A Q&A with James Clark
US-based YRC Worldwide has completed the sale of its logistics business in a last-minute deal said to be worth US$38.7 million. YRC Logistics, bought by private equity investor Austin Ventures, has been re-branded as MIQ Logistics. Its Director of Global Services outlines plans for the future
Hong Kong: full of eastern promise for TNT
UPS and FedEx have recently set up major air freight hubs in southern China’s Pearl River Delta, but TNT remains focused on Hong Kong as its main hub for customers in ’the world’s factory’, MD Edward Lau tells IFW
Meeting the deadline
With 100% screening of cargo on all US domestic and US-origin international shipments in force since yesterday, Mike King asks Thomas Puglisi, Kuehne + Nagel VP for Airfreight Operations in the US, how the forwarder is meeting the new guidelines
‘Our protectors are turning a blind eye’
John Lu, Chairman of the Asian Shippers’ Council, tells IFW why he believes “cartel” behaviour by shipping lines threatens the future of exporters in Asia and the recovery of global trade
What's in a name?
Commecial Director Phillip Jones wants P&O Ferrymasters to have its own identity in the marketplace
A feeling of independence
Damco's Richard Morgan on how the logistics operator intends to build on its new look and achieve its ambitious targets
The leaner the better
Inventory management is the key to supply chain optimisation, believes DHL’s Richard Owens
Nantes-Gijon MoS set for September
LD Lines MD Christophe Santoni tells Stuart Todd (pictured) the reasons for its delay and his hopes for more MoS projects
Putting a premium on yields
Following the publication of its 2009 full-year results last week, BAWC MD Steve Gunning and Financial Controller Rachel Izzard tell IFW’s Damian Brett what their expectations are for the rest of the year
Getting the balance right
Peter Ulber, Executive VP for sea and air logistics at Kuehne + Nagel International, on business strategy and why the Asia Pacific is increasingly important to its success
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