Infos Transport (Patrice Salini)

____ Selon http://www.eyefortransport.com/ CMA CGM wants in on DP World’s US terminals French shipping giant CMA CGM has formed a consortium led by US-based Morgan Stanley to bid for the US-based assets that DP World acquired in the P&O Ports deal. (11/22/2006) Earlier this year, DP World ditched its plans to manage the acquired operations at the US ports, following a political storm that inspired two New York and New Jersey senators to push for legislation to prevent foreign government-controlled companies from buying US port operations. The five US ports are up for grabs, with final bids due in the end of this month. Other bidders include Seattle-based Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) Marine, and private equity firm Carlyle Group. After withdrawing from a bidding war with DP World in February over P&O Ports, PSA hasn’t bothered submitting an offer for the ports this time round. Meanwhile, reports have surfaced of a warrant for the arrest of CMA CGM chairman Jacques Saadé...

Communiqué officiel du groupe TNT TNT repurchases 18.2 million shares from the State of the Netherlands 21 November 2006 - Amsterdam, Today the State of the Netherlands announces it is selling all of its shares in TNT; 27.8 million ordinary shares to Citibank and UBS and 18.2 million ordinary shares to TNT. The repurchase by TNT represents a total consideration of nearly € 600 million and 4.3 % of TNT’s outstanding ordinary share capital. The total sale by the State represents approximately 10.9 % of TNT’s outstanding ordinary share capital reducing the holding of the State of the Netherlands in TNT to nil. Today’s repurchase by TNT is made part of the share buy back program that TNT announced on 6 November 2006. As a result of today’s transaction the total amount of the shares bought back until and including 20 November 2006 amounts to around 70 % of the announced € 1 billion buy back. TNT intends to cancel all of the shares repurchased.

Geodis reprend TNT Freight Management (ex Wilson) Geodis, le groupe de transport et de logistique, a annoncé ce jeudi l'acquisition de TNT Freight Management (TFM), anciennement Wilson Logistics, auprès du néerlandais TNT pour un montant de 460 millions d'euros. La filiale de la SNCF souhaite par cette acquisition accélérer son développement à l'international. ' Avec l'intégration de TFM, le chiffre d'affaires de l'activité freight forwarding (Commission de transport aérien et maritime) de Geodis doublera de taille et représentera environ 1,6 milliard d'euros, soit plus d'un tiers du chiffre d'affaires total. Ainsi le Groupe se positionnera parmi les 5 premiers freight forwarders européens et les 10 premiers mondiaux ajoutant à son réseau existant des positions significatives et complémentaires en Scandinavie, dans la zone Amériques (Canada, USA, Argentine, Brésil et Chili), en Océanie (Australie et NouvelleZélande) et en Allemagne. ' soulign...

La Poste Autrichienne prend le contrôle de Trans-o-Flex Voir : http://www.trans-o-flex.de/en/home.htm Austrian Post takes majority in trans-o-flex Acquisition of 74.9 % effective end of 2006 / Austrian Post CEO Dr. Wais announces further international expansion / Weinheim-based logistics group to continue as separate entity Weinheim, October 30, 2006 - The Austrian Post (Österreichische Post AG or ÖPAG) will acquire 74.9 per cent of the shares in trans-o-flex GmbH and associated companies from Odewald & Compagnie Gesellschaft für Beteiligungen mbH and Alpha Beteiligungsberatung GmbH und Co. KG, effective at the end of 2006. Odewald & Compagnie and Alpha will retain a holding of 25.1 per cent. The Management and Supervisory Boards of ÖPAG have already given their seal of approval to the transaction, which is subject to the consent of the appropriate cartel authorities. The transaction means that ÖPAG is strengthening its parcels and logistics division, increasing its European ...