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. ...

Joint Venture Deutsche Post World Net et New Zealand Post pour la création de Express Couriers Australia Pty __________________________________________ Communiqué de New-Zealand Post : New Express Couriers Joint Venture in Australia 30 June 2008 New Zealand Post announced today that it has formed Express Couriers Australia Pty Limited (ECA), a 50:50 joint venture with Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), for the ownership and operation of express courier businesses in Australia. Effective 1 July 2008, the arrangement builds on the success since 2005 of a similar joint venture in New Zealand between DPWN's express unit DHL Express, and New Zealand Post. The New Zealand Post-DHL Express structure in Australia encompasses six complementary businesses in metropolitan and regional markets in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. The businesses include Couriers Please, Parcel Overnight Direct and Northern Kope Parcel Express, three businesses under New ...

Mai 2008 Toll (Australie) poursuit sa croissance externe en prenant le contrôle de "Courier Australia" et de "New Zealand’s United Carriers" Courier Australia is a Courier and Express transport and logistics group, based in Western Australia. It was established in 1959 and employs about 600 staff and independent contractors in that state. Courier Australia has a strong regional network in Western Australia which will add scale to some of Toll’s existing courier and express businesses. ---- United Carriers employs 360 staff and has a fleet of 220 trucks. It has businesses in a range of logistics sectors including general freight, livestock, logging, warehousing and international freight forwarding. ____

Mainfreight acquires Target Logistics for $53.7m In its largest acquisition to date, Mainfreight has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Target Logistics in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $53.7 million. Selon Eyefortransport (http://www.eyefortransport.com ) Founded in 1978, Mainfreight is a global logistics services provider with operations in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the US. The company posted revenues of NZ$968 million for the year-ended March 31, 2007. Target Logistics provides domestic and international time-definite freight forwarding and logistics services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Target Logistic Services. The company has a network of offices in 35 cities throughout the US and a worldwide agent network covering more than 70 countries, including China and other countries in Southeast Asia. According to Target president & CEO Stuart Hettleman, the combined and complementary resources of the two organisations will afford greater ...