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Atlas International Network has recruited Momentum Logistics to its global alliance of more than 160 freight forwarders, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs) and non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs).

The first scoop of mud was excavated yesterday for the multibillion-dollar bridge across the Pearl River Estuary - marking the beginning of a project that has lingered for two decades, the South China Morning Post reported.

Logwin is selling the land transportation activities of its subsidiary Logwin Road + Rail Lyon, previously known as TK Logistik, to French company Dimotrans.

Less than two weeks after Dutch postal and express group TNT presented its five-year strategy, some major shareholders have called for a review and want management to discuss its alternatives, Dow Jones reported.

Following the award of new contracts for logistics services for BMW in Germany, South Africa and Japan, Kuehne + Nagel has now also been selected as their logistics partner at the modern production site in Leipzig.

DHL Supply Chain has signed a contract worth around US$7 million with accessories and clothing retailer Tie Rack Trading, extending its partnership until 2012.

Less than two weeks after Dutch postal and express group TNT presented its five-year strategy, some major shareholders have called for a review and want management to discuss its alternatives, Dow Jones reported.

Team Worldwide, a mid-sized freight forwarder based in Texas, is in the process of stepping up its warehousing footprint in Asia. The company's second distribution centre outside its home market is nearing completion in Hong Kong, and management is considering building a third one in Singapore.

Direct ChassisLink (DCLI) will expand its chassis program to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Rochester, Worcester, and Pittsburgh effective February 1, 2010.

SDV,a brand of Bollore Logistics, is affirming its ambitions in Australia with the acquisition of Europacific Forwarding.

In another few years, New Mangalore Port, according to its Chairman, P Tamilvanan, will become a railway hub, the Hindu Business Lines reported.

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporatin, has introduced a series of service enhancements that will allow customers to access Timisoara, Romania's fastest growth area, within one to three business days, Business Times reported.

Logistics managers at importers need to reconfigure their supply chains so that transport volumes are driven by actual customer demand rather than forecasted demand,according to a logistics analyst.

Europe's largest cargo airport, Frankfurt, saw a second consecutive month of growth in November.

MSC's UK business has been approved by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO).

SNCF-owned SeaFrance's board will take the firm to French commercial courts after its main union CFDT rejected the operator's latest offer on redundancies.

Europe's busiest ferry port Dover is set to be privatised by the UK government.

Ceva Logistics has won a five-year contract to manage the UK distribution of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph and three-year deals to distribute the Express and Sport newspapers.

Home Delivery Network (HDN) has secured a new long-term contract to deliver parcels on behalf of supermarket Asda.

The long-awaited Cork-Swansea ferry service is set to launch in March.