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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
Widdows takes over at the helm of Rickmers
Former NOL CEO brought in as Steffens steps down after ten years
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
