Italy probes 'pricing cartel' 2009-12-7Twenty freight forwarding companies and national forwarding association Fedespedi are being investigated by Italy's competition commission over allegations of colluding on road freight pricing.
Ceva Logistics 2009-12-7Ceva Logistics has won a five-year contract to manage the UK distribution of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers, and three-year deals to distribute the Daily Express and Daily Sport.
Damco 2009-12-7Damco has opened a second office in Mozambique to help improve ocean transit times for customers as it seeks to become the region's "preferred logistics supplier".
Kombiverkehr expands Ruhr network 2009-12-4Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr has announced it will be extending its rail services between Duisburg and Basel from 11 January 2010, targeting an increasing demand for moving semitrailers and swapbodies by rail.
HDN wins Asda parcels deal 2009-12-4Home Delivery Network (HDN) has secured a new long-term contract to deliver parcels on behalf of supermarket Asda.
TDG wins Weetabix deal 2009-12-4Cereal maker Weetabix has awarded TDG a £60m (US$100m) five-year contract after reviewing its in-house warehousing and transport operations.
IGL and Graylaw team up to serve Channel Islands 2009-12-4Irish Global Logistics (IGL) and Graylaw Freight group have formed an alliance to jointly serve the Channel Islands and Isle of Man markets from Dublin.
Chennai-Ennore road project may be delayed further 2009-12-4Implementation of the decade-old US$130 million Chennai-Ennore road connectivity project is expected to be delayed further, the Hindu Business Line reported.
Hellmann launches new multimodal transport service 2009-12-3Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has launched a new shuttle service that offers a more efficient collection system for international exports.
Ceva wins newspaper logistics deal 2009-12-3Ceva 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.
Yamaha renews NYK Logistics partnership 2009-12-3Yamaha Music has renewed its logistics contract with the UK division of NYK Logistics.
KN wins Ireland pharma certification 2009-12-3Kuehne + Nagel (KN) has become the first company to be awarded the newly established Good Distribution Practice Passport from Life Sciences Ireland, an industry grouping within the Irish Exporters Association.
MISC profit falls to US$38 million as box losses hit US$95 million 2009-12-2MALAYSIAN carrier MISC Berhad has had a net profit of MYR129 million (US$38 million) for the quarter ending September 30, a 73 per cent year-on-year drop against company earnings of MYR484 million in the same quarter last year.
Cargolux receives $100m capital injection 2009-12-2Cargolux's shareholders have agreed to inject US$200m in the company, with the first $100m to take place before the end of this year.
Eurotunnel completes Veolia Cargo takeover 2009-12-2Eurotunnel and SNCF have completed the takeover of French private rail operator Veolia Cargo that was initiated on 2 September.
Canadian Rail firm vows to run despite strikes 2009-12-2Canadian National Railway (CN) workers went on strike over the weekend but CN has vowed to keep services going.
Warehousing market stabilising 2009-12-2ProLogis announced yesterday it has leased 35,100sq metres of warehousing space in Europe and said there were signs of the market stabilising.
Emergency talks underway to stop Canadian Rail strike 2009-12-1Canadian National Railway (CN) and workers'union Teamsters have agreed to meet for last-ditch talks to prevent a 72-hour strike over changes to the contract terms of its locomotive engineers.
Euro Cargo Rail 2009-12-1DB Schenker's Euro Cargo Rail has filed a complaint against SNCF with France's competition authority over open access to the network. In a statement, it said: "Euro Cargo Rail confirms it has deposited a complaint to the Authority of Competition. Euro Cargo Rail considers that the methods of access to the French rail network hinder the development of competition in the rail freight market."
CitySprint buys courier rival On The Dot 2009-12-1UK courier CitySprint has acquired Midlands-based On The Dot Courier for an undisclosed sum from owner Stefan Law.
