Eni Norge has awarded a 4-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel to provide integrated transport, forwarding and customs clearance services. Eni Norge is part of the Italian integrated energy company Eni and operates in oil and gas exploration and production. The new agreement encompasses the provision of logistics services to Eni Norge for the development,…
RichLand Logistics Services has been awarded a new two-year contract, valued at approximately S$3 million, to provide supply chain services to 7-Eleven in Singapore. The contract is one of the largest drop-delivery contracts in Singapore based on the number of delivery points involved on a daily and monthly basis. Under the contract, RichLand coordinates outbound…
DB Schenker Logistics is setting up a new logistics centre in Leipzig to supply components to automobile plants in China and South Africa. According to Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch, member of DB Mobility Logistics‘ management board for Transportation & Logistics, this is one of the largest logistics projects the company has ever acquired. The facility in…
DHL Supply Chain is deploying four new double-deck trailers in its fleet for Mothercare, delivering significant carbon and cost savings for the customer. A first in the industry, the new Don-Bur Double Deck trailers can carry up to 44 pallets, compared with a standard 13.5 metre trailer, equating to a 69% increase in space. Following a six-week trial, DHL was…
syncreon, a global provider of integrated logistics services and customised supply chain solutions, has acquired 100% of Compuspar for an undisclosed transaction price. Barcelona, Spain-based Compuspar is a supply chain services company providing repair, warranty and reverse logistics solutions to the hi-tech industry. The transaction provides syncreon with eighteen additional facilities and a strengthened global…
Jacobson Companies has entered into a strategic partnership with Rhenus Logistics, giving Jacobson access to an extensive logistics network into European countries with one partner. Jacobson’s International Logistics division will provide regular air and ocean services to Central and Eastern Europe on a scheduled and expedited basis. Rhenus operates one of the largest LTL road…
Bridgestone has renewed its contract with DHL Supply Chain in Jönköping, Sweden until 2013. The assignment includes warehousing and a number of value-added services such as assembling and studding of tyres. DHL Supply Chain in Jönköping has handled Bridgestone Europe’s warehouse operations for the Swedish market since 1997. At its logistics centre Ädelmetallen in Jönköping, DHL manages the warehousing of tyres…
According to a recent survey, freight forwarders need to see realisable and significant value added to the airport-to-airport portion of the air cargo supply chain before making a commitment to e-commerce such as the IATA-led e-freight program. The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) conducted the global…
UPS has announced an 8.4% increase in global revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010, with a 40% increase in adjusted operating profit. Global revenue grew 8.4% to $13.42 billion, generating $1.8 billion in adjusted operating profit, a 40% increase. During the full year 2010, the company delivered 3.9 billion packages, an average of 15.6…
Weiss Röhlig Taiwan wins Comtrend business for Eastern Europe; Norbert Dentressangle secures a new distribution contract with Stokvis Tapes; Mattel renews Wincanton’s logistics contract for another six years; Lloyd Fraser wins a five-year Milk Link contract. Weiss Rohlig has secured new business with Comtrend to manage air- and sea freight exports from Taiwan to Romania,…
AP Moller-Maersk’s logistics unit, Damco, has formed a joint venture with General Holding Corporation (GHC) to provide logistics and forwarding services to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The goal of the new JV – Damco Abu Dhabi – is to create innovative solutions for industrial and FMCG businesses in the region to reduce customers‘ costs…
JF Hillebrand has been awarded a new three-year contract to manage all wine imports for Waitrose. The new contract builds on a pre-existing relationship the two companies have successfully maintained and developed for more than ten years. JF Hillebrand is now the strategic solus partner for Waitrose and will provide full supply chain management solutions…
FedEx SupplyChain has announced significant enhancements to its Critical Inventory Logistics service, including global real-time inventory, order and shipment status visibility. FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics customers around the globe can now track their inventory levels, order and shipment status in real time, irrespective of where the order was placed or where it will be delivered….
JHCI Holdings, parent of the Jacobson Companies, has acquired Chimerica Global Logistics (CGL), a logistics services company headquartered in Hong Kong with subsidiary operations in the People’s Republic of China. The acquisition is another step in the expansion of Jacobson’s international logistics capabilities. Earlier this month, Jacobson announced the formation of its new international operations…
The first few weeks of 2011 have seen a dramatic upsurge of business for Palletline’s new European service. The new Palletline Europe service links every corner of the Eurozone, with Palletline now able to provide quality services to thirty countries, adding significant value to any supply chain. Alongside popular destinations including France, Spain, Germany and…
DHL Supply Chain’s contract manufacturing operation at its Life Sciences & Healthcare Campus in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, has successfully undertaken two Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) audits, one with the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the second with the Brazilian FDA ANVISA. According to Arjen Hellinga, business development manager at DHL Supply Chain in The Netherlands, this approval is unique for a…
e-Commerce Group, Alibaba, plans to build a network of warehouses across China and hopes to mobilise other partners to join in this effort to create an integrated logistics platform that will help elevate the quality of service to Chinese consumers and allow merchants to meet rapidly growing domestic consumption needs. In the medium-term, Alibaba and…
The Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Strategy Report 2011 reveals the findings of the latest survey from supply chain business intelligence provider, eyefortransport. The report heralds the movement of the supply chain into the boardroom as companies discover the increased importance of supply chain management in overall financial success in the new, post-recession economy. Survey…
PepsiCo has awarded a ten-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel for its Dutch warehousing and distribution activities. PepsiCo’s decision to outsource its warehousing, freight management and distribution operations in the Netherlands will help the company to achieve three main goals: Improve customer service by responding even quicker to changing market demands Reduce supply chain costs…
CR England awards Alanco a $750,000 contract for StarTrak’s ReeferTrak monitoring service; Paramount Export Company appoints Damco as its reefer logistics service provider; Adelaide Convention Centre appoints Agility as its preferred logistics partner. Alanco Technologies‘ subsidiary, StarTrak Systems, has been awarded a five-year contract by CR England to expand deployment of ReeferTrak RT6000 monitoring equipment…
Weber Distribution changed its name to Weber Logistics in mid-December 2010. Over the last ten years, Weber has evolved into a nationwide provider of logistics solutions and currently offers 5.2 million sq.ft of warehousing space. Weber’s expertise includes non-asset based freight management, temperature controlled asset-based LTL and TL services, dedicated and shared warehousing, distribution, cross-docking/pool…
Four Soft (4S) has signed new contracts with Jacobson Companies and Dooley Rumble Group. Four Soft will implement its multimodal transport management system (4S eTrans), order management system (4S Visilog), global customs solution (4S eCustoms) and its business intelligence tool (4S Infotips) across Jacobson locations around the world. Jacobson operates more than 35 million square…
Damco now offers specialised cross-docking services for bananas in the free trade zone of Zona Pacifico in Guayaquil, the main commercial port of Ecuador. Featuring a cross-dock facility that is the first of its kind in Ecuador, both the exporters and the banana industry will benefit from this service, as banana boxes will be stuffed…
Henkel has awarded a two-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel to manage the Shanghai warehousing operation for Henkel’s adhesives business. Henkel Adhesive Technologies decided to consolidate its warehousing activities in Shanghai to align its supply chain and improve distribution. Kuehne + Nagel merges various existing facilities into one shared distribution centre in Shanghai’s Putuo District….
Last week, the US Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano met with leaders from global shipping companies and reiterated the US government’s commitment to strengthening air cargo screening and security efforts while facilitating the flow of commerce following the disrupted attempt by terrorists to conceal and ship explosive devices onboard aircraft bound for…
Aramex has announced a series of strategic acquisitions and partnerships in Turkey, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Aramex has increased its shareholding of Aramex Turkey to 100%, positioning Aramex as a fully committed logistics and supply chain provider in Turkey and enabling greater of flexibility to expand its presence and invest further in the world’s sixteenth…
FedEx Freight Canada has reduced transit times in more than 500 lanes connecting Toronto and Montreal to dozens of cities and regions in the US. These service enhancements will enable cross-border LTL shippers to achieve supply chain improvements. Specific north- and southbound cross-border transit time reductions include: Three-day service improved to two-day service between Atlanta…
Ryder System has signed an agreement to acquire Holland, Michigan-based Total Logistic Control (TLC), an independently operated wholly owned subsidiary of SuperValu. TLC provides comprehensive supply chain solutions to food & beverage and consumer packaged goods manufacturers with significant supply chains in the US. Subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals, the acquisition is expected…
At the recent European Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum in Brussels, more than eighty industry leaders debated the key DOs and DON’Ts for this growing role. Organised by eyefortransport on November 24th – 25th, the forum was run alongside the 8th 3PL Summit, attended by 300 decision makers from manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and transport…
At the recent eyefortransport European 3PL Summit, one of the most contentious issues to be debated was the thorny subject of ‘innovation‘. Transport Intelligence’s chief executive John Manners-Bell gives his view: Innovation, or to be more precise – the alleged lack of it demonstrated by logistics providers – is a perennial hot potato, with the…
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