The continuous growth of TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH is reflected in remarkable figures. Considerable growth was achieved across the board in 2007 and in the current year to date. The positive results prove that the company is still following a successful course.

International development charity Transaid is launching a nationwide search to find 30 individuals from across the UK transport and logistics industry to take part in the 'Transaid Cycle Zambia Challenge 2009'.

Ahlers was entrusted by TECHNIP early this year with all logistics, crewing, security, safety and administrative matters for the transit of the FPSO "AKPO" from Korea to Nigeria. Said FPSO (Floating Production and Storage Off-shore platform) with a length of 305m and a beam of 60m has a storage capacity of 400.000mt, and a production capacity of about 40.000mtday (250.000bblsday).

In the Philippines, Unilever has presented Famous Pacific Forwarding Phils with a Service Vendor Award in recognition of the excellent standards of transport and logistics services that have been provided over the last decade.

Joint Venture Will Provide Third-Party Logistics Services to Canon, Inc. -ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), the world's largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities,announced today it has leased approximately 205,000 square feet (19,000
square meters) in Dalian, China to Nittsu Sinotrans Logistics Dalian LTD., a joint venture between Sinotrans Liaoning Company and Nippon Express.

On behalf of its members, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) www.bifa.org - has given a cautious welcome to the news that the government has postponed plans to increase fuel duty by two pence per litre from October this year.

Alliance Air Freight & Logistics adds location in CA. This will enable commercialindustrial customers as well as eBay users to obtain freight quotes instantly for shipments originating or delivering to Los Angeles. Even more competitive freight rates will be available for freight shipments involving the Southern CA area

Mobile Awareness, LLC, a provider of leading-edge transportation safety products, today announced VisionStat, a new series of industrial wired and wireless commercial vehicle camera systems.

The Port of Corpus Christi, one of the largest in the United States, is the latest sponsor to make a presentation to global project cargo specialists attending the Project Professionals Group annual conference in Aarhus, Denmark, from August 27-31, 2008.

RFID technology is facilitating a major innovation to supply chain management.

Securing a new container terminal project at the Ukrainian Port of Illichivsk, APM Terminals will expand its presence in the fast growing Black Sea Region.

·DP World and the Yemen Gulf of Aden Port Corp establish long term partnership

·DP World to operate and develop the container facilities at the Port of Aden

·The joint venture commits to investment totalling US$220 million within five years

International freight forwarder, Advance International Transport is playing a significant role in efforts to reduce potentially harmful emissions from one of Europes dirtiest electricity generating plants.

Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Ottari of Syria has officially inaugurated the Tartous International Container Terminal (TICT), Syrias newest international trading gateway nearest to the countrys capital Damascus.

Amsterdam, Guangzhou, Singapore, TNT, the global express company, today announces the start of the only scheduled road services between China and five countries of Southeast Asia, using its Asia Road Network. From China, international road services to Southeast Asia will first be available from the South of the country. In a second step, TNT will link the Asia Road Network to its Chinese domestic network to offer customers seamless road connections from many parts of China to Southeast Asia.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released international traffic data for May that showed a significant drop in cargo growth to 1.3% while passenger traffic grew 6.0%.

Project cargo specialists, Project Professionals Group, has produced a Pocket Booklet designed to be an essential business tool for logistics professionals.

Pangaea, the worlds leader in smart online order track and trace systems, has announced the total number of business registered with Pangaea breaking through the 25,000 barrier.

Need a way to learn more about the most up-to-date available tools and technologies for current businesses? Then attend the 2008 RFID forum where GAO RFID Asset Trackings special speaker Edmund Rucels, Director of Business Development, will be giving a presentation discussing the important role of RFID in todays world.

Maximus Air Cargo, the Abu-Dhabi headquartered specialist heavy-lifter of the airfreight world, recorded an almost five-fold increase in aircraft hours sold during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period last year.

Cargolux Airlines has been nominated as the leading carrier for the IATA e-freight project at Luxembourg, thereby further enhancing Luxembourgs position as a leading hub for air cargo. This endorsement was ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association which took place last month in Istanbul, Turkey.

The latest additions to the Port of Felixstowes fleet of quayside cranes have become fully operational.

Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), the integrated global property group which owns, develops and manages industrial and office space, and DHL Freight, one of the leading logistics service provider, today announced the development of a 12,270 sqm built to suit logistics facility in Nuremberg Harbor.

The Government must recognise and acknowledge the terrible impact on UK industry and motorists of rapidly increasing oil prices and quickly engage with industry and road user representatives to identify means of relieving the problems. As an absolute minimum the Chancellor must immediately scrap the 2p per litre fuel duty increase planned for October, together with similar proposed increases planned for 2009 and 2010.

Sea-Cargo is pleased to introduce increased capacity on UK routes. A number of customers have requested for additional and increased capacity tofrom the UK following DFDS Seaways closure of its service between BergenStavangerNewcastle on 1st September 2008.

Innovación Logí­stica SL is a logistic engineering company operating from GaliciaSpain owned by a group of renowned Spanish Companies and investors with logistic consultancy background.

With its proposed new Act on Ports and Fairways, the Government will facilitate the safety of navigation, efficient transport at sea and sustainable use and management of fairways.The Act also contributes to the efficiency and safety of port operations, which in turn improves the competitiveness of sea transport, said Helga Pedersen Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs after the Government presented its proposal to the Storting.

Alliance Air Freight & Logistics release their Freight Quote System. This will enable commercialindustrial customers as well as eBay users to obtain precise freight quotes instantly. Unlike other systems which only provide estimated freight rates the Alliance Air Freight & Logistics freight quote system will provide a freight rate to the penny.

Tuscan Ventures Pvt. Ltd. has announced its strategic investment in Rasmussen & Simonsen International Pte Ltd (RSI), which will enable the thriving company to expand its resources to meet the unprecedented growth in demand for its industry-focused consulting and people development solutions.

To strengthen the communication and cooperation between China and the international community in the field of logistics, JCtrans.net will hold " Freight Forwarding China 2008" at Shanghai International Conference Center during Oct.31-Nov.2, 2008. It will be a grand event with a focus on practicality in order to benefit the whole logistics industry.

Wärtsilä has acquired the global ship design group Vik-Sandvik, a leading independent group providing design and engineering services to ship owners and the ship building industry worldwide. The value of the acquisition is EUR 132 millions, with an additional maximum sum of EUR 38 millions to be paid based on the performance of the business over the next three years. In 2007, Vik-Sandvik's turnover was EUR 55 millions and the profitability is on a very good level. The number of employees is 410.

Davies Turner Air Cargo has been officially presented with its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certificate by HM Revenue & Customs. The airfreight forwarder recently became the one of the first AEOs in Europe.

On 1 July, Damco is celebrating its 1st anniversary as a global forwarder, and use this opportunity to thank their customers, colleagues, and carrier partners who have been part of making Damco one of the global top forwarders.

The IRU warns that the new Directive on inland transport of dangerous goods will harm industry and Europe's competitiveness.

The International Road Transport Union strongly opposes the imposition of a prescribed transport mode over another, as stipulated by the Directive adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods, as it will only increase uncontrollable risks while shipping dangerous goods, and prompt the EUs chemical industry to relocate.

The Ukrainian company Europa-Trans has ordered 300 trucks from Scania. The order is Scanias largest single transaction in Ukraine to date.

GreenCarrier International, the logistics arm of the Gothenburg-based Björk.Eklund Group, has further strengthened its position in the Nordic region with the acquisition of the independent IATA approved Finnish forwarding company Oy FCS Logistics Ltd.

RFG welcomes the announcement by Network Rail (24 June 2008) that it plans to investigate five or six routes for high speed lines or other means of increasing capacity on the network.

On June 27 2008, Grandstar Cargo operated the inaugural flight(GD3305)from Tianjin to Frankfurt with B747-400 Freighter. Grandstar Cargo based in Tianjin, will operate TSN-FRA-PVG-TSN with 3 flights per week and soon increase to 4 flights.

Global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel and AIRDEX International Inc., developer and manufacturer of the patented light-weight AIRpalletTM, announce the formation of a strategic alliance to investigate and find solutions for joint customers who are interested in reducing the costs and environmental impacts of airfreight transportation.

Itella Logistics has signed an agreement for taking over the business of Universal Spedisjon Bergen AS. After the approval of competition authorities in Norway and after the de-merger formalities are completed, Universal Spedisjon AS Bergen business will be transferred completely to Itella Logistics AS, which has been a 50% shareholder of the company for the last few years.

Agility Fairs and Events (F&E) has secured a contract to manage the freight and on-site handling for the prestigious British International Motor Show 2008, which celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year.

NYK Logistics (UK) has announced the extension of its UK distribution agreement with electrical appliance manufacturer Beko.

ZIM Ports (2006) Ltd., a fully-owned subsidiary of ZIM, has acquired a 40% share of Contarsa, the container terminal operator at the Spanish port of Tarragona, in partnership with DP World, one of the largest marine terminal operators in the world, which has acquired the other 60% share.

Immingham-based APM Commercials, who provide service support for leading trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull (UK) Ltds clients, recently celebrated the opening of a new workshop facility by holding an open day which was attended by over 120 customers and suppliers.

Today DSV has entered into an agreement with 3i (3i Group plc and 3i funds), the ABX management team and other shareholders to acquire all of the shares of XB Luxembourg Holdings 1 S.A., the parent of the ABX LOGISTICS Worldwide SANV Group ("ABX") of Belgium. The combination of two European leaders will create a strong global Transportation and Logistics player.

The United Arab Emirates, in a bid to secure long-term sustainable economic growth, is diversifying its focus into four key areas - Oil & Gas, Tourism, Finance & Banking and Trade & Logistics. It is estimated that Middle East economies could save as much as US$74 billion by changing the way global logistics are managed.

The member lines of the Oceania Vessel Sharing Agreement (Hamburg Süd, Hapag-Lloyd, and Maersk Line) and ANL-USL will, subject to regulatory approval, restructure their existing services between the West Coast of North America and AustraliaNew Zealand.

CMA CGM Group has the pleasure to announce the launching, on July 9th, 2008, of its latest service in the FAL network linking Asia and Europe: The FAL4 service.