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Union Opposes DB Schenker Sale to DSV

A Deutsche Bahn AG labor union will try to block the agreed €14.3 billion (US$16 billion) sale of subsidiary DB Schenker to Danish freight firm DSV A/S, BNN Bloomberg reported.Staff representatives of the EVG union plan to vote against the deal at a crucial supervisory board meeting of the German railway operator on Oct. 2, the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung originally reported.DSV confirmed that it has signed a deal to ... [+]

Davies Turner, GBP Shift into High Gear

Great British Sports Cars’ continuing logistics partnership with Davies Turner saw the British freight and logistics services provider recently handle the shipment of two of the car manufacturer’s iconic Zero vehicles from the UK to the U.S.GBS, a British car manufacturer specializing in the production ... [+]

DHL Accelerates Sustainability Strategy

Under logistics giant DHL Group’s strategic framework for the second half of the decade, “Strategy 2030 – Accelerate Sustainable Growth,” the company strives for 50 percent revenue growth by 2030, compared to 2023, through divisional and dedicated group growth initiatives.With Strategy 2030, DHL Group said ... [+]

Louisiana Site for $1.4B Biofuel Plant

Woodland Biofuels Inc. has proposed investing US$1.35 billion at the Port of South Louisiana to establish one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels production facilities.The Toronto-based company said it would utilize waste biomass to produce sustainable biofuel used in transportation, heating and electricity generation in ... [+]

Hareket Hires 2 for Middle East-Africa

Hareket said Jonathan Anderson has joined the heavy-lifting and transportation services provider as regional managing director, and Andrew James Hall as new sales director, both overseeing the Middle East and Africa business units.Anderson’s experience includes more than 15 years in leadership roles within the heavy-lift ... [+]

Green Postal Day Delivers Sustainability

Two-dozen postal companies in North America, Europe, Oceania, Africa and Southeast Asia participated in Green Postal Day Sept. 19, celebrating more than 15 years of global partnership for a more sustainable postal system.Since the start of their cooperation in 2008, these postal companies have reduced ... [+]

Descartes Acquires MyCarrierPortal

Descartes Systems Group, the on-demand software-as-a-service solutions provider, said it has acquired Assure Assist Inc., doing business as MyCarrierPortal, or MCP, a provider of carrier onboarding and risk monitoring solutions for the trucking industry.MCP’s solutions are designed to help freight brokers and shippers quickly set ... [+]

Atlanta Freight Bottleneck Gets Makeover

The Georgia Department of Transportation hopes to unclog one of the worst U.S. freight bottlenecks, the Interstate 20/I-285 interchange, with work to begin on a US$1.2 billion project.The American Transportation Research Institute ranks the I-20/I-285 interchange as the fifth-worst truck bottleneck from among more than ... [+]

DHL Report Explores AI, Sustainability

Logistics giant DHL on Sept. 3 released the seventh edition of the DHL Logistics Trend Radar, a biennial report that highlights the foremost social, business and technological trends impacting the industry.Since its inception in 2012, the report provides an in-depth analysis of logistics trends, their ... [+]

BOSS Crane & Rigging Expands into Georgia

BOSS Crane and Rigging said it is expanding its geographical footprint, service areas and capabilities with a new location just south of Atlanta.In addition, Boss has appointed Dave Johnson as director of Bennett On-Site Services LCC.The leased property at 1587 Burks Drive in Lake City, ... [+]

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