Logistics Technology News

Agility today reported its profit in the second quarter of 2013 was 11.51 million Kuwaiti dinars (about US$40.3 million), jumping 50 percent from 7.66 million dinars in the second quarter of 2012.

The Logwin Group reported its revenue in the first half of 2013 was €622.8 million (about US$824.6 million), sliding from €652.7 million in the same period in 2012.

Suttons Group has appointed Anthony Latham as the new director of its North Asia operation.

Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. said that it slipped into the red in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, despite a big jump in operating revenue.

Contrans reported second quarter 2013 net income of C$8.0 million (about US$7.7 million), sliding 1.2 percent from C$8.1 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Con-way reported its net income in the second quarter of 2013 was $42.9 million, improving from $41.8 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Trucking and logistics giant Transport Corporation of India reported its net income in the first fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, was $2.34 million, increasing 3 percent from $2.27 million in the same period last year.

Gati reported its profit, excluding non-recurring items, in its fiscal year 2013, which ended June 30, 2013, was 170 million Indian rupees (about US$2.8 million), versus 130 million rupees in the previous fiscal year.

BestTransport has appointed Mike Dolan as president and CEO.

State-owned Container Corp. of India reported its net income in the first fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, was $41.65 million, inching up 0.5 percent from $41.43 million in the same period a year ago.

Taiwan-based logistics major Dimerco will continue its global expansion through the pursuit of further acquisitions and alliances, according to CEO Paul Chien.

DHL has won a six-year contract to provide logistics services in Australia for Japan-based Brother International.

Apex Freight Services has acquired Timberline Freight Services, a Colorado-based, full and less-than-truckload transportation company specializing in the movement of temperature-sensitive goods.

Panalpina Group’s consolidated profit increased 44 percent year-over-year in the second quarter to CHF 24.1 million (approximately US$25.9 million).

Geodis Wilson has appointed Leif Voelcker as managing director of Geodis India and Rene Bach-Larsen as cluster managing director of Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Supply Chain Solutions, a Michigan-based transportation, logistics and supply chain management company, has acquired Vanik International, an Illinois-based freight forwarder.

Rhenus Midi Data, the high-tech logistics division of the Rhenus Group, has acquired Lupprians UK, a technical installation and distribution work provider.

Effective Sept. 1, Lluís Gay will assume the position of CEO of Schenker Logistics, replacing Jaume Ballester.

Pacer International reported its net income in the second quarter of 2013 totaled $1.9 million, compared with $1.3 million in the same quarter in 2012.

FedEx insists it will continue to operate domestic and international services in the Philippines without interruption while it waits for the country's Supreme Court to make a final ruling on the legality of one of its air freight forwarding licenses.

Blue Dart Express, India's leading air express and logistics services provider, reported a net income of $7 million in its fiscal 2013-14 first quarter, which ended June 30, flat compared to the profit in the same period of fiscal 2012-13.

Echo Global Logistics reported net income in the second quarter of 2013 totaling $3.9 million, up 3 percent from $3.8 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Another batch of 80 45-foot, pallet-wide high-cube containers has arrived by barge at the Rotterdam Shortsea Terminal in the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam for Samskip Multimodal.

South Korea-based Pantos Logistics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Bondex Logistics.

CEVA Logistics is creating a campus consolidating several facilities in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

The case for software-as-a-service is compelling, but for larger companies, it isn’t necessarily a slam dunk.

3PLs and technology companies offer shippers transportation management system solutions in complex and challenging supply chain situations.

UPS has placed an order for 1,821 fire-resistant shipping containers.

One Network’s cloud-based supply chain network allows trading partners to share and monitor information with each other and their partners and connections, and to synchronize business processes and events from point of sale to raw materials sourcing.

Blue Horseshoe has entered into a collaboration agreement with Microsoft that includes the acquisition of Blue Horseshoe’s Warehousing for AX and Transportation for AX solutions.

Ryder System today reported its profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $62.2 million, jumping 33.2 percent from $46.7 million in the second quarter of 2012.

UPS today reported its operating profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $1.74 billion, sliding from $1.79 billion in the second quarter of 2012.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has promoted Gary York to director of sourcing for Europe.

The Rhenus Group and the Catoni Group have established a joint venture, Rhenus Catoni Logistics...

Air and ocean freight provider Logwin has opened a new office in Kolkata, India, to serve its customers in the country’s eastern region.

Members of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, which represents third-party logistics providers in the U.S., outperformed the economy in the first quarter of 2013...

DHL Global Forwarding has launched less-than-containerload direct services linking India’s ports of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) and Chennai with Shanghai, as the Deutche Post DHL Group unit taps India’s growing retail and automotive sectors.

Menzies Distribution is replacing half of its large goods vehicle delivery fleet with 110 new Iveco trucks in a five-year contract hire deal with Ryder Europe, part of Ryder System.

FedEx Express has expanded its facility at Beijing Capital International Airport in order to increase its handling capacity for international shipments...

CEVA Logistics will expand to a new location in Richmond, Va., later this summer.