Infos Transport (Patrice Salini)

D’après http://www.eyefortransport.com/ : Problèmes pour DHL en Chine ?? " A clash between DHL and China's postal service over the German group's entry into the domestic express delivery market has highlighted the tensions between foreign companies and the Chinese government over regulation of the country's parcel delivery market, reports the Financial Times. (6/3/2004) Last month, the DHL-Sinotrans partnership announced the launch of a domestic express delivery service, the first operated by a foreign company in China. But the State Postal Bureau, which runs China Post, said it had never approved such a service. The Financial Times points out that the reaction underlines one of the peculiarities of China's parcel delivery industry – that the regulator is also a competitor in the market. In a statement, DHL said: “DHL-Sinotrans has followed the necessary regulatory processes, and this business is in full compliance with the current regulatory and lic

Communiqué de presse de BNSF : “BNSF Logistics Acquires Sumark Services _________________________________________ SPRINGDALE, Ark., June 7, 2004: BNSF Logistics, LLC announced today that it has acquired Sumark Services, a Versailles, Ohio-based third-party logistics (3PL) company that provides multi-modal transportation execution, nationwide. Sumark has 54 employees and had gross revenues of $40 million in 2003. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The newly acquired operations are being added to BNSF Logistics’ Transportation Execution Services (TES) product line. Chuck Borchers, owner of Sumark since 1987, has been appointed Director of TES-East for BNSF Logistics, based in Versailles, Ohio. Eric Wolfe, Vice President and General Manager, BNSF Logistics, said, "Sumark is expertly operated and offers leading business processes in multiple areas. Their strengths are very complementary to our existing business and we will provide additional services to Sumar

Communiqué de Geodis : Geodis Züst Ambrosetti acquiert 100% du logisticien Trate Sud ______________________________________________________________________________________ “ Le 12 mai dernier, Geodis Züst Ambrosetti, filiale italienne du groupe logistique français Geodis, a acquis 100% du capital de Trate Sud, jusqu'ici détenue à hauteur de 50%. Trate Sud est une société logistique possédant deux plates-formes près de Rome - l'une de 30 000 m? à Aprilia, l'autre de 18.000 m? à Pomezia. Elle compte parmi ses principaux clients des groupes internationaux, tels que Bridgestone Firestone, Colgate Palmolive, Dim-Playtex, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson et Nokia. « A l'instar du groupe Geodis auquel nous appartenons, nous nous positionnons en Italie comme un opérateur logistique global, offrant à ses clients la gestion de chaque étape de sa chaîne logistique, indique Francesco Cazzaniga, directeur de Geodis Züst Ambrosetti. Transports internationaux

Débusqué sur : http://www.transportintelligence.com/ Deux nouvelles acquisitions pour DSV et pour Kuehne & Nagel ______________________________________________________________ Two more acquisitions for DFDS and Kuehne & Nagel - Tuesday, June 08, 2004   "Two new acquisitions have been announced by European logistics companies, continuing the trend towards consolidation in the industry. Danish based transport company DSV, owner of the DFDS group of companies, has increased its presence in the German road haulage market through the acquisition of BOES Spedition + Logistik GmbH. The company has annual revenues of €42m and employs 236 staff.  The acquisition will more than double DFDS’ turnover in Germany to €77m and increases its headcount to 386. No financial details about the deal were revealed. The move by DSV is part of its attempts to build scale in the highly competitive German market. However there may be other implications from the acquisition. BOES is pa

DPWN met sur le marché 50 % de Postbank Selon la presse économique, DPWN introduira en bourse 50 % du capital de la Postbank. Cette introduction devrait pouvoir rapporter 3 millards d’€ à la Deutsche Post. Les débats actuels qui animent les analystes financiers portent sur le cours d’introduction retenu, qui est jugé trop élevé par certains.