Shippers seeking an alternative to air cargo for the China-Canada market were told yesterday that OceanGuaranteedmay be just the ticket. According to spokesmen for APL Logistics and Con-way Freight, OceanGuaranteed has now grown to nine departure points in Asia. 

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After three months of declining growth, the American Trucking Associations reported this week that its advanced seasonally-adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index was up for the second consecutive month, with a 1.3 percent increase in June

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Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), the parent company of DHL Express, said earlier today that its net income for the second quarter was down, due in part to restructuring costs for DHL Express U.S.

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Materials handling system vendors and system integrators are finding that asset management services are becoming key to customer satisfaction, and therefore continued business.

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This white paper looks at the advantages that can be gained from using a multi-carrier solution.

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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) said today that carload freight volumes and intermodal traffic volumes were down on United States railroads for the week ending July 26 compared to last year.

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Creating a “green” supply chain may be easier than you think…

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The drive to improve scale and profits combined with a highly fragmented market have resulted in continued M&A in the Transport and Logistics sector. The quarterly Financial Deal Insights series provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of this activity in this sector. It offers a unique insight into both deal activity, deal rationale and the market fundamentals driving the sector.

Scope


- An assessment of recent M&A activity in the Transport and Logistics sector throughout the world.

- An evaluation of the trends both within the Transport and Logistics sector as a whole, as well as individual deals.


Highlights of this title

Financial market trends during 2007, including the tightening of credit and the weakening of the US Dollar, bolstered the relative deal-making positions of strategic and foreign investors in the first quarter of 2008. As of April, 2008, there are concerns that the US economy is heading into or is in a recession.

This will only increase the number of players in the transportation business up for sale as a potential contraction in economic output will negatively impact demand for transportation & logistics products and services, as well as shippers profits during the rest of 2008.

Therefore, the cost savings rationale for M&A deals, particularly by strategic investors, can only increase in the remainder of 2008; albeit with lower valuation multiples compared to those in 2007.

Key reasons to purchase this title


- Understand the recent trends within M&A in the Transport and Logistics sector.

- Gain a detailed understanding of the market context behind factors driving both the sector as a whole and individual deals.

- Gain an overview of deal trends on a historical basis and the progress of individual deals as they happen.

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Shippers are mindful that this is an election year, and are asking lawmakers to not seize upon cargo security to gain political advantage. They are also saying the cost of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) compliance may break the bank.

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This market research report by MSI analyses the UK market for express delivery services for a 5 year review period and a five year forecast period up until 2010 For the purposes of this report, MSI have segmented the market by type of service which includes internal deliveries and international…

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