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FedEx and TNT Express say that a third party has filed an appeal against the Brazilian authority (CADE)'s unconditional approval of their merger plans.
At TNT's recent press conference to announce their forth quarter results, chief financial officer Maarten Jan de Vries played down reports that the takeover deal had run into problems due to opposition by UPS in Brazil.
In their latest statement, TNT and FedEx say that they “continue to ...
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Ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA has promoted Inna Kuznetsova to president and chief operating officer. Since joining INTTRA in 2015, she has served as president of INTTRA Marketplace, which currently handles around one if four ocean container shipping transactions and generated a 12% increase in container orders in 2015, volume ...
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The European Shippers’ Council has written to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warning that the reintroduction of intra-EU border controls could potentially hamper trade flows within the Union, putting the potential cost of such a move at up to €3 billion. But the the economic damage could be considerably higher ...
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DHL Global Forwarding has launched a service that allows customers to choose the most carbon efficient full load ocean freight option though its in-house Danmar Lines NVOCC. DHL says that Green Danmar is over 5% more carbon efficient than the industry average. They can also combine this service with DHL's ...
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The US and Cuba have signed a memorandum of understanding to allow up to 110 daily flights between the two countries. This would encompass 20 daily flights between the US and the capital, Havana and up to ten daily frequencies to nine other airports.
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Forth Ports is poised to make the largest ever investment in Dundee harbour. It has unveiled plans to spend £10 million to create a new quayside with industry-leading “heavy lift” capability, coupled with an onshore operational area and position Dundee as a major centre for the North Sea oil and ...
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The Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) and recruitment firm Spinnaker Global are holding a talk on salary trends for men and women in shore-based shipping jobs” from 6 to 9 pm on 24 February.
Guest speaker, Karen Waltham, Managing Director of HR Consulting from Spinnaker Global, will highlight ...
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Cargolux Airlines has returned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a full freighter service from 4 March, departing Luxembourg on Fridays at 12.00GMT and arriving at 23.30 GMT. The flight continues to Sao Paulo before returning to Luxembourg, arriving on Saturday at 15.30.
The return to Rio was driven by ...
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The Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin visited the Port of Dover on 16 February to see progress being made in improving the resilience of the key gateway.
The port's chief executive, Tim Waggott, said: “Dover is handling record volumes of freight vehicle traffic and we have responded by building ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is today (17 February) calling for urgent action to protect trade links between the UK and Europe when it meets with Xavier Bertrand, new president of the Nord Pas de Calais Picardie region.
Mr Bertrand called the meeting in Calais with transport stakeholders including the ...
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