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from Freight Forwarding

* Jacobson goes global, establishes Jacobson Global Logistics, Ltd. in Hong Kong

- Jacobson Companies has announced that it has established Jacobson Global Logistics, Ltd. (JGL), in Hong Kong. JGL will be the foundation from which Jacobson plans to expand its logistics services in Asia. Read Full News Here

* Puma appoints Damco in Mexico and Sweden

- Puma, one of the world’s leading sports and lifestyle companies, has appointed Damco as its logistics partner in Mexico. It also nominated Damco to handle the entire volume of its sister company, Tretorn, in Sweden. Read Full News Here

from Contract Logistics

* Gist extends contract with VOW in the North

- Gist has signed a £10m contract with office supplies wholesaler VOW for managing its transport operations in the north of the UK. Read Full News Here

* Ryder completes acquisition of Total Logistic Control

- Ryder System, Inc. has announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Michigan-based Total Logistic Control (TLC). Read Full News Here

* World Courier opens its third office in China

- World Courier has opened its third wholly foreign-owned office in Guangzhou (China), a key industrial hub distinguished by its close geographic proximity to Hong Kong. Read Full News Here

from Express & Mail

* FedEx and UPS under investigation by U.S. Department of Justice

- FedEx and UPS are both being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice on allegations of price-fixing. Read Full Brief Here

from Road Freight

* Mexican truck proposal reintroduced by US Department of Transportation Security

- Last week, the US Department of Transportation, presented a “concept document” to reopen the US-Mexico border to long-distance trucking - a highly sensitive and long-running political issue. This briefing examines the background and arguments around the initiative. Read Full Brief Here

* Pacer International enters into new credit agreement

- Pacer International has entered into a new financing arrangement with Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Read Full News Here

* DHL road freight services expanded to Georgia

- DHL has increased its road freight services to Georgia by expanding its DHL Euroconnect product. Read Full News Here

* Norbert Dentressangle secures Co-operative food transport deal

- Norbert Dentressangle has been awarded a five year contract to undertake the transportation operation based at The Co-operative Group's new composite distribution centre in Andover, UK. Read Full News Here

from Air Cargo

* FedEx Express launches new direct connection between India and China

- FedEx Express launches new dedicated A310 flight service between India and Baiyun, China. Read Full News Here

from Warehousing

* Brightpoint expands and optimises supply chain network in the United States

- Brightpoint has acquired facilities in Indiana and Nevada. The acquisition of new facilities is in response to the company’s planned growth and anticipated need for increased capacity. Read Full News Here

* Wincanton secures £12m contract renewal with Miller Brands

- Wincanton has secured a £12m three-year renewal of its UK warehousing and distribution contract with Miller Brands (UK), a division of SABMiller, one of the world’s largest brewers. Read Full News Here

from Shipping/Ports

* Japanese shipping trio diverge on prospects

- The big three Japanese shipping and logistics companies, Mitsui OSK Lines, NYK and K-Line have an unusual level of divergence in their New Year messages. Read Full Brief Here

* PD Ports reaches new milestone at Teesport and progresses with major expansion works

- PD Ports has announced it has reached a major milestone at Teesport – handling 150,000 containers through its container terminals for the first time in its history within a calendar year. Read Full News Here

from Intermodal

* DB Schenker's new rail product links Oslo and Narvik

- DB Schenker’s new rail product connects the Norwegian capital Oslo to the Arctic Circle town of Narvik. It now transports consumer goods, consolidated freight and new vehicles to northern Norway five days a week on the 1,960km route. Read Full News Here

* Trans Eurasia Logistics and InterRail Services enter into Ostwind operations partnership

- Trans Eurasia Logistics (TEL) has taken over transport services for the Ostwind container block trains which run between Germany and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Read Full News Here

from IT Solutions

* GT Nexus announces new spend management solution for road transport

- GT Nexus has announced that its new spend management solution for the road freight industry is now fully deployed and in use by its global customers. Read Full News Here