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2008-05-17T17:48:06+01:00text/html2007-09-13T12:37:20+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizSphinx Egypt sits well within Worldwide Project Consortium
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The Worldwide Project Consortium has welcomed Sphinx Egypt Ltd. Co to its specialist global logistics network.WWPC General Manager, Kevin Stephens, based in Queensland, Australia, said today (December 11, 2006) Sphinx Egypt, with offices in Cairo and Alexandria, had more than...text/html2007-09-13T12:34:12+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizRailinc Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Examination
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Third-Party Assurances Help Customers Meet Sarbanes-Oxley and Other Regulatory RequirementsFor the third consecutive year Railinc successfully completed a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type II examination. More stringent than a Type I examination, the Type II exam includes detailed...text/html2006-09-06T14:46:35+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizFedEx Completes Acquisition of Watkins Motor Lines
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Addition of Long-Haul Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Units Expands Heavyweight Service Portfolio for Customers FedEx completes acquisition of the LTL operations of Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates creating FedEx National LTL and FedEx Freight Canada. FedEx Corp. announced it has...text/html2006-09-06T14:44:08+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizDHL wins contract worth GBP 1.6 billion revenue over 10 years with the UK Government's Department of
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DHL operates support organization for healthcare - NHS Supply Chain GBP 1 billion/Euro 1.4 billion savings targeted to the NHS over 10 years Around 1,000 new jobs to be created DHL Logistics has won a 10-year deal totaling GBP 1.6...text/html2006-09-06T14:42:39+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizTesco Direct select TNT Logistics for Home Delivery
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TNT Logistics UK has been awarded a five-year contract to operate two man home delivery services for the newly-launched Tesco Direct. The nationwide service will utilise dedicated Tesco Direct vehicles as well as TNT Logistics’ multi-user TNT Home fleet, which...text/html2006-09-06T14:41:10+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizInnovation Boosts Ryder to Top 100 on InformationWeek 500 List
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Ryder System, Inc. announced it has been ranked in the Top 100 on the 2006 InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the leading business users of information technology. Ryder's exact rank will be revealed at a gala awards ceremony held...text/html2006-09-06T14:39:30+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizTNT acquires Speedage to build leading position in domestic express market India
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TNT N.V. announced the acquisition of ARC India Limited which operates under the trade name Speedage Express Cargo Services, one of the leading road express companies in India.This acquisition is a key component of TNT's Focus on Networks strategy...text/html2006-09-06T14:37:29+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizGeodis: 2006 half-year results
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• Geodis group operating profit increased by nearly 20%, reaching €53.1 million• Net debt was reduced by €67.5 million relative to that of 30 June 2005The Board of Directors of Geodis held a meeting on 29 August 2006 chaired by...text/html2006-09-06T14:35:46+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizTNT Freight Management Wins Global Prestigious Assignment by Electrolux
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TNT Freight Management has secured a large-scale global contract with Electrolux Global Logistics. Having had a cooperation within the Nordic countries, TNT will now handle all air-freight for Electrolux, from Asia to Europe, within Asia and from Europe to the...text/html2006-08-30T15:10:17+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizBoeing Confirms Air Sahara Order for 10 737-800s
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The Boeing Company confirmed a previously unidentified Air Sahara order for 10 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. Air Sahara placed the order in the first quarter of 2006 and was listed in the unidentified category on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries web site....text/html2006-08-30T15:01:05+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizProLogis European Properties Plans to Float on Euronext Amsterdam
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ProLogis announced that ProLogis European Properties (PEPR), a real estate investment fund that owns a portfolio of distribution facilities in Europe and is externally managed by a subsidiary of ProLogis, is planning an Initial Public Offering of ordinary units by...text/html2006-08-30T14:59:06+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizTNT confirms position on net proceeds at completion from sale of logistics activities
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In reaction to press coverage, TNT confirms the expected net proceeds of the announced sale of its logistics activities to lie between € 1.2 billion and € 1.3 billion at completion. A further description on the basis of what has...text/html2006-08-30T14:57:47+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizNYK opens Scandinavian Distribution Centre
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NYK Logistics (Scandinavia) has just moved to a new centrally located purpose built 27,000m² Scandinavian Distribution Centre (SDC) in Gothenburg. This new warehouse brings together NYK's logistics activities in one 260,000m³ facility which incorporates high bay racks as well as...text/html2006-08-30T14:56:36+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizFedEx Express and ALPA Announce Tentative Labor Agreement; Four-Year Contract Requires Ratification
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FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX), and the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l. (ALPA), the collective bargaining representative for FedEx Express pilots, jointly announced that they reached a tentative agreement (TA) on a new labor contract on Saturday...text/html2006-08-30T14:54:28+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizDHL Breaks Ground on New Chicago Area Service Centre
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DHL, announced it has broken ground on a new, modernized service center operation just two blocks south of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL. DHL will invest $7 million in the new 78,960-sq.-ft facility, which will serve DHL's local...text/html2006-08-30T14:50:39+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizSHIs order break the US$10 bn
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Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) concluded a contract with Hanjin Shipping to build five 10,000 TEU container ships on August 24. The order allowed the shipbuilder to receive an accumulated amount of US$10 billion worth of orders so far this year....text/html2006-08-30T14:48:24+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizKuehne + Nagel: Textile logistics for fashion retailer Schild
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For the next five years, Kuehne + Nagel will manage the entire supply chain of one of Switzerland’s leading fashion retailers, Schild. Services encompass collection of high quality ladies’ and men’s clothing from suppliers in Asia and Europe, garment finishing...text/html2006-08-30T14:45:55+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizDHL Global Forwarding opens US $3 million Logistics Facility at Cengkareng
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State-of-the-art facility provides customers with competitive time-to-market advantage. DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight arm of DHL, today reaffirmed its long-term commitment in Indonesia with the opening of a US $3 million state-of-the-art facility at Soewarna Business Park...text/html2006-08-30T14:39:20+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizMenlo Worldwide Wins Contract from Siemens Ltd. Communications
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3PL launches new operation in Sydney to provide global telecommunications firm with warehousing, product configuration and direct fulfillment for the South Pacific market. Menlo Worldwide (NYSE:CNW) announced a contract with Siemens Ltd.’s Communications Group, a global manufacturer of telecommunications...text/html2006-08-30T14:37:26+01:00http://www.shippingline.bizBoeing Names Nagpur as Site of MRO Facility in India
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The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] named Nagpur city, located in the State of Maharashtra in central India, as the location for its planned regional maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. We believe that Nagpur will be an excellent location for...