IFW E-Bulletin: U-turn for Maersk on rate hike; DP World gears up for FTSE 100 debut; Haulage prices down in Q1

Latest News Friday 27th May U-turn for Maersk on Asia-Europe rate increase Danish carrier postpones $500 price hike it believes cannot succeed DP World gears up for London Stock Exchange debut Container terminal operator will be first Middle East firm to be listed in FTSE 100 Haulage rates fall in Q1 despite oil price hikes But new report warns prices will rise again as demand increases Union backs down as Australian operator threatens to close terminals Workers call off strike action in dispute over pay and conditions at Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle New Oman port may begin operations this year Plans for cargo handling well ahead of schedule Transport firms optimistic for Q2, despite FTA data Road and rail freight operators believe growth 'is just around the corner' News In Brief Mumbai Airport; Dunkirk; OOCL; China/ITF; H&M; Freightliner; Ceva Services round-up UPS; CMA CGM; X-Press; Hamburg Sud/Maersk; UTi Contracts round-up K+N/Continental Tyre; Four Soft/ND; Jade cargo/Traxon; IBS/Cargoitalia; Ceilings Plus/Ceva; UPS/Live Nation; Weber/Topco; PSP/GAC/Pindar Dimitri Andritsoyiannis Danaos CFO steps down Kate Bishop New HR senior VP at Ceva IFW Awards 2011: Act now Get your entry in early and don't leave it until the last minute Happy birthday to us Celebrate with us as IFW hits 40 this year Twitter competition Last chance to win a copy of Ship Style Modernism and Modernity at Sea in the Twentieth Century Social networking with IFW Use Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter to get the news and make the news People power at the IFW Awards Nominate your colleagues for the industry's most celebrated glittering prizes Got a question about the freighting industry? Just ask Kat 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 Letter of the Week: Red tape strangling international trade   Opinion Time to shape up, not measure up Stephen Basey-Fisher explains the merits of closer working relationships with clients Customer service: mediocre or magnificent? Latest Jobs Job of the Week DAVIES TURNER & COMPANY Ocean Services Manager and various other vacancies European Sales Director Ref: BW6056 Location: Heathrow Salary: Negotiable Shortsea Shipping Sales Ref: RQ5997 Location: Suffolk Salary: Up to £45k 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 Reefer & Cold Chain Logistics Conference 2011 1st & 2nd June 2011 For all your announcement opportunities and events View all classifieds Interviews Kestrel wants to spread its wings Since becoming the UK's biggest liner agency, Kestrel owner and founder Andrew Thorne tells Isabel Lesto that more acquisitions are on the cards as he eyes expansion into air freight and possibly the heavylift chartering and transport markets A Q&A with Ruth Waring The founder of Women in Logistics tells IFW its aim is to improve things for women working in the sector Features Friday Focus: Terms of efficiency Simon Kaye on how Incoterms can bring a competitive advantage A Day in the Life: Felix Keck Managing Director of Frankfurt-based Traxon Europe. Friday Focus: Getting the measure of supply chain performance The use of the strategic management and measurement tools for logistics performance is the best way to make sure mission-critical supply chain target measurements are met, writes Simon Kaye Global sourcing logistics: from concept to delivery Global sourcing is a long-term systemic change that necessitates rebuilding supply chain logistics from the ground up, writes Simon Kaye People Kate Bishop Dimitri Andritsoyiannis

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