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Air Cargo World
World's leading monthly magazine dedicated to the international airfreight industry.

Air Transport World
Leading monthly magazine serving the needs of the global airline and commercial air transport manufacturing communities. Covers airline management issues, information technology, safety & security, alliances, distribution, airport development , air cargo, more.

Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Source for technological advancements, maintenance alerts, news, articles, events, and careers.

American Shipper
Magazine designed to serve the information needs of shippers, carriers and third parties involved in international transportation and for executives managing international logistics and supply chains.

Courier Magazine
Features articles on the courier and deliver industry, expedited delivery and courier industry news as well as many other sources for courier and expedited delivery service information.

E-logi.net
Daily news site of global logistics industries.

Fleet Owner
Magazine written for managers of commercial-trucking fleets. Provides information about operations, vehicle maintenance, industry regulations and information-management technology.

Inbound Logistics
Free magazine featuring the freshest ideas in sourcing, logistics and transportation to business professionals.

Intelligent Transportation Systems
News of emerging energy and transportation technology including intelligent transportation systems (ITS), road transport telematics and fuel cell research and development.

Land Line Magazine
Provides news and feature articles to keep professional truckers updated on legislation, industry activities and trends, and how these affect their business.

Logistics Management
Monthly magazine for supply chain professionals. Offer industry news and in-depth analysis on the major forms of freight transportation (truck, maritime, air and rail/intermodal), plus information on products, technologies, government regulations and international logistics.

Logistics News Network
Provides business news on the logistics industry in Middle East and South Asia countries.

Logistics Today
Magazine providing tactical information about the fundamentals of logistics - moving information, materials and products efficiently through all stages of the supply chain.

Marine & Industrial Report
Trade newspaper covering the latest news and happenings in the marine industry.

Marine Log
America's leading marine industry magazine.

Supply Chain Digest
Magazine for supply chain management and logistics practitioners to find information, news, and tools. Covers logistics management, distribution, RFID, material handling, transportation, supply chain software, and more.

The Trucker
National newspaper covering the truckload sector of the trucking industry for both company management and over-the-road drivers.

Traffic World
Magazine providing logistics professionals with supply chain management news and critical analysis.

World Highways
Dedicated to all aspects of road infrastructure worldwide, from the planning, construction and maintenance of highways to tolling, safety and traffic management systems.

 

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Logistics News

Truck and bus drivers are forbidden from texting while driving, according to federal guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Transportation Tuesday. ... cnn.com»


Modest increase in truck tonnage predicted for 2010, largely due to sluggish consumer and business spending. ... fleetowner.com»


Newark, NJ Ocean and trucking carriers are raising freight rates to recover losses from 2009. ... prnewswire.com»


Sacramento, CA Sacramento investor in Florida Air Cargo hopes to increase frequency of flights between Florida and Haiti. ... Sacramento Bee»


Wichta, KA Hospitals for Hope, a medical relief organization, converts shipping containers into medical clinics. ... Kansas.com»


North Carolina port closed after forklift punctured containers filled with highly explosive substance. ... CNN»


Express delivery and logistics services provider DHL Express may soon donate its Ohio-based Wilmington Air Park to Clinton County, Ohio. DHL Express moved its hub for U.S. operations from Wilmington Air Park in Ohio to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Kentucky six months ago. ... Logistics Management»


Australia's massive Gorgon gas project awarded a $500 million contract to DB Schenker, the German global freight forwarder, to provide worldwide and national transportation for the huge gas project. ... Journal of Commerce»


Delta offers JAL $1 billion package to Switch to SkyTeam from oneworld, including financial assistance and guarantees....ATW»


TSA Processes Hinder Air Forwarders For any company with offices in multiple cities, the employee vetting process is a difficult and challenging task. Imagine having to assume this responsibility for unrelated firms in far away places where you may not know the owners or the employees. Forwarders face this challenge daily, wasting time, energy and money, duplicating efforts on a system that only the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) can fix....aircargoworld»


The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced the dawn of a new era for the air cargo supply chain in Chinese Taipei. IATA e-freight went live in Chinese Taipei on 3 November 2009, and is operational at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Kaohsiung International Airport.... media-newswire»


Canadian National Railway Co. not ready to announce EJ & E reroutes... chicagotribune»


ECONOMY-Cost Pressures- Will They Drive more Companies to Outsource Logistics Functions?... more»


Kuehne Nagel Logistics to Cut up to 4,500 Jobs Worldwide - But sales did grow 4% in 2008... more»


Express-1 Expedited Solutions Reports Strong Q4 Results: Revenue Increases 95%, Operating Income Rises 84%... more»


Logistics and the Law: Same Game, Higher Stakes... more»


TSA Compliance Security issues and affordability... more»


The Maersk Line announced on Thursday it will be leaving the Port of Charleston by the end of 2010... more»


UPS Freight Accelerates Service to and from Central Illinois.... more»


Geodis to Acquire IBM's Internal Logistics Operations.... more»


SEA AIRPORT: As third Sea-Tac runway opens, some seek a fourth.... more»


Alitalia agrees to sell assets.... more»


DHL DHL in the USA - DHL's John Mullen decribes effort to regroup.... more»


Obama Obama - how his presidency will likely impact US Airlines.... more»
Global Freight Prices drop - impacting developing countries.... more»
New Zealand: Ports of Auckland has finally got the rubber stamp on $6 million of government funding for its rail link... more»
Con-Way Freight to close forty service centers to cut costs... more»
Trucking in NY state to get more costly... more»
cheetah Cheetah gets loose in cargo hold of Delta 757Delta... more»
Delta and Northwest get approval to merge will be world's largest airline... more»
DFW International Airport Enters New Global Cooperation With Shanghai Airport ... more»
British Airways and Qantas have both been fined for price fixing ... more
Agility wins ‘Logistics Award’ at Lloyd’s List ... more»
American Airlines cargo division announces the US launch of E-freight ... more»

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Descartes Systems plans to buy Belgium's Porthus, the logistics management software provider, for approximately $43.5 million dollars (29.7 million euros), to increase its European presence. The proposed purchase price is approximately 20% higher than Porthus' closing stock price. reuters»


CTG Logistics Solutions, an international information technology (IT) solutions and services company, announced today that its CTGTALK(TM) Voice Productivity Solutions software is the first voice technology software qualified to support speech recognition and voice synthesis for the new Intermec CK3 rugged mobile computer... prnewswire»


Austrian Cargo, the cargo division of Austrian Airlines, has chosen IBS’ iCargo to replace its legacy cargo management system as well as its cargo revenue accounting system... more»


The i Gives Manufacturers and Distributors Cost Control... more»
American Airlines Cargo Division announces the U.S. launch of e-freight... more»
Marketwatch: Champion Logistics Group Saves Time and Money Using Soffront CRM... more»
By applying complex solutions to an already complex situation you get COMPLEXITY SQUARED... more»
Optimization the US Postal Service saves 5 million... more»
Business Intelligence - Welch's reduces transportation costs by maximizing efficiency... more»
RFID Technology - get the whitepaper, understand how radio-frequency identification works ... more»
Check this out - transport specific telematics does it all ... more»
Rand McNally Commercial Transportation first to provide dock2dock navigation... more»

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Real Money Smith Detection wins 27mil TSA order for airport checkpoint X-ray machines... more»


 

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Alitalia cargo comeback... more»

CALENDAR calendar
January 2010

Jan. 28-29
Sydney: Intermodal Asia 2010 Conference, held at the 5 star Hilton Sydney, is one of the Asia Pacific region's largest Container Ports, Shipping, and Transport Logistics Exhibition and Conference trade events for business-to-business interaction. For information: see www.transportevents.com., email enquiries to @transportevents.com, or call + 60 87 426 022.

February 2010

Feb. 2-4
Mumbai: Air Cargo India 2010 Conference, held at the Bombay Exhibition Center, offers air cargo industry officials from India and abroad a common area to discuss the emerging Indian air cargo market. Attendees can interact with global industry players and hear their perspective about growth prospects and other relevant issues. For more information or to register, contact Priyo Patra, Director of Events at +91 22 2757 0550/ 2757 5055 or privopatra@stattimes.com.

March 2010

Mar. 8-11, 2010
Vancouver: Westin Bayshore
IATA 2010 World Cargo Symposium. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) symposium theme, "Bounce Back: Rebuild the Future," focuses on rebounding the cargo supply chain from the current recession and rebuilding for the future. For more information, visit www.iata.org.




Editor: Kate Simmons


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