Hefei To Launch New Rail Freight Route To Germany Via Kazakhstan
EASTERN China hinterland city recently held a promotional campaign for the planned "New Eurasian Land Bridge", which is a new railway cargo transportation route to Europe. Being another among many of such rail freight routes to Europe that are launched during recent years from China's inland...
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Shenzhen Overtakes HK In Container Throughput
Shenzhen port overtook Hong Kong by container volume in the first three quarters and is expected to be the world's third-largest container port this year. Container flow through Shenzhen reached 17.28 million TEUs in the first nine months, while Hong Kong handled 16.34 million TEUs, according...
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Turkey's Air Cargo Increases 11.8pc To 266,000 Tonnes In September
TURKEY saw air cargo increase 11.8 per cent in September to 266,000 tonnes year on year, rising to 1.9 million tons year to date, reports Ankara-based Anadolu Agency. Turkey's general directorate of State Airports Authority said flight traffic was up a record 11 per cent to 122,500 aircraft...
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Vanguard Logistics Eyes India Expansion
Vanguard Logistics Services, a leading non-vessel-owning common carrier and ocean freight consolidator operating primarily in North America, has entered into a strategic alliance with Freight Systems India, a similar organization with offices at all major locations in the country. The alliance...
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Canadian National To Begin Service On Kelowna Pacific Railway’s Lines
Canadian National aims to start freight service on about 75 percent of the rail network operated by the bankrupt short line Kelowna Pacific Railway in southern British Columbia. CN will resume operations on 97 miles of the network KPR operated, running from Campbell Creek, British Columbia,...
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Container Traffic For Ports Of Seattle, Tacoma Declined In August
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma s combined container volume in August was 296,289 20-foot-equivalent units, declining 5.5 percent from 313,602 TEUs in August 2012. Loaded international containers moving through the nation s largest port complex dropped 6.6 percent over the level seen in August...
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China Railway Corp. Launches Express Cargo Service
The China Railway Corp., a spinoff of China s former Ministry of Railways, has launched a new express cargo service to allow it to better compete in the logistics market, Global Times reports. The company will start delivery of freight door-to-door via its express service on June 15, allowing...
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Antwerp, Rotterdam, Düsseldorf Are Europe’s Top Logistics Hubs
Antwerp, Rotterdam and Düsseldorf are the best logistics hubs in Europe, but they face a growing challenge from emerging hubs in the east of the continent, according to a report by Colliers International, a global commercial real estate company. The three cities form part of the so-called Blue...
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DHL Supply Chain To Invest In Southeast Asia
DHL Supply Chain has plans to invest €140 million (about US$180 million) in its business in Southeast Asia by 2015. The bulk of the investments will go towards investing in new facilities, advanced information technology solutions, expansion in transportation and bolstering staff strength and...
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