Wednesday, 16 February 2011

IFW E-Bulletin: A year of peaks and troughs on the transpacific; Navy seizes pirates and hijacked dhow

Latest News Wednesday 16th February

A year of peaks and troughs on the transpacific

Analyst predicts raft of new services could lead to overcapacity, but TSA pushes for rate rises


Royal Navy seizes pirates and hijacked dhow

Fishermen hostages freed and weapons confiscated, but pirates have to be released on home ground

Thinktank develops guide to greener supply chain

Template for best practice will be developed by those involved in maritime sector

Argentina accuses US of weapons smuggling

Diplomatic storm erupts after search of US military aircraft

$1.2bn turnaround for NOL

Shipping and logistics group back in the black

Haulage forum on fuel costs

Top players discuss ways to save as prices increase

Antwerp exports port know-how to India

Indian and European operators will co-operate on port developments

Cool new partnership in Austria

Dachser teams up with Brummer for cool chain

ICTSI takes over Portland terminal

25-year deal to operate deepwater facility

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WE HAVE MAIL
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OPINION
CRM in the supply chain -- leveraging technology to understand your customers

The economy we work in is global, and customer service expectations are continuing to rise. As businesses increasingly come to appreciate the value of customer service and customer knowledge, it would seem that a customer or client relationship management (CRM) system is a valuable tool, writes Susanna Patton

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INTERVIEWS
A Q&A with Andrew Herdman

The Director General of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines on US plans for 100% cargo screening, intra-Asia volumes and anticipated growth in global demand

Singapore has big plans

Rather than being one of many gateways to South-east Asia, Kelvin Wong, the Logistics Director of Singapore's Economic Development Board tells Damian Brett the island has ambitions to become the gateway to all Asia

FEATURES
Our story: NYK

Established in 1885 with a fleet of 58 steamships, Nippon Yusen Kaisha was Japan's largest shipping company from the very beginning of its history

Friday Focus -- Borders shouldn't be barriers to truckers

A harmonised standard of driver training across Europe is a laudable ambition, but it is clear that not all member states are on the same page. James Tillyer explains some of the challenges facing the introduction of a truly cross-border solution.

Our Story: Lufthansa Cargo

When Berlin's daily newspaper, Die Berliner Morgenpost, was shipped for the first time on 19 August, 1911, in a German aircraft, it would have been impossible for even the boldest optimist to foresee air cargo's success in the years to come

Friday Focus -- Supply chain trade-offs

Much of business is about making a trade-off: conducting a cost-benefit-risk analysis and deciding on the best, or 'least worst' option. Susanna Patton looks at some of the challenges this can bring and how some of these challenges can be mitigated

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