IFW E-Bulletin: Suicide bomb at Domodedovo Airport; South African truckers set to strike

Latest News Tuesday 25th January Suicide bomber strikes at Domodedovo Blast at Moscow airport kills 35 and injures more than 100 South African truckers set to strike Action could bring country's supply chain to a halt Airline confidence begins to waiver More capacity and competition plus rising fuel costs mean fewer carriers believe profitability will increase Jacobson buys CGL Acquisition of China logistics operator part of global expansion plan Traffic still increasing on North American railways Christmas boom continues into new year SkyWest faces $350,000 fine Airline breached US regulations, claims FAA Weather data tool a bonus for Maersk Line can save fuel by planning the optimum route and speed New trailers, new logo NYK Logistics takes on a new look Venue for IFW Awards 2011 announced 23 November gala night to be held at Planit Embankment Gardens in Central London Diederick de Vroet New Global Head of Ocean Freight at Damco Social networking with IFW Use Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter to get the news and make the news Have you got news for us? If you have a story that impacts on the freighting industry, we'd like to hear from you IFW MD aims for new heights Your help is needed as Fergus sets out to climb Mt Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Transaid WE HAVE MAIL Re: Commando action Willy Fiebig Re: Commando action Jim Nicoll Re: Piracy Daniel Reiss OPINION Securing supply chain risk through intelligent IT systems I've noticed a growing challenge developing in the industry with the expansion of global trade, new customs and compliance regulations and increasingly complex security procedures, writes Andrea Robinson Let's see a bit of creative thinking LATEST JOBS Job of the Week Commercial Director – Air Freight Division Location: Heathrow Salary - £75,000pa + car, bonus, pension, etc Ref: 4065 Freight Forwarding- Telesales Executive - Freight Our client a renowned freight forwarding company have a position for a telesales executive in their Heathrow freight forwarding office. Freight Forwarding - Freight Sales Executive - Freight Our client a well known freight forwarding company have a sales executive position available within their Heatrhrow office. For all the latest job listings and people news View all jobs LATEST CLASSIFIEDS Lendon Containers Ltd Lendon Containers Ltd specialise in marine containers Fundamentals of Transport Logistics IBC Global Academy Distance Learning RORO Shipping Conference 9th & 10th March 2011 For all your announcement opportunities and events View all classifieds INTERVIEWS A Q&A with David Spaven The Rail Freight Group's new Scottish Representative talks to IFW's Chief Reporter Damian Brett A Q&A with Ambrose Linn DHL Global Forwarding's head of road and multimodal freight for North Asia-Pacific tells Mike King intra-Asia and Asia-Europe overland volumes will continue to grow FEATURES How to determine the ROI of a transport management solution John Pym suggests a five-step plan that can justify investing in new technologies to improve your operations Market Watch: The hollow ring of rhetoric? The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index reports that rates are continuing to fall on the Chinese export routes to both Europe and North America, writes Richard Heath Simplifying global customs integrations Global customs integration needn't be a minefield, says Philippe Bentz A day in the life... Mark Talbot -- Personnel Development Professional PEOPLE Diederick de Vroet WCA

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