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Latest News Tuesday 27th September US must act as ports lose business to international rivals More imports from Asia being routed via Canada or Mexico to avoid paying Harbor Maintenance Tax   New attack on 'misguided' EU emissions trading scheme IATA claims air cargo industry is already committed to greener skies Forwarders in price-fixing case agree $29 million settlement Three of 63 defendants in US class action offer to pay up Relief at S�te as search for new customer bears fruit Threat to French perishables terminal lifted as new service is launched Freelance truckers can collect cargo at Los Angeles Port requirement that drivers must be employed is illegal, rule appeal court judges UIA flying high Ukraine flag-carrier sees air cargo volumes boom July freight volumes up in South Africa Revenue breaks $1 billion barrier New UK logistics training centre College will focus on all aspects of the supply chain Social networking with IFW Use IFW's award-winning Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter networks to get the news and make the news Monica Chaves & Valdecia Pires GAC adds to its Latin American team Patricia Fitzgerald & Chris Hellow Promotion for two key Troy executives Henrik Jensen New Country Manager at Maersk Have you got news for us? If you have a story that impacts on the freighting industry, we would like to hear from you. We Have Mail Busy fools?   Opinion Issues facing the supply chain Brad Brennan discusses a report published this week by PriceWaterhouseCoopers which highlights the issues facing supply chains in the future. Achieving a truly green supply chain Latest Jobs Job of the Week Development Manager - Forestry & Paper Products Advertising Sales executive Salary: Great OTE and award-winning benefits package Informa's Cargo titles For all the latest job listings and people news View all jobs Latest Classifieds Totally Logistics North 28th to 29th September 2011 For all your announcement opportunities and events View all classifieds Interviews Lorry Rail aims to get back in the black Strong turnover growth at the intermodal operator, majority-owned by France's SNCF Geodis, sees the company targeting break-even next year, having been in the red since it was launched in 2007, Financial Director Olivier Storch tells IFW A day in the life: Susanne Oud The Operations Director at Bellville Rodair Group enjoys working for a firm with the ability to make decisions and act quickly, has a busy day with long hours and a husband who doesn't complain Features Friday Focus: Everyone is talking about The Cloud The beauty of a Cloud-based solution is it ties users to other essential services such as customs, carrier portals, insurance companies, and financial institutions. Participating means not having to build these connections yourself, writes Bryn Heimbeck Bigger ships mean bigger cranes As the global container fleet continues to expand in both vessel size and capacity and port facilities are updated, the need for specialised equipment and expertise will become of paramount importance, experts predict Friday Focus: The drive towards intelligent IT Ritu Rooney looks at developments and trends in freight software In IT to win it When the Rugby World Cup tournament ends, the team that wins will no doubt be the one that was prepared, efficient and worked together as a unit better than the rest. The same principle of success can be applied to almost anything, including how we transform our IT systems into winning machines, says Simon Clark People New UK logistics training centre Monica Chaves & Valdecia Pires

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