ERP supplier International Business Systems (IBS) has hired David Rode as executive vice president and general manager of EMEA

Systems Labelling has appointed Terry Stedman technical manager where he will be responsible for technical development.

European freight forwarders are looking at challenging fines announced by the European Commission for price fixing in the air cargo market

The European Commission has fined 14 international freight forwarders a total of 169m euros for price fixing in the air cargo market between 2002 and 2007

Pall-Ex is opening a 40,000 sq ft northern hub in Carlisle with new truck stop facilities, to offer services including pick and pack, storage and warehousing

The Rail Freight Group has welcomed the government’s commitment to rail freight interchanges, as expressed in its National Planning Policy Framework

Logistics firm CWT Europe Amsterdam has enlisted Dublin based WMS firm Principal Systems to upgrade its warehouse software across a number of sites including London, Liverpool, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp

The Food Storage and Distribution Federation is merging with Transfrigoroute UK, the temperature controlled transport organisation

Kuehne + Nagel Group is targeting the pharmaceuticals industry with a new air cargo service, KN PharmaChain

An initiative to improve the improve the environmental performance of road freight transport in Europe has been Relaunched as Green Freight Europe with the support European Commission vice president and commissioner for mobility and transport Siim Kallas