UPS to manage most of Merck’s United States Distribution
UPS to manage a significant portion of its US distribution of pharmaceuticals and vaccines as well as to provide package transportation services.
View ArticleDHL opens new Life Science facility in Puerto Rico
The new facility was designed to meet customer demand for regulatory compliant facilities offering high security, standardised processes and a clean environment.
View ArticleCrossrail appoints DHL to minimise disruption
Crossrail has appointed DHL Exel Supply Chain to find ways to minimise the impact of construction on central London.
View ArticleAzkar reaffirms its first position in the Iberian Peninsula
Azkar takes over the Geodis Calberson's transportation business in the Iberian Peninsula and Islands
View ArticleDHL launches new service between Europe and the Middle East
Customers of DHL Freight can take advantage of the newly established connection between DHL's high performance road transport services in Europe and the Middle East.
View ArticleBrad Mitchell named President of UPS Logistics and Distribution
Mitchell's primary focus is to provide service part logistics for aerospace and high tech industries as well as for the medical devices sector of the healthcare industry.
View ArticleDHL Aviation spares contract worth GBP 1.2m
The contract will see 25,000 packages a year handled by DHL Express.
View ArticleFashionable DHL launch centre of excellence
On 17 February, DHL launched their Fashion and Apparel Centre for Excellence, based largely in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India, to facilitate trade within the region, Europe and North America
View ArticleItella to cut 390 jobs in Finland
Itella Group will begin statutory labour negotiations in Finland this April, with approximately 390 permanent employees being made redundant.
View ArticleDHL launches direct LCL services from Vietnam to Germany, Italy and US
DHL has launched direct LCL services connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Hamburg, Genoa and Los Angeles, Eye for Transport reports.
View ArticleDHL deal with UPS faces scrutiny from American Postal Workers Union
Deutsche Post World Net’s plans to restructure its DHL US Express business, announced last week, have come under scrutiny from the American Postal Workers Union and other lawmakers. The transport and...
View ArticleInternet Retailing — Opportunities and Challenges for the UK’s Distribution...
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View ArticleUPS expands logistics campus in Canada
UPS’s Canadian division is adding 175,000 square feet to its two-year-old Burlington strategic logistics campus. UPS said the addition will support faster shipping turn-around for the local, national...
View ArticleStronger Transport Service Network for Itella Logistics in Norway
Itella Logistics has signed an agreement for taking over the business of Universal Spedisjon Bergen AS. After the approval of competition authorities in Norway and after the de-merger formalities are...
View ArticleDHL secures Wetherspoon contract extension
DHL Exel Supply Chain has secured a five-year extension to its contract with high street pub chain JD Wetherspoon worth GBP 130m in total. DHL will provide a range of services, including delivery of...
View Articletime:matters gains Fujitsu Siemens Computers as a customer for the...
time:matters has gained Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH (Munich) as a customer for the “time-critical spare parts logistics” segment. Following successful completion of a pilot phase that started in...
View ArticleKuehne + Nagel opens frozen foods distribution centre in northern Italy Milan
Kuehne + Nagel has taken up operations at its new state-of-the-art warehouse at Casorate Primo (PV). The new multi-user facility is dedicated to the storage and distribution of frozen foods and will...
View ArticleNumonyx to use DHL facility as distribution hub
DHL International has signed a deal with Numonyx, suppliers of non-volatile memory chips, to distribute its products, Business Times Singapore reports. Numonyx will make Singapore its global finished...
View ArticleStrengthening the foothold in Saudi Arabia
Kuehne + Nagel entered Saudi Arabia in 1976 via a 50/50 joint venture with E.A. Juffali & Bros., Orient Transport Company. Following a change in domestic legislation, it acquired the remaining...
View ArticleDeutsche Post & Deutsche Bahn to bid for 800m euro German army contract
Deutsche Post World Net AG. and Deutsche Bahn AG. separately plan to submit bids for a major logistics contract to be tendered by the Germany army this summer, Handelsblatt reported, citing spokesmen...
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