Ryder Recognized as One of the Top U.S. Companies in the Transportation/Logistics/Supply Chain/Warehousing Sector MIAMI, FL, Dec 21, 2010 - In its most comprehensive ranking for corporate, institutional, and government organizations, The 2010 Security 500 Benchmarking...
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UPS Executive Bob Stoffel Retiring After 35 Years of Service
Robert "Bob" Stoffel, a part-time truck loader who rose to UPS's highest ranks and who helped build the broad array of logistics services that now define UPS, today announced he would retire after 35 years with the company. A member of UPS's Management Committee since...
Deutsche Post DHL sends about a billion GoGreen shipments a year
Bonn, 12/20/2010, 01:15 PM CET Zoom The Group was the first logistics company to introduce a CO2-neutral shipping service. Deutsche Post DHL will finish 2010 having sent around a billion GoGreen shipments of letters, parcels and express deliveries. That is about a...
UPS Logistics Technologies Awarded Food Logistics 100 for 7th Year in a Row
For the seventh year in a row UPS Logistics Technologies is honored to receive the esteemed Food Logistics Top 100 (FL100) technology service provider award. Each year Food Logistics identifies the solutions providers that are able assist foodservice distributors in...
Ryder Agrees to Acquire California-Based “The Scully Companies, Inc.”
Acquisition Includes Fleet Management and Dedicated Contract Carriage Services MIAMI, FL, Dec 16, 2010 - Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the...
Product availability and short queue times top of shoppers’ wish lists this Christmas
RedPrairie survey reveals what makes a good Christmas shopping experience STOKENCHURCH – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, has commissioned leading market research organisation, YouGov, to explore the key factors of a good Christmas shopping...
FedEx To Acquire MultiPack
Mexican Customers Will Benefit from Broader Range of Domestic and International Shipping Solutions FedEx Corp.(NYSE: FDX) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire MultiPack, a Mexican domestic express package delivery company. This transaction will...
FedEx Corp. Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Full-Year Earnings Outlook Increased MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 16, 2010 ... FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today reported earnings of $0.89 per diluted share for the second quarter ended November 30. Excluding certain charges described below, second quarter earnings were...
UPS Capital Loan Supports Export of U.S. Equipment to Mexican Airports
UPS Capital®, the financial services arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced that its subsidiary UPS Capital Business Credit®* has arranged a nearly US$23 million loan for the installation of a baggage handling system with high-tech equipment from two U.S. companies...
Transplace Highlights Changes to Incoterms and its Effect on International Shippers
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced the new Incoterms® 2010 rules, set to come into effect on January 1, 2011, replacing the current Incoterms 2000. Short for „international commercial terms,‟ these internationally recognized rules are used in...
Deutsche Post DHL extends its climate friendly shipping services
DHL Global Forwarding offers reliable emission calculation CO2-neutral shipping service for air, sea and intermodal freight transports Bonn, 12/16/2010, 11:00 AM CET Zoom Download The "Carbon Footprint Report" takes into account the individual shipment weight, volume...
C.H. Robinson Honored as Diverse Supplier
The Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC) honored C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. with the Emerging Prime Supplier Award at HMSDC's EXPO 2010. C.H. Robinson was nominated for the award by ConocoPhillips. The Emerging Prime Supplier Award is presented...
UPS Fills Planes and Delivery Trucks with Last-Minute Holiday Deliveries
Company Set To Begin Busiest Week Of The Year; 24 Million Deliveries Projected for Wednesday, Dec. 22 UPS (NYSE: UPS) is about to embark on its busiest week of the year - Monday, Dec. 20, through Friday, Dec. 24. During the busiest day of this five-day logistics...
TNT Post reaches agreement in principle with unions
After an extended period of discussions, TNT Post and the Abvakabo FNV, CNV Publieke Zaak, and BVPP unions have reached agreement in principle regarding limiting the number of compulsory redundancies occurring as a result of the impending reorganisations. As a result...
Stephen Fenwick appointed CEO DHL Express Americas
Bonn/Plantation, Florida, 12/15/2010, 10:00 AM CET Zoom Download Fenwick will be responsible for the management of DHL Express business activities in 50 countries and territories in the Americas region. DHL Express announced today that Stephen Fenwick, 58, will assume...
TNT Express and Spir Communication sign MoU on partnership in B2C parcel deliveries
15 December 2010 at 08:30 CET - Amsterdam, Paris – TNT Express and the French publishing company Spir Communication have signed a memorandum of understanding on a partnership in business-to-consumer (B2C) standard parcel deliveries. The two partners intend to quickly...
Power Packaging Selects New President
Power Packaging, an Exel company, recently announced that Kevin Bauer has been named president of the business. He replaces Geoff Campbell, who will retire at the end of the year. “Power Packaging has a long history of driving innovation and technology throughout the...
DB Schenker offers Customers Mobile Shipment Tracking on the iPhone
Effective immediately, DB Schenker Logistics customers can now track their shipments when they are not in the office from an Apple iPhone. An application developed specifically for the purpose provides mobile access to shipment tracking information just like shipment...
Deutsche Post DHL and UN OCHA extend humanitarian partnership
Geneva/New York/Bonn, 12/14/2010, 12:00 PM CET Zoom Download The partnership with UN OCHA enables us to contribute our logistics know-how to help people in need. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and Deutsche Post DHL,...
