Equity Insurance Group has extended its business partnership with Venson Automotive Solutions after signing a further five-year contract with the company.
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DHL has appointed Hans Hickler as chief executive officer of the company’s Global Customer Solutions organisation.
Kuehne + Nagel is now operating a wholly-owned national subsidiary in Saudi Arabia and will be developing its contract logistics business in the country throughout the rest of the year, as well as making “considerable investments” in 2009.
BSI Management Systems has presented NYK Logistics with a number of certificates to acknowledge the international quality and environmental management standards at several of its sites.
Network Rail’s plans to minimise passenger disruption by carrying out engineering works on weekday nights rather than weekends could hurt the rail freight industry as key routes will be more frequently closed.
Wincanton has started work on a £5 million Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment facility in Daventry, Northampton, ahead of plans to double its recycling capabilities.
British Airways World Cargo has started shipping Great Britain’s kit to China ahead of this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games in Beijing.
Proton Motor, the fuel cell and hybrid systems specialist, has expanded its management team with the appointment of Thomas Melczer as chief executive, taking over from Felix Heidelberg who is now chief technology officer.
The Department for Transport, in conjunction with Faber Maunsell, has launched a free online benchmarking programme designed to improve operational efficiency within the freight industry in England.
All across Europe, banks are writing off billions of euros as the credit crunch takes its toll. Deutsche Bank’s last figures show that pre-tax profit for the quarter April-June at 642m euros was down from 2.7 billion euros the year before
