Monday, 14 February 2011

IFW E-Bulletin: Traffic hold-up at DP World's new transhipment terminal in India; Call for global regulations on packing containers

Latest News Monday 14th February

Traffic hold-up at DP World's new transhipment terminal

Indian court delays transfer of business from state facility after dockers down tools in protest


ITF calls for rules on packing containers

Global regulations could prevent deaths from badly packed, overweight and mis-declared boxes

Shippers should be more hands-on when using air freight

ESC claims simply outsourcing services can be 'unwise'

More work to do on e-commerce

IFW readers confirm forwarders' suspicions over sharing data online

Scotline buys Medway terminal

Shortsea operator takes over forest products facility

Exports drive revival in Dublin throughput

Port optimistic after traffic increases in 2010, despite sluggish economy

Schenker builds new logistics hub for BMW parts

Around 600 jobs to be created at Leipzig facility

Danish warship captures pirate mothership

Hostages freed as 16 suspect pirates are arrested

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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

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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

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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

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