The Amtrak express parcels business has new owners, including Alan Jones pictured.
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Stelios has launched easyVan – a van rental scheme run in partnership with Northgate.
Amtrak has won a contract to deliver thousands of parcels a week for Virgin Vie At Home which has a network of more than 12,000 consultants.
Christian Salvesen pushed up sales 7.5 per cent to £433m in the first half but tough conditions in the transport market meant that profit before tax and exceptionals was down from £8.1m to £7.1m.
A recruitment company launched this month aims to develop complete solutions.
Rentokil Initial, which owns express operator City Link, is buying Target Express for £210 million. So far, it says, it has received acceptances for 90 per cent of the share capital with the balance expected no later than the end of the year.
The licensing system for operators of heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles is be streamlined and modernised saving some £15m a year.
Unilever is running a trial of Electronic Product Code Information Service to collect and access information from within its logistics environment and from trading partners in the supply chain.
TNT Logistics has changed its name to Ceva Logistics following its sale by TNT Post Group to private equity investors.
Gefco is to open its first logistics platform in Russia. A 20,000 sq m facility will be located in Podolsk, near Moscow and is set to open for business in June 2007.
