What will you learn from Global Contract Logistics 2007? Global Contract Logistics 2007 contains comprehensive market data, commentary and company profiles It provides answers to a wide range of commonly asked questions: - How big are the largest Contract Logistics markets? - How fast are they…

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UPS Jetair said yesterday it has formed a strategic alliance with AFL, a provider of air freight forwarding , air express, and third-party logistics (3PL) services, which, UPS said, will significantly expand accessibility to UPS services in India and provide export capabilities to AFL.

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Cougar Express Logistics, a subsidiary of Menlo World, a third-party logistics (3PL) services provider owned by Con-way, said earlier this week it was awarded a three-year contract by the Danfoss Group to establish, deploy, and serve as its Asia-Pacific Central Distribution Center (CDC) warehouse operator in Singapore.

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Freight traffic volumes on United States railroads for the week ending November 24 was a mixed bag compared to the same timeframe last year, according to data recently released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). 

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Global freight forwarder and logistics services provider SEKO said this week said that it recently opened an office in Dublin, Ireland.

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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was up 5.5 percent in September 2007 compared to September 2006 and reached $66.8 billion, according to data released by the United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today.

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Third-party logistics (3PL) services provider Mallory Alexander International Logistics said this week it has launched M-Pact Solutions, a new unit focused on developing global commerce-related strategies and providing services and architecture for shippers, 3PLs, receivers, and distributors. 

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The role and concept of intermodal transportation—as it relates to the entire freight transportation network in the United States—is one which is an “orphan with no country,” according to Theodore Prince, principal consultant for T. Prince and Associates LLC, and Thomas L. Finkbiner, chairman of the University of Denver Intermodal Transportation Institute.

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This 1,199 word article is taken from the 01 October 2007 edition of Frozen Food Age Abstract: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CONSUMERS LOVE THEIR ICE CREAM in all shapes and sizes, but sometimes they need just a little something extra to satisfy that cold "sweet spot " Smart retailers know that…

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This 1,602 word article is taken from the 15 October 2007 edition of Food Logistics Abstract: There was a time when traditional step vans ruled the roads, when clumsy bread vans and rackety walk-in vans bearing the logos of companies such as Frito Lay and Drake’s Cakes could be seen tooling the back…

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