Infos Transport (Patrice Salini)

Toll Group, the Asian region’s leading provider of integrated logistics, today announced the acquisition of Express Logistics Group (ELG), one of New Zealand’s largest freight forwarding companies. ELG currently operates 12 freight forwarding branches across New Zealand, Australia and the USA, and also provides value adding warehouse and transport services to its customers. ELG is principally focussed on serving the import and export requirements of apparel and footwear retailers in Australia and New Zealand, with the majority of its revenues coming from trans-Tasman trade and Australian and New Zealand freight movements from Greater China. “The acquisition of the Express Logistics Group is a great example of our growth strategy for the Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) business,” said Toll Group’s Managing Director, Paul Little. “ELG will add scale in Toll Global Forwarding’s key trade lanes in Asia and allow its customers to leverage off Toll’s very strong existing network in the region.

Acquisitions De transport intelligence (http://www.transportintelligence.com/) On 4/28, TNT NV announced the pending acquisition of Expresso Araçatuba Transportes E Logística Ltda for $70.6 million. Based in Sao Paulo, Expresso utilizes 1,000 vehicles and 40 depots toprovide expedited cargo transportation throughout Brazil. On 5/1, Toll Holdings Limited announced the pending acquisition of 40.0% of BIC Logistics, Ltd. Based in New Delhi, BIC provides trucking and warehousing services for the automotive, print media and fabrics industries. Terms were not disclosed.

Le Canada investit sur le corridor Asie-Pacifique ___________________________________________________ Selon http://www.newswire.ca : Les investissements dans le corridor de l'Asie-Pacifique devraient signaler une première étape vers une stratégie nationale de logistique : MEC OTTAWA, le 11 mai /CNW Telbec/ - Selon les Manufacturiers et exportateurs du Canada, l'annonce faite aujourd'hui par le ministre du Commerce international, David Emerson, voulant que le gouvernement fédéral investisse, dans le cadre de l'initiative du corridor de l'Asie-Pacifique, pres de 500 millions de dollars dans dix projets constitue une importante étape qui permettra au Canada de tirer avantage du commerce nord-américain bidirectionnel en progression rapide avec l'Asie. "Notre infrastructure portuaire et de transport actuelle est tout simplement inadéquate et ne permet pas de traiter le volume commercial croissant que nous avons maintenant avec la Chine et d'autres ma