment programme which is aimed at further boosting the Group’s infrastructure and container logistics capacity. The company plans to use…
DATAKEY® TIM unterstützt Unternehmen, den gesetzlichen Forderungen nachzukommen und ein vollständiges, richtiges und genaues Anlagenverzeichnis zu führen: DATAKEY® TIM – Anlagenmanagement – erhöht die Flexibilität Ihrer Arbeiten bei der Inventarisierung und Kontrolle Ihrer Anlagen und Ihres Inventars, spart Ihnen Zeit und erhöht die Genauigkeit. Die anwendungsoptimierten Bildschirmmasken am mobilen Datenfunkterminal (PDA, Handterminal) führen und informieren…
1,500 brand-new transport units for the container fleet of Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR): Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) begins implementing a multi million US dollar investment to expand and modernise its container fleet. On 29 November they gave the starting signal for adding 1,500 brand-new 40’ pallet wide high cube containers.This investment sees the OPDR container fleet grow…
Urban Outfitters gehört zu den weltweit führenden Lifestyle-Einzelhandelsketten und richtet sich mit ihren Angeboten direkt an den Endverbraucher. Der Konzern hat Vanderlande Industries den Auftrag erteilt, in seinem neuen Direct-to-Consumer-Fulfillment Center, das in Reno (Nevada) errichtet wird, ein automatisiertes Materialflusssystem zu integrieren. Das Projekt wird voraussichtlich in der zweiten Jahreshälfte von 2012 abgeschlossen sein. Urban…
Austrian companies and web professionals seeking up-to-date information on how today’s global search engines work and how it affects successful marketing both locally and worldwide—online and off-line, can now find one or more classes matched to their skillset being offered in Austria by associates of Global B2B Communications. Classes range from ½ day to 5…
To help ease inflation and encourage foreign investment in its infrastructure, India’s government has passed a hotly debated bill allowing for the opening of its estimated $400bn retail industry. The measure will allow up to 51% foreign ownership in a multi-brand retail format and 100% ownership in a single-brand format. This marks a huge win…
The Port Authority of Antwerp has announced it is to construct a second lock on the Left Bank of the Port of Antwerp. The lock, set to be one of the world’s largest, is due to open in 2016 and will cost around €340m of which 50% will be financed by the European Investment Bank…
Air freight has suffered more badly than container shipping recently, with Asia-Pacific being badly hit and views on the direction of the market appear to be deteriorating. Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw volumes fall by 8.2% in October to 342,000 tonnes despite a respectable growth in passengers and aircraft movements. The fall in cargo…
MISC Berhad (MISC) has announced its decision to exit the container shipping sector via cessation of its liner business. "With eight distinct businesses, investment prioritisation and opportunity cost consideration are necessary as we allocate resources to support the growth of each business sector. Our focus in recent years has been on providing maritime and transportation…
Flextronics has announced that it has expanded its facility in Timisoara to include a dedicated medical operation. The company aims to improve its services for medical original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) globally. The expansion, which includes a newly refurbished production area and 1,300 sq m of class-eight clean room, increases existing manufacturing capabilities and allows Flextronics…
Emirates Airline operates the Dubai – Munich route and return from 25 November daily with Airbus A380: Emirates Airline is to operate the afternoon-flight from Munich to its hub in Dubai with Airbus A380 jets from 25 November 2011. The international airline of the United Arab Emirates is the first foreign airline to call Germany…
Jetzt können airberlin Passagiere auch auf Flügen mit dem Codeshare-Partner British Airways Avios sammeln. Avios ist die neue Währung von British Airways für Vielflieger. Außerdem können diese Meilen für Prämienflüge eingelöst werden. Kunden des British Airways Executive Club können auf Flügen Avios sammeln und einlösen, die sowohl von airberlin als auch von NIKI durchgeführt werden….
MAN Truck & Bus übernimmt das bisherige indische Gemeinschaftsunternehmen MAN Force Trucks Pvt. Ltd. Eine entsprechende Vereinbarung haben die beiden Joint Venture Partner, Force Motors Ltd. und MAN Truck & Bus AG, gestern unterzeichnet. Die Umsetzung der Vereinbarung soll vorbehaltlich der noch erforderlichen Zustimmungen bis Ende des Jahres erfolgen. Das Joint Venture wurde…
New distribution centre of Rudolph& Hellmann Automotive in Dubai started operation: Rudolph & Hellmann Automotive opened the new Ford Motor Company Parts Distribution Centre in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) a few days ago. Its aim is to centralise the supply of Ford replacement and service parts in the Middle East. The 29,500 m² logistics centre…
Intermec stellt heute den SG10T vor, einen einfachen, günstigen und verlässlichen mobilen Barcodeleser. Das Gerät wurde für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen entwickelt. Der SG10T bietet überdurchschnittliche Effizienz bei elegantem Design und idealem Formfaktor. Der Barcodeleser verwendet solide Imaging-Technologie um alle gängigen 1D-Barcodes mit Leichtigkeit zu lesen und ist damit ein ideales Einsteigerprodukt. Der SG10T verhilft…
Stolt-Nielsen Limited has announced the opening of its new petrochemical terminal in Tembusu on Jurong Island, Singapore. The terminal has commenced operations with three gas spheres, with plans for a total of 300,000 cbm of storage to be built over the next two-to-three years. Stolthaven Terminals‘ newest facility is strategically situated in the Jurong Island…
Prologis, Inc. has announced that PREVI (a pension fund for the employees of the Bank of Brazil and the largest pension fund in Latin America) has purchased a 90% interest in the Prologis CCP Cajamar Industrial Park (Cajamar). At completion, the Cajamar development is expected to comprise seven new Class-A logistics facilities with a total…
Der hungrige Drache ist auf der Suche nach Rohstoffen und wird nun zunehmend durch Brasilien gefüttert. Chinesische Konsum- und Industrieprodukte überfluten den Markt des südamerikanischen Landes. Dieser Flut will man, durch den Bau neuer Häfen und Infrastruktur, Herr werden. Der größte Eisenerzexporteur der Welt Vale entwickelt eigens eine neue Schiffsklasse, den Chinamax-Frachter. Es scheint so,…
Wer heute weiß, wie man Waren von A nach B bringt, zählt zur Transport-elite – das wird aber schon morgen zu wenig sein. Seit 115 Jahren gibt es in der LKW-Branche eine stabile Regel: LKW fahren mit fossilen Kraftstoffen. Spätestens im Jahre 2030 ist diese Regel passé. Das ist die Prognose von Daimler-Truck Chef Andreas…
XPO Logistics, Inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011. Total revenue was $47.4m, a 6.6% increase from the same period last year. Net income was $190,000 compared with net income of $1.7m for the same period in 2010. EBITDA was $775,000 for the third quarter, compared with $3.2m for the…
Royal Mail has announced it is gearing up for the busy Christmas period by investing an additional £15m in its operation to handle the festive mailbag of around 2bn items. Royal Mail is setting up nine dedicated packet hubs around the UK. The hubs will be used to sort a significant proportion of the packets…
Umsatz 9M 2011: EUR 138,8 Millionen entsprechen einer Steigerung um 6 Prozent gegenüber EUR 130,9 Millionen im Vergleichszeitraum 2010 / EBITDA 9M 2011: EUR 14,6 Millionen gegenüber EUR 15,7 Millionen in den ersten neun Monaten 2010, EBITDA Marge von 11 Prozen / Dr. Christian Fischer, CEO: “Wir haben unsere positive Geschäftsentwicklung im dritten Quartal 2011 fortgesetzt…
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