All Premium freight articles – Page 3

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    Cathay Pacific to launch from Latin America

    2013-07-23T09:30:54Z

    Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that it will launch its first-ever service from Latin America, with a scheduled freighter from Mexico to Hong Kong that will include the movements of automotive parts. The freighter service, plans for which are subject to government approval, will launch to Guadalajara in the last ...

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    Half of Mitsui vessel sinks

    2013-07-03T16:09:41Z

    Following last week’s news that Mitsui OSK’s container vessel MOL Comfort had split in two in the Indian Ocean with the loss of some of its cargo, the situation has worsened this week with the sinking of the aft section, which was carrying 1,700 containers. It is reported that no ...

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    DHL reveals vehicle launch service

    2013-06-19T00:00:00Z

    DHL has introduced a three-stage modular process for new vehicle launches that it says covers the entire product launch cycle from prototype to marketing and can reduce to a minimum the supply chain incidents that occur along the way. At a special DHL Automotive meeting held in Paris, France ...

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    Prepared for take-off as airfreight carriers predict growth

    2013-04-01T15:45:34Z

    In this story...The uses of air freightChina on the riseScheduled growthOvercapacity With substantial overcapacity in scheduled services, air freight carriers are primed to take advantage of a return to growth in the automotive industry.When it comes to analysis of transport modes used in automotive industry supply chains, air cargo can ...

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    Global round up: JAC to boost exports; Supply chain mapping tool; Renault renews with TNT; GM Supplier Awards

    2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

    JAC plans to boost global exportsChinese carmaker Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) said it intends to sell more than 1.6m cars by the end of the 2015 with exports accounting for 25% of the volume. The company’s largest market share is in South America and last year it reported exports there ...

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    Executives on the move: Conway Jeffress, Greg Henninger, Hiroto Saikawa, Anthony Laydon, Anthony Laydon, Connie Tang,

    2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Conway Jeffress has settled into his new role as global director of automotive at freight forwarding and logistics provider, Jas Forwarding Worldwide. Jeffress was previously vice-president of automotive at Panalpina but said that because of its restructuring of industry verticals and executive responsibilities, the time was right to make ...

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    Executives on the move: Andreas Renschle, Wolfgang Bernhard, Tetsuo Iwamura, Hidenobu Iwata, Dan Smith, Jerry Chenkin, Marty Coalson, Monica Franco, Tom Jendrowski, Markus Machers, Tex Gunning, Berna

    2013-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Daimler is extending leadership contracts for Dieter Zetsche and Thomas Weber, as well as assigning new responsibilities for Andreas Renschler and Wolfgang Bernhard.The carmaker said Zetsche’s contract as chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars would run until December 31, 2016. It is ...

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    UPS forced to abandon takeover of TNT Express

    2013-01-16T00:00:00Z

    United Parcel Service (UPS) has announced that it will withdraw its €5.2 billion ($7 billion) bid to take over TNT Express after having received notice that the European Commission was working on a decision to prohibit the acquisition on the basis that it would limit competition in European express logistics ...

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    DHL confirms first at Leipzig airport

    2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

    DHL Supply Chain has revealed that the first customer for its ‘end of runway’ facility at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany will be from the automotive sector. While a confidentiality agreement prevents DHL discussing exactly which company that is, in an interview with Automotive Logistics magazine, Holger Tillmanns, vice ...

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    Global round up

    2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Ford to close Genk plant in restructure of Euro operationsFord is has said it will close its Genk plant in Belgium at the end of 2014 and move Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy minivan production to its Valencia plant in Spain pending the outcome of a consultation ...

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    Restoring order to deliveries

    2012-10-01T13:24:55Z

    Will premium freight remain a course of last resort or should it now be a built-in part of logistics budgets?How to define premium freight;Sometimes not the solution;Premium freight, premium savings.Every night, a TNT Airways Boeing 777 freighter takes off from TNT’s European hub in Liège, Belgium, bound for New York ...

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    Freight rates for sea and air July-August 2012

    2012-08-31T20:45:49Z

    Container shipping spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade lane remained high in July and August at around $3,500 following a light increase between March and May this year when carriers withdrew capacity and forced rates up. Container loading on the route rose to $4,000 per FEU, a 110.4% increase in ...

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    Global round up

    2012-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Ceva takes 100% of China domestic service Ceva Logistics has bought the remaining 30% share in Ceva Ground China from its partner Shanghai JY Group, making the former joint venture company a wholly-owned subsidiary. Ceva Ground China was established in 2009 as a rebranded version of its time-definite domestic ...

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    Freight rates - sea and air May 2012

    2012-05-31T21:18:35Z

    Container shipping spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade soared in the early part of the year, rising nearly fourfold from December to early May before starting to fall again. According to Drewry analyst Martin Dixon, carriers focused on rate recovery in an attempt to restore profitability. To support these initiatives, ...

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    Global round up

    2012-04-18T00:00:00Z

    CarGoLog service for deliveries in ItalyA new finished vehicle service in Italy is promising direct delivery of vehicles from manufacturers to dealerships through the country as well as offering value-added ancillary services including pre-delivery inspection (PDI). Called CarGoLog, the company was founded in 2009 but has expanded during 2011 ...

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    Forwarders fined for price-fixing airfreight

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission has fined 14 logistics firms a total of €169m ($225m) today for involvement in four cartels that fixed air freight forwarding prices over a five-year period between 2002-2007. This week's fines follow charges brought against the companies in 2010. The list of companies includes DB ...

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    UPS to buy TNT Express for $6.8bn

    2012-03-21T00:00:00Z

    United Parcel Service (UPS) has reached an agreement on its offer for ownership of TNT Express that, once approved, will create a global integrated logistics network with more than $60 billion in annual revenues. UPS raised its cash offer of €9.50 ($12.50) per share to secure the deal and is ...

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    Global round up

    2012-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Mazda opens latest North American PDCMazda North American Operations (MNAO) has opened the fourth of its new parts distribution centres in the US, part of a network that will include five centres in the US and two in Canada, all part of a $20m network expansion announced in 2010. ...

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    Global round up

    2012-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Russia auto imports grow in 2011Russia saw a 46% increase of vehicle imports in the period January to November 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, raising the number to 901,500 vehicles. According to data from the Russian Federal Customs Agency, nearly 776,000 of these were from countries outside ...

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    Global round up

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Auto helps fuel Lufthansa Detroit serviceLufthansa Cargo has begun a new service between Frankfurt, Germany and Detroit, Michigan in the US to meet increased demand from sectors including automotive. “The new freighter connection supplements the daily flights operated by Lufthansa passenger aircraft, and offers our customers more capacity and greater ...