Davies Turner has appointed Cargoplan International as its partner for sea freight services between the UK and India.
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John Pattullo is leaving DHL to become chief executive of Ceva Logistics – the former TNT Logistics business.
The Amtrak express parcels business has new owners, including Alan Jones pictured.
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.
Skills for Logistics is a one of twenty-five sector skills councils (SSC), covering the main sectors of UK plc.
The licensing system for operators of heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles is be streamlined and modernised saving some £15m a year.
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.
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.
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.
