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Freight Forwarder Global Backs the Blade Rider Again
Two Wheeled Sponsorship Deal Sees Partnership Continue

23 May 2013
UK – World-class motorcycle racing champion Michael Rutter has clinched a sponsorship deal with an award-winning freight forwarder as he sets out on a challenging 2013 season. Midlands-based Global Freight will have its name emblazoned on the leathers of Michael 'The Blade' Rutter, as he takes on the famous Isle of Man TT races, the Endurance World Championships and the whole of the MCE British Superbikes season. This will be the third consecutive year Global has had direct links with the two wheeled world.
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Lloyd's Certification Awarded to Korean LNG Tanker Training Centre
Hyundai Subsidiary Formally Qualified to Educate Seafarers

23 May 2013
SOUTH KOREA – Lloyd's Register (LR) has recently awarded Approved Training Provider Certification to Hae Young Maritime Services Co. Ltd. (HMS), a subsidiary of Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd (HMM), one of Korea’s largest shipping companies which controls its own liquefied natural gas tanker fleet. The HMS Training Centre at Busan, Korea trains seafarers under the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) training standards.
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New Technologies May Result in Cleaner, Greener Freight and Logistics Supply Chain in the Future
Report Draws on Multiple Sources - Some of Which are Science Fiction Turned Reality

23 May 2013
WORLDWIDE – The ceaseless search for cleaner modes of transport right through the logistics supply chain throws up a seemingly never ending set of new technological advances, many of which may seem frivolous at first sight but, as has been evidenced time and again, may eventually prove to hold the key to further advances, often in disassociated fields and with real potential for some elements of the freight and shipping industry in the not too distant future. Indeed we have ourselves published many stories over the past few years outlining practical and innovative designs aimed at saving time, energy or both whilst reducing emissions.
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Dispute Worsens at Freight Only Air Carrier as Cargo Unions Reject Compromise
Industrial Action May Follow Conciliation Talks as Two Sides Become Entrenched

23 May 2013
LUXEMBOURG – Deteriorating relations with unions could hardly come at a worse time for Europe’s largest freight only air carrier Cargolux as the airline strives to find a new investor after Qatar Airways withdrew support at the end of last year having only held its 35% share of the stock for 16 months. The cargo only outfit is currently reliant on Luxembourg government support and needs to save on operating costs to attract interest elsewhere and possibly even to survive in its present form.
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Time Critical Freight and Logistics Outfit on the Ball with Sponsorship
Little Known Sports Can Blossom Into Major Events and Reap Dividends for Financial Support

23 May 2013
UK – One of the time honoured ways for a company to ensure it raises its public profile (besides an advert in a prestigious trade publication) is to sponsor something worthwhile usually a charity or sporting event or team. The problem now, particularly with sport, is that such support can be extremely costly and thus companies tend to seize upon any relatively young and potentially popular activity which initially may not be well known by the general public. Now a time critical freight and logistics outfit based in the Midlands has funded such a little known activity – ball hockey.
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Freight Forwarders Advised of New Conformity Assessment and Pre-Export Requirements
Listed Products Must Comply with Government Standards or Risk Delays and Costs

23 May 2013
UGANDA – Freight forwarders and shippers should be advised that the Ugandan National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has reinstated the new product conformity assessment programme for the control of certain categories of imported consumer goods. The new programme, to be known as Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) to standards was originally implemented in 2010 but was later suspended. The PVoC programme has now been reinstated by UNBS for all regulated product shipments to ensure that all imports of such goods comply with the approved Ugandan technical regulations (i.e. Ugandan or other approved international standards), prior to shipment.
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Less than Truckload Road Haulage Specialist to Open New Freight Hub
Con-way Expands into Larger Facility

22 May 2013
US – Con-way Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking division of Con-way Inc., this week announced a major investment in the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, community with plans to build a new, state-of-the-art 96 door, 47,000 square foot freight service centre in the city. The new $8 million facility will serve as the local hub from which the company will provide daily local freight pickup and road haulage delivery services connecting the greater Fond du Lac metropolitan area with one-, two- and three-day service points in Con-way Freight’s nationwide network, as well as Mexico and Canada.
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Ministers Gather to Discuss Funding for Vital Freight and Logistics Infrastructure
Undercapacity Looms Large as Huge Traffic Volume Increases Predicted by OECD

22 May 2013
WORLDWIDE – GERMANY - Today sees the opening of the three day International Transport Forum at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meeting in Leipzig at which the responsible ministers from the fifty four member countries will consult and debate in an attempt to thrash out the future of funding transport infrastructure, a matter of grave concern to all in the freight and logistics sector in many parts of the world.
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Another Logistics Outfit Rolls Out A Greener Freight Fleet
Hong Kong the Latest City Looking to Clean Up

22 May 2013
CHINA – HONG KONG - Following on from our recent article on the City of Bonn’s initiative to install all electric freight vehicles in Germany earlier this week global logistics service provider, Kerry Logistics announced that it has deployed three hybrid electric vehicles (HEV’s), as part of its green initiatives across the globe. The HEV’s operating in Hong Kong are using a combination of fuel and battery- powered electricity and from 1 April 2013 for 24 months, the company will operate three conventional trucks in parallel to the new hybrid trucks. A research team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU), assigned by the Environmental Protection Department, will compare performance, diesel consumption, and maintenance cost.
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Freight Thefts Continue as US Road Haulage Operators Get Extra Truck Security
Gold Vanishes in Air Cargo Heist Whilst Technology Aids Enforcement

22 May 2013
US – With another massive air cargo crime this week comes good news for road haulage freight truck operators as Heavy Vehicle Electronic License Plate Inc (Help), a not-for-profit public-private partnership dedicated to advancing the safety and efficiency of the transportation industry, has announced that it is to bolster its support of stolen cargo recovery efforts by delivering CargoNet® theft alerts through the Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI) system, PrePass.
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