TLISC is inviting organisations across Australia to nominate for the 2014 Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council Awards for Excellence. The awards offer the opportunity to recognise and celebrate exceptional achievements and ...
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Linfox has signed a joint business development plan (JBDP) with multinational consumer company Unilever, further strengthening the long-term strategic relationship between the two companies. Linfox CEO Michael Byrne said: “We are ...
The transport and logistics community is invited to join RedR Australia on Friday 7 February 2014 and wear red to help it make a difference to communities hit by natural disasters or displaced by conflict. 'Wear Red for RedR Day' is a ...
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With a strong transport focus, the 3rd annual GeoNext Conference is on again, and features a line-up of presenters covering key areas relevant to the transport and logistics community. Among the topics highlighted will be mapping assets, ...
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — PHH Arval has added a new hire to its management team. Scott Madden, most recently a manager a Purolator, is the company’s new vice-president of business development for PHH Arval’s central and ...
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Furniture First buying group has made three merchandising hires and shifted other duties in a move that expands its merchandising team. Brian Hass Liz McGoldrick Jamie Broussard The member-owned ...
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Covenant Transportation Group Inc. said it expects fourth-quarter 2013 net income of 18 cents to 22 cents a share, compared with 10 cents a share in the previous year's quarter. Covenant attributed the improved earnings forecast to higher ...
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American Trucking Associations appointed Curtis Shewchuk of Con-way Inc. as chairman of the group's Homeland Security Policy Committee, ATA said Jan. 14. Shewchuk is chief security officer of Con-way, based in Ann Arbor, Mich. He replaces ...
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People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability - even as the economy and technology change rapidly. Truck makers and other manufacturers, meanwhile, said their engineers are pushing scientific advances ...
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Wheat futures closed lower this week on continued pressure from record global supplies and poor export demand for U.S. wheat. Futures dropped sharply after USDA revised up its record-high world production forecast on Friday. CBOT wheat ...
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The selection of DB Schenker as the official logistics provider of the 2015 Pan Am Games did not give a fair shot to local trucking and logistics providers, one local firm has complained. In an interview with the Toronto Star, John Flynn, ...
Cargill, an American agribusiness giant, has bought a 5% stake in Ukrlandfarming (ULF), an Ukrainian integrated agricultural firm, for an undisclosed sum. The move comes as the parties seek to enhance and develop their relationship to ...
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Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has delivered 108 Scania Streamline trucks to Czech Republic-based logistics company HOPI for the renewal of the truck fleet. HOPI will use the new trucks for its operations in the Czech ...
Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients (Olam SVI) has expanded its spices processing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The 85,300ft2 plant enhances cleaning and storage processes for black pepper as well as adds capabilities to ...
With the increasing opening-up of its oil market, China established a nationwide industrial association on Thursday for the distribution of refined oil products, especially gasoline. The new association, the China Petroleum Circulation ...
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