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NOL reports 'disappointing' loss of $478 million

NOL reports 'disappointing' loss of $478 million

Container line vows to make better cargo selections and drive down costs

Teesport revamp on schedule

Project to double container capacity at UK port moves on with completion of groundworks

Airline pilots slam 'unsafe' new EU rules

Union says pilots would be landing aircraft after being awake for 22 hours

Air News

Asian air hubs see cargo volumes drop

Asian air hubs see cargo volumes drop

Singapore and Hong Kong both report year-on-year declines in cargo volume

IAG launches phone app

Customers can track their shipments anywhere via smartphone

Sea News

Record throughput at port of New York

Record throughput at port of New York

US east coast gateway handled more volumes in 2011 than it did pre-recession

Transfennica offers Tilbury call from Bilbao

Weekly service gives hauliers the chance to bypass continental Sunday driving ban

Road News

New call for cut in UK fuel duty

New call for cut in UK fuel duty

Scrapping planned increase could hand UK economy a £3.6 billion lifeline, says FTA

Northern Ireland announces trade route investment

Minister announces news of cash injection to make roads safer

Rail News

Transalpine rail freight strategy must change

Transalpine rail freight strategy must change

Swiss combined transport operator says current focus is misplaced

World's fastest train scanner opens

Dutch Customs' machine twice as quick as rival equipment

Forwarding & Logistics News

UPS offers five billion euros for TNT

UPS offers five billion euros for TNT

Board rejects bid but may be hoping FedEx will enter bidding fray

UPS buys Kiala

Belgian parcels firm will broaden express operator's B2C network

Technology News

SBS revamps US structure

Software provider will drive services at regional level

Fight to prevent pollution in the Med steps up a gear

SafeMed project will develop software to fight sub-standard shipping

Warehousing News

Schenker goes green in new warehouse

Heathrow facility will be geared for 21st century logistics operation

Ghana hit by poor warehouse management

Investigation finds that vehicles are at a standstill

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Features

Banquets or biscuits?

Banquets or biscuits?

Chinese whispers won't detract the Irish from important neighbourly relations, says John Tuohy

Friday Focus: A glimpse of a silver lining?

A recent survey of economic experts from business and academic institutions in 120 countries reveals a slight brightening in the world economic climate

What the LEZ means for fleet operators

Introduced in 2008 as part of efforts to improve air quality in London, the Low Emission Zone has now introduced tighter regulations to force heavy polluting diesel vehicles to become cleaner, writes Jonathan Pearce

Friday Focus: A strange new climate

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme has plunged the air sector into controversy and towards a potential crisis, as countries around the world line up to pledge their defiance against a scheme they consider illegal. With neither side prepared to give any ground, it looks as though the industry must rely on politicians for a solution, writes David Badger

Interviews

A Q&A with Sylvie Charles, director of Fret SNCF

A Q&A with Sylvie Charles, director of Fret SNCF

In 2010 Sylvie Charles took on probably the toughest job in French freight transport, director of loss-making Fret SNCF. She talks to IFW about her first two years at the helm

A Q&A with Herbert de Saint Simon

Owned by Bolloré, SDV is the major component of the French conglomerate's transport, forwarding and logistics division and part of the second tier of the world's top ten groups in the sector. IFW spoke to CEO Herbert de Saint Simon

Poll

Should non-European airlines pay the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) tax?

53 % - Yes

47 % - No

Yes > No >

Opinion

Look before you leap

Tim Phillips on how fluctuating export and import prices may present an opportunity in 2012

Winning logistics gold at the Olympics

While the Games are expected to bring billions in trade and commerce to the UK, they will place extraordinary pressure on infrastructure, air and ground transport. Logistics operators that are already preparing look like bringing home the gold, writes Keith Plummer

Cargo community

The A Team: The Inside Man

The A Team: The Inside Man

Emerging supply chains, not emerging markets. Global organisations are looking at how they can take advantage of shifts in trade routes and in the business landscape, writes Brad Brennan

Moving towards a brighter future

There are signs of optimism in the logistics industry, as operators start to eye growth instead of just survival, says Rob Riddleston

People

Widdows takes over at the helm of Rickmers

Former NOL CEO brought in as Steffens steps down after ten years

We Have Mail

Shippers should stop crying their eyes out

Captain Franck Kayser says shippers who complain about freight rate increases display a lack of understanding of business basics

Shippers should look in the mirror

Shippers complain about container lines raising prices, yet make money while the carriers burn cash

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