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The EU signed an agreement with Canada on 4 March for mutual recognition of risk management standards, security controls and trade partnership programmes between Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) in the EU and Partners in Protection" (PIP) in Canada. The agreement is expected to be ratified by both sides over the next few months.
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Yusen Logistics has opened four new warehouses in India- in Lucknow, Ludhiana, Patna, and Bhopal. The forwarder said it would offer a broad array of logistics services including packing, sorting, storage, inventory management, distribution processing for mainly consumer electronics products, consumer goods and apparel. Further expansion and improvement of the ...
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A government report into the death of more than 40 sheep at the Port of Ramsgate following an incident in September 2012 has demanded a tightening-up of procedures. Six animals fell into the water and drowned after being unloaded after a floor on which they were being uloaded for inspection ...
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The East African freight and customs community is to launch an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) project in the second week of April – the first of its kind in Africa. The decision follows the meeting on 7 of February 2013 the Steering Committee for World Customs Organisation-EAC Regional AEO project ...
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Forwarder Nippon Express (China) has opened a Changsha branch. The capital of Hunan Province and home to a population of about seven million, Changsha is enjoying a boom in its manufacturing industry, especially construction machinery.
It has also opened new branches in Tianjin and Shanghai.
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Industrial relocation and installation specialist Vanguard has opened a new depot in Bristol and a sales office in the Midlands. Vanguard’s team of engineers and project managers move and install all types of precision and heavy industrial machinery, for the aerospace, automobile, manufacturing, industrial engineering, food and drink and pharmaceutical ...
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Norbert Dentressangle's freight forwarding division has opened a representative office in Vietnam. A subsidiary of Norbert Dentressangle’s established Chinese freight forwarding business, the office in Hanoi will initially focus on services between Vietnam and China but will, over time, expand to Vietnam’s other major trading partners in Asia and beyond.
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Yusen Logistics has renewed its contact with AstraZeneca for the pan European distribution of prescription drugs. The two companies have been partners since 2007, when Yusen Logistics was appointed to work with AstraZeneca on the creation of a lean, multi-plant supply chain. It uses Yusen Logistics' 'Superhighway' high security European ...
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Kuehne + Nagel Group CEO Reinhard Lange is to step down on 7 May because of health reasons. He will support the group in a consultancy role until the end of his contract on 31 December 2013. A search has already started for his successor but in the interim a ...
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Forwarder Kuehne + Nagel is to merge its current Central Europe, North West Europe and Southwest Europe units into a single “West Europe” region, headquartered in Hamburg as part of a reorganisation aimed at shortening decision making processes and improving responsiveness to changing market conditions.
The East Europe region with a ...
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