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Vers l'externalisation de la logistique militaire allemande Selon : http:// www.trasportoeuropa.it/ "Esercito tedesco terziarizza logistica 30 agosto 2007 @ 19:55:33 CEST Il Governo annuncia un progetto per affidare a ditte private una buona parte dell’approvvigionamento. Un contratto da 3 miliardi. Il giornale Handelsblatt riporta la dichiarazione di un portavoce del ministero della Difesa tedesco, secondo cui il Bundeswher, ossia le Forze armate terrestri, intende terziarizzare buona parte della sua logistica ad imprese private esterne. Si stima un contratto complessivo di tre miliardi euro. Una prima fase consisterebbe nella terziarizzazione di attività di base, come lo stoccaggio ed il trasporto di armamenti e munizionamento. Una prima gara d’appalto, del valore di 800 milioni di euro, potrebbe essere pubblicata entro il 2008. Sarebbero già interessate le principali compagnie tedesche di logistica, come Deutsche Post e Schenker (delle Ferrovie). Il processo di terziarizza

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Lu sur http://www.infoceane.com/ Un conteneur à voitures qui pourrait révolutionner le transport maritime Voilà un conteneur qui pourrait symboliser la nouvelle révolution qui se prépare à l’échelle mondiale dans le secteur de la construction automobile. C’est en tout cas le pari de l’armement français CMA-CGM qui va charger sur ces navires un nouveau type de conteneurs dédié spécifiquement au transport de voitures. Dessiné par une société anglaise, Trans Rack, il permet de charger quatre véhicules dans chaque boite grâce un système de rampes et de portes coulissantes. Alors que traditionnellement, l’acheminement des véhicules nécessite de multiples manutentions depuis son lieu de production chez le constructeur jusqu’au destinataire final, l’intérêt de ce procédé est de réduire au maximum les coûteuses ruptures de charges. Et surtout, les navires spécialisés dans ce type de transports, les « Ro-Ro » partent chargés vers le port d’exportation mais reviennent le plus souvent à vide aprè

Eddie Stobart joining Stock Market Communiqué : 15 August 2007 Stobart Group Limited is to be created through a proposed merger of The Westbury Property Fund Limited and Eddie Stobart Group. The new enlarged business should bring customers a truly integrated transport and logistics solution, combining road, rail and ports activities. A combination of road, rail and ports activities are well placed to serve environmentally and cost-conscious customers. The Westbury Property Fund Limited (‘Westbury’), the commercial property and ports company, announces a proposed merger1 with Eddie Stobart Group (‘Eddie Stobart’), one of the most recognised brands2 in the UK. The new, enlarged company, to be known as Stobart Group Limited, will have net assets of over £250m. The merger brings together two companies which see huge commercial and environmental benefits of combining road transport and storage with rail freight and waterborne transport systems, thereby offering customers a truly integrated

DHL Express sells two subsidiaries to Austrian Post DHL Express has reached an agreement to sell its Dutch subsidiary Dedicated Distribution Services (DDS) and its Belgian subsidiary Van Osselaer Pieters Colli Service (VOP) to Österreichische Post. (8/10/2007) The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the transactions. The disposal of these subsidiaries is a further step in DHL’s strategy to optimise the strategic synergies within the Express organisation. The transaction will not have any effect on the services provided to existing customers. “It is our explicit strategy within DHL Express Global to focus on core express products and services,” said John Mullen, CEO of DHL Express Global and member of DPWN’s management board. “Our primary focus is to ensure that our businesses are synergistic. This means putting emphasis on systematised products with similar features, standard shipment characteristic and high quality levels.” He added that this divestment program is an impo

Heures de conduite US.... From the pages of Logistics Management Trucking news: ATA asks DOT for a stay on recent HOS ruling Jeff Berman, Senior Editor -- 8/2/2007 WASHINGTON—A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last week, which stated certain portions of the United States Government’s truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) rules and regulations are illegal, has the potential to make things more challenging for truck drivers and carriers and shippers alike, according to high-ranking officials of the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The recent ruling overturned the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart period that have been in place since the current rules took effect on October 1, 2005. It also resets the HOS clock to 10 hours of maximum driving time each day. In a letter sent earlier this week to Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, ATA president and CEO Bill Graves asked to push for a stay on the ruling, saying there

Communiqué de Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ---------------------------------------------------------- Taking a stake in one of China’s biggest RoRo terminals 2007-07-25 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has taken a 15% stake in a new RoRo terminal in the Port of Tianjin. The move recognises the importance of China as a growing market economy and a major force in automotive manufacturing. The new $98 million USD terminal, to be owned by TPG Global RO-RO Terminal Co Ltd, is a three-way venture with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Terminals North AB, Tianjin Port Stock Co Ltd (51 per cent) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha in Tianjin (34 per cent). TPG has the rights to operate the terminal for 30 years with an option to extend the term. Tianjin is the largest port in North China. Designed to handle upwards of 500,000 vehicles a year, the new 296 000 m2 terminal will incorporate two RoRo berths for cars, high and heavy RoRo equipment and static cargoes. It is being built to meet the increasing demand