All TNT articles
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FeatureA match made in heaven?
According to a study carried out by the European Commission in 2014, almost a quarter of truck journeys on Europe’s roads are carried out empty. In individual member states, the prevalence of empty running can be even higher: in the UK, for instance, Department for Transport (DfT) statistics put the ...
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FeatureWaking up to a new dawn
Brazilian vehicle manufacturers are increasingly optimistic that the country can claw its way out of a deep recession. The country is experiencing a period of low inflation, low interest rates, light GDP growth and a tentative recovery in employment, reflected in improving purchasing power and consumer confidence. Moreover, consumers with ...
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FeatureFedEx puts hit from recent cyber-attack at $300m
Global courier FedEx has valued the impact of June's NotPetya cyber-attack on its TNT Express subsidiary at $300m, mostly relating to lost revenues.The cyber-attack happened on June 27th, hitting as many as 7,000 companies globally. It was distributed through Ukrainian accounting software called MeDoc, used for filing tax returns in ...
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FeatureFedEx admits TNT hasn’t fully recovered from June’s cyber-attack
Global courier company FedEx has admitted that its subsidiary TNT Express is continuing to suffer from the effects of last month’s cyber-attack. The firm is still processing some transactions manually, it said, and some data may never be fully recovered.“All TNT depots, hubs and facilities are operational and most TNT ...
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FeatureMassive cyber-attack hits global shipping companies
AP Moller-Maersk and TNT Express are among a rapidly growing number of companies so far affected by this week’s global cyber-attack, which has also hit Ukraine’s power network, transport services and banks, as well as the Rosneft oil company in Russia.Security experts said a malicious software called Petya and a ...
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FeatureFedEx connects TNT’s hub in Liège to Memphis
Following last year’s acquisition of TNT, global courier FedEx Express has launched a regular flight service from TNT’s European hub in Belgium to the FedEx world hub in Memphis.Boeing 777 freighters with 116 tons of capacity are being used for the flights, which take place five days a week from ...
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FeatureConsolidation in logistics: Big fish eat the little fish...
The big players in automotive logistics are getting bigger after a record year for mergers and acquisitions, with middle players at particular risk of being subsumed. So will this trend continue?There has been a growing trend for consolidation in the third party logistics sector over the past few years, including ...