TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC NEWS * WORLDWIDE

Briefing Weekly News

(Video from YouTube, by tharsim - 19 May 2007: BOEING 747 - airliner from China Air Cargo landing in cold lands)

* CEVA’s Q4 revenue exceeds pre-recession levels

- CEVA Logistics has reported record revenue and robust EBITDA performance for the year ending December 31st, 2010, building on the momentum established in the third quarter. Read full news here.

* Three carriers launch Japan – Indonesia joint service

- Hanjin Shipping, CNC and KMTC will launch a joint service connecting Japan and Indonesia on March 22nd. Read full news here.

* Recently awarded contracts

- CHEP awards a new contract to Norbert Dentressangle; CEVA distributes replacement parts for Mercedes-Benz and smart in Italy; Trade Tech signs a multi-year contract with IDS Logistics. Read full news here.

* Hellmann receives Customs Representative Licence for Russia

- Hellmann East Europe has been granted the Customs Representative Licence for Russia. Read full news here.

* ABF expands Dual-System Network

- ABF is expanding its Dual-System Network to the western one-third of the US, providing coast-to-coast coverage and increased shipment velocity to 95% of the lanes between major markets in the West. Read full news here.

* Mainfreight to purchase Wim Bosman Group

- New Zealand-based Mainfreight has entered into an agreement to acquire the Netherlands-based Wim Bosman Group. Read full news here.

* IATA reveals agenda to boost air cargo competitiveness

- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has laid out an agenda for the air cargo value chain to improve its competitiveness. Read full news here.

* Swiss Post partners with Nightline in Ireland

- Swiss Post International and Nightline have announced a partnership that will create a simpler, faster, cost-effective and more customer-focused international mail operation for customers in Ireland. Read full news here.

* Brightpoint completes purchase of Centre of Excellence in Nevada

- Brightpoint has completed the purchase of a 264,000 sq.ft operational Centre of Excellence facility in Reno, Nevada. Read full news here.

* Maersk’s zero SOx program prompts new fuel switch solution

- As part of its drive to reduce its fleet's sulphur emissions towards zero, Maersk Line continues to expand on its fuel-switch implementations, and the program has now been implemented in New Zealand. Read full news here.

* Turkish Airlines orders three Airbus freighters

- Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for the purchase of three A330-200F freighter aircraft to meet its growth plans in the cargo market. Read full news here.

* ICTSI wins Rijeka port concession

- International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has been awarded a thirty-year contract for the management, operations and development of a container terminal in the Croatian Port of Rijeka. Read full news here.

* Services resume at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch

- Twelve days after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that caused significant damage to the infrastructure and facilities at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch in New Zealand, more and more of the Port's core services are up and running. Read full news here.

* Weiss Röhlig launches new Taiwan – Czech Republic consolidation service

- Weiss Röhlig has launched a new weekly consolidation service between Taiwan and Prague in the Czech Republic. Read full news here.

* Evergreen launches new intra-Asia route

- Evergreen Line plans to launch a new ocean route from Northern China to Jakarta - the Hua-Bei-Indonesia (HBI) service. Read full news here.

* Priority Freight signs contract extension with Jaguar Land Rover

- Priority Freight has signed an extension to its existing supply chain services contract with Jaguar Land Rover. Read full news here.

* Transpacific container trade forecast to increase by 9.1%

- According to Journal of Commerce economist Mario Moreno, transpacific container trade is forecast to grow at a healthy rate of 9.1% in 2011, compared with 10.4% in 2010, despite continuing economic challenges in the global economy. Read full news here.

* Jade Cargo adds new destinations this summer

- Jade Cargo plans to strengthen its network in South East Asia and Europe in the summer 2011 schedule with the addition of four new destinations, pending approvals from the relevant authorities. Read full news here.

* DHL wins €10.6m deal with KPMG; expands Aerospace hub in Singapore

- DHL Supply Chain has developed an innovative solution to track and consolidate almost 25 million parts and their associated trace documents scattered over 100 locations and worth an estimated €300 million to give KPMG (as administrators of Aero) the option of managing insolvent UK firm Aero Inventory out of administration. Read full news here.

* APM invests US$1bn in Costa Rica’s Moin Container Terminal

- APM Terminals has been awarded a 33-year concession for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM) in Costa Rica. Read full news here.

* MIQ Logistics relocates two facilities

- MIQ Logistics has relocated its Washington DC and Atlanta global service centres closer to their respective airports. Read full news here.

* AMB and Allianz Real Estate form €470m JV

- AMB Property Corp and Allianz Real Estate have formed a Luxembourg-based joint venture with the aim of acquiring, owning and operating logistics real estate tied to global trade and located in major seaport, airport and distribution markets in the Eurozone. Read full news here.

* Maersk enhances transpacific network

- Maersk Line will enhance its transpacific service network at the end of May in order to deliver comprehensive coverage of key markets in Asia and North America. Read full news here.

* Saudi Airlines is OAG Cargo’s launch customer for Route Mapper

- Saudi Airlines Cargo has signed a contract to become the launch customer for OAG Cargo's new Route Mapper product - an application that will help the airline's cargo customers to perform a series of essential daily business tasks. Read full news here.

* Lufthansa Cargo expands network this summer

- Lufthansa Cargo is significantly expanding its network in the summer flight schedule with the addition of three new destinations - Shenzhen, Kolkata and Barcelona, effective March 27th. Read full news here.

* News from GEFCO

- GEFCO Slovakia opens a new platform in Kechnec; GEFCO Turkey strengthens its national logistics network; GEFCO Baltic continues to expand. Read full news here.