TNT Express introduces special service for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals
Freight forwarder TNT Express has launched PharmaSafe, a specialized temperature-controlled service for transporting large quantities of pharmaceutical products, such as vaccines and insulin. PharmaSafe…
Freight forwarder Panalpina has launched six new direct less-than-container load (LCL) services on the intra-Asia trade through its in-house carrier Pantainer Express Line. The…
Damco hires top executives to drive North Asia growth
Global freight forwarder Damco, part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, announced the appointments of two key senior executives to lead the company’s drive for…
SDV International Logistics recently took a minority interest in the FAST Overseas group, present in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Italy. With a turnover of…
CaroTrans launches direct Los Angeles-Vietnam LCL service
CaroTrans, a global NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, has introduced a direct Los Angeles-Ho Chi Minh export and import service…
Exporters need freight forwarders with strong carrier ties
Shippers should use logistics providers with strong relationships to shipping lines, or they could find their shipments left on the quay side, says global…
FedEx enhances service capability from Kyushu to Asia
One-day transit time improvement for outbound shipments from Fukuoka, Saga and Kumamoto FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the…
2012 to see spike in high-tech logistics outsourcing—report
More shippers and carriers will look to outsource their supply chain and logistics requirements to IT-savvy logistics firms for speedy execution and delivery as…
PH trucking operators mull adoption of fuel surcharge
PHILIPPINE trucking operators are eyeing a fuel surcharge for implementation as early as next week after the recent spike in diesel prices. “Our affiliate…
TNT Express has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2012 Franz Edelman Award for its successful application of operations research in network optimisation.…
Weiss-Röhlig Japan takes over Japanese air and sea freight shipping company JHB Express
Weiss-Röhlig Japan, an international joint venture of Gebrüder Weiss and Röhlig Logistics, takes over the Japanese air and sea freight shipping company JHB Express.…
Express lane for PH freight forwarders’ accreditation, renewal in the works
The Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) and the Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) are set to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on January…
Panalpina hiring 3 regional CEOs to localize decision-making
Supply chain service provider Panalpina will place three regional CEOs (RCEOs) for its Europe/Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Americas operations to decentralize the decision-making power…
Boost for FedEx services in Philippines with tech upgrade
FedEx Express is promising faster pick-ups and transit times in the Philippines, after upgrading wireless scanning technology within its operations in the Southeast Asian…
Subic Bay International Terminal Corp (SBITC) and logistics service provider J-PAC Logistics recently signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly promote and market Subic…
