General Freight

Intermodal Center in Rosenberg designated FTZ

The US Dept of Commerce has approved expansion of the Port Freeport Foreign Trade Zone to include two sites along US Highway 59 in Fort Bend County, including the new CenterPoint Intermodal Centre - Houston Metro in Rosenberg.

(Mar 11, 2010)

Damco opens new facility in Thailand

Damco has commenced warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Samrong, Bangkok.

(Mar 11, 2010)

Wincanton extends contracts with Chevron and Air Products

Wincanton has strengthened its relationship with two of the UK's biggest petroleum and industrial gas suppliers through extensions worth £112 million to its distribution contracts with Chevron and Air Products.

(Mar 11, 2010)

MMD appoints Menlo Worldwide Logistics in Singapore

Menlo Worldwide Logistics has launched a warehouse management and domestic distribution solution for MMD at its Singapore multi-client facility.

(Mar 11, 2010)

DHL Express to open 38 more SERVICEPOINTS in Japan

DHL plans to open another 38 SERVICEPOINT locations across Japan on March 15th, bringing the total number of DHL SERVICEPOINTS in the country to 175.

(Mar 11, 2010)

NYK Logistics opens branch in Nanjing

NYK Logistics (China) has opened a branch along the Yangtze River in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province in China.

(Mar 11, 2010)

American Airlines Cargo opens new terminal at JFK

After 45 years in its previous facility, American Airlines Cargo has opened its newly relocated cargo terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.

(Mar 10, 2010)

DHL Express opens new facility at Bandaranayake International Airport

DHL Express Sri Lanka has opened its new airside gateway facility inside the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake - Terminal 3.

(Mar 10, 2010)

Recently awarded / renewed / expanded contracts

Samsung appoints CEVA in Italy; Louis Vuitton selects Kuehne + Nagel in Japan; Odyssey Logistics & Technology expands its work for W R Grace & Co; RockTenn renews Transplace's contract; and Coyne Airways is appointed RUS Aviation's exclusive sales agent in the UK & Ireland.

(Mar 10, 2010)

The technology that 92% of transportation IT execs will invest in this year

eyefortransport has now compiled the 2010 Logistics CIO Report, based on the results of its annual survey, which had an overwhelming response this year of more than 150 executives in supply chain and transport & logistics fields.

(Mar 9, 2010)