K&N grows in China, but is economic growth sustainable?
K&N grows in China, but is economic growth sustainable?
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Goodyear Dunlop & TNT Logistics renew contract in Spain
TNT Logistics has renewed its logistics contract with international tyres
manufacturer Goodyear Dunlop in Spain, to provide warehousing, handling as
well as to manage its national tyre distribution.
For the new contract term TNT Logistics has invested about 3 million Euro in
radiofrequency equipment, security systems, and the new warehouse
management system and has implemented a dedicated network in Spain.
US Postal Service launches direct mail advertisement campaign
Direct mail is the focal point of a new advertising campaign the U.S. Postal Service have launched. The campaign demonstrates just how influential mail can be in a multi-channel marketing campaign and will appear in major marketing and business publications.
Read MoreDHL charters world’s biggest cargo plane
DHL Saudi Arabia has chartered the biggest cargo aircraft in the world, an Antonov 124, on its first flight ever to KSA to transport the largest one piece shipment ever moved by the company, a one piece 91 tonnes heat exchanger, from Germany to Dammam.
Read MoreFedEx starts talks with pilots
FedEx and its pilots have started negotiations over new work rules, but both sides hope to avoid a nasty fight like the slugout four years ago.
“Both sides right now understand that they have to live with each other. They realise also that a strike or a conflict will hurt them both,” said Gary Chaison, a professor of labor-management relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.
Read MoreAmtrak Express win
Express parcel company Amtrak has won a GBP3.5m (EUR5.2m) UK distribution contract with computer supplies company Systemax.
Read MoreBlasting US Express Barriers
The U.S. International Trade Commission found that in addition to postal competition, U.S. express delivery companies are impeded abroad by unfair postal competition, inefficient customs practices, costly restrictions and tough barriers against entering new markets in the first place.”We believe this study, which highlights the importance of reducing foreign barriers to express delivery services, now can be used by U.S. negotiators in ongoing and future trade negotiations to obtain strong commitments for our industry,” UPS spokesman David Bolger said.
Read MorePharmaceuticals – Chilled from start to finish
Monitoring the necessary temperature throughout a drug’s total life cycle has become critical to the movement of pharmaceuticals, especially clinical trial products.
Regulatory policies worldwide increasingly require manufacturers to produce complete audit trails recording where a drug was made, with what ingredients, where it was stored and for how long, and where, when and how it was delivered.
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