Dover Harbour Board hits back at union claims that privatisation would be disastrous
IFW poll result suggests truckers are as essential as buses, trains and aircraft
Accused of stealing, 34-year-old shoots eight co-workers then turns gun on himself
Drivers return to work, but promise talks on industry revamp
Channel Tunnel operator becomes 11th major operator to back industry's premier awards event
Strikes won't disrupt haulage liberalisation, says government
Hauliers refuse to end strike over industry reforms
Asset sale exceeds expectations
The fascinating story of overland transport pioneers
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Features
Operators can compare their performance with that of others, instantly and anonymously
Maersk's Mark Cornwell tells Gavin van Marle why rates have to rise
One word sums up the European road freight sector over the past 12 months: recession. But operators are now reporting a light at the end of the tunnel, reports Marcia MacLeod
UK hauliers are battling for survival on several fronts, reports Isabel Lesto
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
People
Damco's new Global Head of Aid & Relief
CEVA appoints new Global Account Director in Brazil
