New York was the focal point for the first meeting held by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs). Member States engaged in deep talks to find solutions for linking global indicators to a set of national indicators while maintaining the global nature of the SDGs. FIATA was there to weigh in on the concept of logistics connectivity. FIATA had previously discussed the significance of logistics connectivity in the indicator framework … [Read more...] about FIATA weighs in on logistics at IAEG-SDG meeting
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Indonesia’s logistics industry to grow at 15.2%
Frost & Sullivan is expecting the transportation & logistics market to grow with expected CAGR 15.2 per cent in 2015. Gopal R, global vice president, transportation & logistics practice at Frost & Sullivan said that the industry is set to record strong double digit growth over the forecast period due to the continuous growth of the Indonesian economy driven by resilient domestic demand. Gopal R is expecting strong private consumption growth, higher trade growth, lower … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s logistics industry to grow at 15.2%
Indonesia's logistics industry to grow at 15.2%
Frost & Sullivan is expecting the transportation & logistics market to grow with expected CAGR 15.2 per cent in 2015. Gopal R, global vice president, transportation & logistics practice at Frost & Sullivan said that the industry is set to record strong double digit growth over the forecast period due to the continuous growth of the Indonesian economy driven by resilient domestic demand. Gopal R is expecting strong private consumption growth, higher trade growth, lower … [Read more...] about Indonesia's logistics industry to grow at 15.2%
Logistics elevates Panalpina’s Q1 profit
International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina increased its operating result and profit in the first quarter of 2015. Consolidated profit increased 10 per cent to CHF 19.6 million while EBIT increased 3 per cent (adjusted at constant currency rates: +12 per cent) to CHF 25.3 million, helped by a positive quarter in logistics. Year-on-year, EBIT and conversion rate increased in ocean freight as volumes grew by 5 per cent, but decreased in air freight where volumes only grew … [Read more...] about Logistics elevates Panalpina’s Q1 profit
Logistics elevates Panalpina’s Q1 profit
International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina increased its operating result and profit in the first quarter of 2015. Consolidated profit increased 10 per cent to CHF 19.6 million while EBIT increased 3 per cent (adjusted at constant currency rates: +12 per cent) to CHF 25.3 million, helped by a positive quarter in logistics. Year-on-year, EBIT and conversion rate increased in ocean freight as volumes grew by 5 per cent, but decreased in air freight where volumes only grew … [Read more...] about Logistics elevates Panalpina’s Q1 profit
Panalpina more than doubles EBIT
Panalpina finished the year 2014 on expectations. It more than doubled its EBIT to CHF 116.7 million (approx. US$12.90 million) in 2014 compared to the previous year. Consolidated profit jumped from CHF 11.7 million to CHF 86.5 million. Panalpina grew air freight volumes slightly ahead of the market and clearly outperformed the market in ocean freight. Significant progress was made in logistics, with the turnaround ahead of schedule. “In 2014, we executed on our clearly laid out … [Read more...] about Panalpina more than doubles EBIT