IFW E-Bulletin: Too little, too late, as carriers axe Far East-Europe services; HS2 may be leased out; US roots out crooked forwarders

Latest News Tuesday 28th June Too little, too late, as carriers axe Far East-Europe services Bid to improve utilisation on the trade won't steer carriers out of the red, says analyst HS2 to be leased out Operator may be sought to pay for cost of developing high-speed rail link US acts to root out crooked brokers and forwarders New law would require financial guarantees to stamp out fraud Strike set to disrupt UK ports and airports Customs staff join day of action on Thursday by public sector workers Geodis goes green in Paris with Distripolis New logistics operation will clean up final km delivery in French capital Jobs at risk as fuel costs mount, say UK hauliers FTA report shows price of diesel rose more than 15% in 12 months Kerry breaks ground on new hub in China Logistics facility will serve growing customer base Easy as pie to track your box Schenker offers Blackberry tracking app IFW Radio: Maersk could charge you The biggest freight and logistics stories Neil Kuschel New UK sales director at DHL Express IFW Awards 2011: Act now Get your entry in early and don't leave it until the last minute 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 would like to hear from you We Have Mail New logistics project Relief aid   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 For all the latest job listings and people news View all jobs Latest Classifieds Announcement of the Week Lendon Containers Ltd Lendon Containers Ltd specialise in marine containers 9th Intermodal Africa 2011 21 - 22 September 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: Is Maersk steering the right course? While the Maersk manifesto is undoubtedly a great PR coup, designed to promote strategy it had always planned to implement, it does sound like there is some meat on the bones, says IFW Chief Reporter Damian Brett Conference review: Rail Freight Group Top decision makers from the rail freight sector attended the RFG annual conference last week, to focus on the current debate over reforming the UK railways to drive down costs, writes James Falkner A Day in the Life Alexis Sioris, Head of Cargo Development at Athens International Airport A Day in the Life Adam Sherman, Group MD of Air Business Group People Neil Kuschel Todd Pigeon

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