IFW E-Bulletin: First quarter 2011 the worst ever for piracy

Latest News Friday 15th April First quarter 2011 the worst ever for piracy IMB chief calls for action against motherships as violence increases Rising imports show US retailers in optimistic mood Ports handling more cargo as economy improves Exclusive: Overcapacity now threatens intra-Asia trades Booming volumes, but operators wary of larger vessels and rising fuel costs 2010 a better year for Ireland's ports and shipping But new report paints a gloomier picture for this year News In Brief TransContainer; Cathay Pacific; CMA CGM; Hanjin; Helsinki; DSV Air & Sea; DHL; Air Partner; Heathrow Cargo Handling; Bellville Rodair; Wincanton; UASC Services round-up Coscon/Hanjin/YangMing; Gefco UK; Qatar Airways; DHL; Evergreen/Coscon/PIL/Wan Hai; BG Freight Line Contracts round-up DHL/Vivian Westwood; GT Nexus/Medline Industries; Freightliner Heavy Hal/Quinn Glass; DHL/Bristol-Myers Squibb; Wincanton/Comet IFW TV: Gefco on the expansion trail Sales & Marketing Manager Karen Kinsella interviewed ECS increases its footprint in Vietnam Jade deal drives expansion by sales agent Milagros Caiña-Andree New Head of Human Resources at DB Schenker 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 Got a question about the freighting industry? Just ask Kat We Have Mail Re: Maersk ships Re: Carriers and cargo owners Re: Longer trailers   Opinion RSAS: the means for a safer railway Abbey Petkar considers rail freight security IT solutions for supply chain management expanding Latest Jobs Job of the Week Freight Sales Supervisor Location: Dover DAMCO DAMCO - join one of the world's leading providers of freight forwarding & supply chain management services. Ocean Export Clerk MB5962 Middlesex Salary Neg For all the latest job listings and people news View all jobs Latest Classifieds Fundamentals of Transport Logistics IBC Global Academy Distance Learning Lloyd's List Group Company Credit Reports & Ratings Middle East Liner Shipping Conference 20th - 21st April 2011 For all your announcement opportunities and events View all classifieds Interviews A Q&A with Paul Barker PD Ports Development Director for bulk, ports and logistics presents a tutorial on port-centric logistics on Thursday 7 April at Multimodal 2011 A Q&A With David Mawer The UK MD of beverage logistics specialist JF Hillebrand explains the intricacies of supply chain management strategy in this growing niche Features Friday Focus: Automation, a flexible friend As companies emerge from the recession and reassess their supply chain models in an attempt to maximise efficiency, warehouse automation is back on the agenda; but the agenda has changed, says Steve Richmond Evaluating total cost of enterprise ownership In recent conversations with executives from various freight forwarding companies, Andrea Robinson has realised that there is a lot of confusion over how to evaluate total cost of ownership (TCO) for logistics IT systems. Friday Focus: Tied up in red tape The big challenge for logistics providers in Afghanistan isn't security or terrorism, it's bureacracy, writes Felicity Landon System integration: the pros of pulling together System integration is used across industries of all shapes and sizes, but in logistics especially, it forms an integral part of the supply chain by making sure the flow of goods is kept on schedule and on budget, explains Matthew Marriott People Milagros Caiña-Andree Claus Ellemann-Jensen

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