Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has extended its contract with DHL Supply Chain for the operation of the Heathrow Consolidation Center (HCC) until October 2012. The contract worth around £9 million (US$14.7 million) a year will extend the partnership for the consolidation of deliveries to 323 retail and catering outlets, pubs and restaurants within the airport beyond the duration of the London Olympic Games when passenger levels are expected to rise. The new agreement has almost doubled in … [Read more...] about DHL wins major contract extension at Heathrow
Logistics
KN wins aircraft interiors logistics deal
Premium Aircraft Interiors Group (PAIG) has appointed Kuehne + Nagel (KN) as its global logistics partner. The deal will see the logistics aspect of PAIG’s after-market business for aircraft cabins outsourced to KN across sea, air and road. KN said it would install its web-based, supply chain visibility platform, KN Login, for PAIG and “undertake process improvements and operations reviews for Premiumâ€Â. … [Read more...] about KN wins aircraft interiors logistics deal
DHL establishes oil & energy centre in Singapore
DHL has established its eighth and largest DHL Center of Excellence for Oil and Energy in Singapore to serve the Asia Pacific region as it moves to meet what it says is surging demand from the €260 billion global oil and energy logistics industry. Staffed by more than 200 employees, the DHL Asia Pacific Oil and Energy Center of Excellence (COE) located in Changi South comprises of a comprehensive team of industry professionals who design and implement innovative and enhanced logistics … [Read more...] about DHL establishes oil & energy centre in Singapore
Panalpina wins key oil & gas logistics contracts
Weatherford and Halliburton, two major global players in the oil & gas industry and long-time Panalpina customers have awarded significant new businesses to the global forwarding and logistics group, it said. Weatherford is one of the largest global providers of innovative mechanical solutions, technology applications and services for all phases of oil and gas developments. The group has awarded Panalpina with significant air and ocean freight export business from the US and Canada. In … [Read more...] about Panalpina wins key oil & gas logistics contracts
DHL establishes oil & energy centre in Singapore
DHL has established its eighth and largest DHL Center of Excellence for Oil and Energy in Singapore to serve the Asia Pacific region as it moves to meet what it says is surging demand from the €260 billion global oil and energy logistics industry. Staffed by more than 200 employees, the DHL Asia Pacific Oil and Energy Center of Excellence (COE) located in Changi South comprises of a comprehensive team of industry professionals who design and implement innovative and enhanced logistics … [Read more...] about DHL establishes oil & energy centre in Singapore
Ten new Asian offices for FedEx Trade Networks
FedEx Trade Networks (FTN), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. has expanded its global presence with the addition of ten new freight forwarding offices in Asia, opening new facilities in Singapore, Taipei, Taiwan, and in Beijing, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xiamen, and Dalian, China. This was followed by the opening of arepresentative office in Vietnam. These openings add to FedEx Trade Networks’ freight forwarding operations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, which launched in 2008 … [Read more...] about Ten new Asian offices for FedEx Trade Networks
