DaimlerChrysler Canada partners with Canadian Pacific Railway on integrated transport system

DaimlerChrysler Canada is partnering with Canadian Pacific Railway’s Expressway service to create an integrated transportation system that the two companies say will reduce the number of trucks on Highway 401…

UPS disappointed by DOT-DHL ruling

UPS, United Postal Service, says it is disappointed by a May 11 ruling by the U.S. Department of Transportation that allows DHL Worldwide Express to operate as a Foreign Air…

Bax wins new contracts

Bax Global has won contracts with two major aerospace companies, Airbus Industrie and Air France. The Airbus contract will see BAX acting as one of company’s in-house forwarders at the…

Norfolk Southern forms TransWorks

Norfolk Southern Corporation has formed TransWorks, a group of indirect subsidiaries that will be headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind. TransWorks comprised primarily of Triple Crown information technology and finance staff,…

New measures enhance rail safety

Measures are now in place to enhance the safety of federally regulated rail operations in non-signalled territory- areas that do not use signals or electronic switches. “These measures will ensure…

Seaway Trade Mission to promote Great Lakes St. Lawrence seaway system

The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) are leading a delegation of 15 U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes executives on…

IMO regulations to bring higher costs for shipowners and managers

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will introduce new legislation that will see shipowners and managers face some high costs over the next decade. The changes will affect all walks of…

Cummins continues business restructuring

Cummins Inc. and International Truck and Engine Corporation have agreed to end discussions on a potential heavy-duty engine development and manufacturing joint venture. But Cummins said it will continue to…

Port of Antwerp improves web site

The Port of Antwerp has made major changes to the appearance and content of its web site at www.portofantwerp.be, according to schednet.com shipping news. The changes are part of a…

Supply Chain Process Management market to quadruple to $518 Million by 2006

The Supply Chain Process Management (SCPM) market, which exceeded $125 million in 2000, will more than quadruple to $518 million by the end of 2005, growing at a cumulative average…