John Pattullo is leaving DHL to become chief executive of Ceva Logistics – the former TNT Logistics business.
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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.
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.
Skills for Logistics is a one of twenty-five sector skills councils (SSC), covering the main sectors of UK plc.
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 Freight Transport Association has called for more government action to deal with unroadworthy foreign lorries. It wants the government to commit itself to a database scheme for supporting the effective roadworthiness enforcement of foreign trucks.
TNT Logistics has changed its name to Ceva Logistics following its sale by TNT Post Group to private equity investors.
