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Kühne Logistics University is holding a Conference on Health and Humanitarian Logistics in Hamburg on 21-23 March. It aims to bring together all stakeholders in humanitarian response and global health care and will discuss the opportunities and challenges. Non Government Organisations, corporations and governments will also explain their priorities in terms and the conference will also create academic awareness for the research opportunities in the field. Application is still ongoing. ...
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Estate agent Edward Symmons said on 17 February that Yusen Logistics had occupied 26,500sq ft at Leeds Containerbase's D Shed and that French-owned car component manufacturer Treves (UK)had taken a ten year lease at the Containerbase’s 28,500sq ft C Shed. The Roadways Container Logistics -owned complex is now fully let, ...
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February 24 has been set as the date for the extradition of retired former freight forwarder Christopher Tappin to the US to face charges of attempting to illegally export batteries for Iranian missiles.
It follows the failure of his lawyers' emergency application to the European court after being refused leave to ...
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Electronics firm OSI Systems' security division, Rapiscan Systems, has signed a contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to provide cargo and parcel screening operations for the new World Trade Center. Under the $15 million contract, Rapiscan’s Eagle series of high-energy cargo inspection equipment will use ...
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UPS has acquired Kiala, a Brussels-based consumer online-delivery firm, for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 2001, it currently operates in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain. It has developed a platform that enables e-commerce retailers to offer their shoppers the option of having goods delivered to a convenient retail ...
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The European Parliament's Committee on the Environment adopted its first-reading report on revision of new sulphur limits for shipping fuels, despite the opposition of the industry and some MPs. The measure now needs to be adopted at the Parliament's plenary session, expected in late May. Under the proposals, existing sulphur ...
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Maersk Line said on 17 February that it would cut capacity on its Asia-Europe trade by 9% due to an oversupply of container vessels and unsustainably low rates. The move would be facilitated by a vessel sharing agreement with the French container shipping line, CMA-CGM, on its Far East to ...
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Ships belonging to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) are continuing to call at EU ports despite tougher sanctions imposed in July 2010 over Tehran's nuclear programme, according to a report by Reuters. However, sanctions against the operator may begin to tighten, it says.
The report stated that 23 ships ...
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Freight software specialist AEB (International)is sponsoring The Fresh Connectioninternet-based supply chain management competition designed to test best industry practice and provide logistics strategy training. Kicking off in March 2012, the competition is a simulation aimed at increasing knowledge of supply chain strategies with competing teams striving to improve the financial ...
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Ron Widdows, former chief executive officer of NOL/APL, is to take over from Jan Steffens as CEO of Rickmers Holding and Rickmers-Linie from 1 April. Jan Steffens will continue to serve on the Rickmers Group advisory board.
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