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KEYS TO FREIGHT EFFICIENCY
Australia's peak logistics body has identified 24 key projects and measures it says are vital to ensure freight efficiency and economic growth. more... >>Australian Logistics Council AMERICAN SHIPPER Hamburg Terminal Meets Certification Standard American Shipper Journalist Eric Kulisch reports on the awarding of the first CTQI certificate to CTA Terminal in Hamburg. more... >>American Shipper Article PORT FOCUS The Biggest EU Port in the Baltic Port of Tallinn is the biggest EU port in the Baltic Sea and also the biggest port authority in Estonia. With its location on the south coast of the Finnish Gulf in the Baltic Sea, Port of Tallinn is perfectly placed as a gateway for Russia, the Baltics, Byelorussia, Ukraine and Central Asia and also for trans-shipments in the Baltic Sea region. Andres Tolli Port of Talinn Reports. more... >>Baltic Ports Organisation CTQI: Globalizing Comparability As containerships get bigger and more efficient,port logistics have a hard time keeping up.For both ships and ports, speed, safety and cost efficiency are key issues. A global quality standard is needed to provide a basis for comparative assessment of container ports – and to help them shed their negative image of being the weakest link in the logistics chain. more... CASE STUDY Toyota Tries Flexible Global Strategy Workers at Toyota's training center inside its Motomachi assembly complex here use golf balls to limber up their fingers before they learn new tasks on the factory floor. more... CASE STUDY: GLOBAL SOURCING As Sales for US firms like GE go Abroad so do Managers As soon as Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric's chairman, became chief executive in 2001, his foreign-based managers began pressing him to move some major operations overseas. more... CARGO SECURITY Home Depot & Other BCO's Seek to Delay 100% Scanning Atlanta-based Home Depot and fellow "big box" chain stores have targeted donations to key lawmakers and stepped up lobbying efforts amid industry resistance to a law mandating 100 percent security scanning for imported cargo. more... |
CONGRESSIONAL GROUP WANTS MORE FOREIGN CARGO SCREENING
The Transportation Security Administration is making progress toward screening all cargo on passenger flights, but needs to do a better job of screening cargo that originates overseas, a congressional report says. more... CHINA'S TRADE SURPLUS SLACKENS China's trade surplus decreased slightly last month from a year ago amid declines in international trade growth triggered by the global economic slowdown. more... PORT OF SEATTLE ACQUIRES BNSF LINE FOR LOCAL FREIGHT SERVICE The Port of Seattle recently signed an agreement with BNSF Railway Co. to acquire a 42-mile rail corridor in King and Snohomish counties for $107 million. more... WTO CHIEF BELIEVES TRADE DEAL POSSIBLE IN 2008 It is still possible to reach a deal on long-delayed world trade negotiations before the end of the year, the head of the World Trade Organisation has said. more... LAN SEEKS TO ESTABLISH CARGO AIRLINE IN COLUMBIA LAN Cargo has presented a formal proposal to Colombian aviation authorities to launch a new cargo airline in that country. more... AIR CANADA LOSS GROWS ON CARGO PROBE CHARGE Air Canada has reported a deep first-quarter loss, partly due to a $125-million charge to cover a cargo price-fixing investigation. more... ARCAPITA ACQUIRES LOGISTICS FIRM Bahrain-based Arcapita Bank has completed the acquisition of Pinnacle Real Estate, a leading developer and operator of logistics warehouses in Central and Eastern Europe. more... TESCO TO INVEST $100 MILLION IN KOREA LOGISTICS CENTER British retailer Tesco is to invest $100 million to set up a logistics centre in South Korea, the country's economy ministry has said. more... NEW ZEALAND BUYS BACK RAIL & FERRY SERVICES The New Zealand government has announced it's buying back that nation's rail and ferry services, 15 years after they were privatised. more... ASIAN DEMAND BRINGS OCEAN FREIGHT RATES TO YEAR HIGH Sea freight costs to ferry raw materials have hit a high for the year on strong Asian demand, shrugging off record oil prices and wider economic woes in the West. more... CHINESE LOGISTICS COSTS SET TO RISE A survey taken at this year's Automotive Logistics China conference of some of the world's leading automotive manufacturers, suppliers and logistics providers has revealed that 85 per cent of delegates expect the real price of logistics in the region to rise over the next five years. more... |
