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The introduction of bonded international trucking services, able to easily enter and leave Thailand without border inspections, could transform cost and speed options available to shippers in south-east Asia, leading logistics providers claimed.

Hauliers are finding it increasingly difficult to access Felixstowe's Trinity Terminal during peak hours, due to the sheer weight of demand for slots on its vehicle booking system (VBS).

A group of automakers, utilities and battery makers is urging the US federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation, the Toronto Star reported.

Changi Airport Group has called a tender to attract a third ground handler to Singapore in a bid to generate more competition on price, service and quality.

Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has extended its contract with DHL Supply Chain for the operation of the Heathrow Consolidation Centre (HCC) until October 2012.

Dubai International Airport has continued to buck international trends, registering double-digit year-on-year increases for both freight and passenger traffic during October.

Norfolk Southern and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are investing US$11 million in the railroad's Philadelphia Navy Yard intermodal facility to expand track and parking capacity.

Aramex is poised to take over operators in Asia and Africa in a move to expand its presence in these areas. Fadi Ghandour, chief executive officer and founder of the Middle Eastern logistics company, declared that management expects to make acquisitions within the next six months.He identified Central and Southeast Asia as well as Africa as the regions where Aramex wants to grow through takeovers.

Multimodal marine terminal operator T O Delta has launched a logistics centre promoting the Italian port of Trieste not only as a faster and more cost-efficient way to reach Central and Eastern Europe, but as a platform that helps manufacturers and exporters bounce back from the economic recession that has plagued the industry since last year.

Investigators from the Moscow Department of the Interior yesterday seized documents from Sheremetyevo Cargo, as part of criminal proceedings into the alleged smuggling of equipment through the cargo operator, according to Russian news service Vedomosti.

Canadian National Railway (CN) believes the economy has touched bottom and Canada's largest railroad expects a gradual recovery, shaped more like the Nike swoosh logo, rather than a robust V-shaped rebound, Reuters reported.

Reflecting signs of an economic recovery and growth in exports, air and sea cargo traffic at Korean companies is rising, according to several industry sources, Joonai reported.

This week, unions around the world are telling post and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL to stop putting the squeeze on its workers

Free trade is critical to growth but it will be difficult to convince governments of this when people are losing jobs in their economies, said UPS chairman and CEO Scott Davis, Business Times Singapore reported.

DHL Express is aiming to open seven terminals for sending mail and parcels to clients in the coming two years, Polish News Bulletin reported.

Agility posted a 15% year-on-year increase in net profits in the third quarter despite falling revenues.

UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr has announced plans to restructure elements of its UK supply chain, following a comprehensive review of its operating costs.

Kuwait's Agility Public Warehousing, the Middle East's largest logistics firm, expects revenue to grow 20 percent in 2010 and may tap the bond market, Dow Jones reported.

Australia's Toll Group has purchased Logistic Distribution Systems (LDS), the UAE-based forwarder with operations at Dubai and the Jebel Ali Free Zone.

DB Schenker's new €10m (US$15m) logistics terminal in Bulgaria will start operations next spring.