Damco's new Global Head of Aid & Relief
CEVA appoints new Global Account Director in Brazil
Tie up will allow members to benefit from more training programmes
Logistics company opens new office in Shenzhen as it looks to grow market share
The Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council Australia launch Diploma in conjunction with the International Trade and Logistics Council
Additional member of Hapag-Lloyd Executive Board and new Chief Commercial Officer
New Learning and Development Manager at cargoWise
VP for IT and Chief Information Officer for FedEx Asia-Pacific
Evolution Time Critical's new European Sales Development Manager
Damco's new Country Manager for Cambodia
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Staging the Olympic Games is the biggest logistics event in the world, and as London 2012 approaches, its organisers are aiming for it to be the most carbon-free event in Olympic history. Alan Williams explains the strategy of the official logistics provider, UPS
Operators can compare their performance with that of others, instantly and anonymously
A bright future for this fast-growing economy could be stifled because of its chronic lack of transport infrastructure, reports Mike King
Interviews
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
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
Opinion
Oliver Evans, Chief Cargo Officer at Swiss International Air Lines, in his first blog for IFWtv, explains how the spontaneity and inventiveness of master jazz musicians playing together can relate to the creativity and teamwork exchanged by logistics partners
Alan Whittaker, Director, NYK Logistics, International Network Solutions, on
how to manage a supply chain in a market blighted by equipment and capacity shortages
Cargo community
With only 10% of the Channel Tunnel’s capacity for rail freight services being used, will the tunnel ever really work for rail freight? asks Christopher Snelling
Caroline Frostick ponders the effect on the UK recruitment sector and workforce of the government’s decision to scrap compulsory retirement
