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Provisional Results 2007
Hightlights: The Executive Committee of Exmar reported today its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year 2007. - February 03, 2008 - Exmar NV
CDR Enters Into a Distribution Agreement with Unity Scientific
Beginning January 2008, CDR will entrust Unity Scientific Asia Pacific Pty Ltd with the exclusive distribution of FoodLab line of products in Australia and New Zealand. - January 31, 2008 - CDR s.r.l.
Voluntourism ‘One of the Best Ways to Ensure Tourism Helps Reduce Poverty’ Claims Different Travel
The Different Travel Company – a UK based volunteer travel company - have today claimed that properly managed volunteer travel is one of the best ways to ensure tourism assists poverty reduction. Pointing to a number of the projects to which Different Travel take their volunteer tourists,... - January 30, 2008 - Different Travel
Freight Broker Hits Top 10 on Search Engines
Logistic Dynamics, Inc. (LDI) a Buffalo, NY, based third party logistics provider launched its newly designed website www.logisticdynamics.com on Thursday, November 29, 2007. Since the launch leading search engines including www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, www.ask.com and www.search.com all have the... - January 30, 2008 - Logistic Dynamics, Inc.
International Profit Associates' Director Joins Chicagoland Business Leadership Network
Tony Jones, International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) Director of Business Coordination, recently became a member of the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network (CBLN). The CBLN is a business-to-business consortium allowing members to network, gain best practices and get information regarding... - January 30, 2008 - IPA
IPA Charities Supports Community Choir and Local Church
IPA Charities contributed $2,000 to a local community choir’s holiday concert, and $1,000 to St. Mary Parish for the use of video equipment and related services needed to record the parish’s holiday concert. International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) Chief Information Officer (CIO),... - January 30, 2008 - IPA
Growing Logistics Business Drives Davies Turner Investment in Narrow Aisle Racking at Cumbernauld
Davies Turner has made a major investment in narrow aisle racking at its Scottish freight hub in Cumbernauld as more shippers in Scotland choose the UK’s leading independent freight forwarder to provide logistics solutions. - January 30, 2008 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Movers.com, Inc. Has Merged with NGA Group, Inc.
With an aim to provide better Moving Solutions, Movers.com, Inc., a California Corporation has merged with NGA Group, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, hoping that the domain name and its popularity would increase the ability of NGA to expand its areas of business. - January 27, 2008 - Movers.com
Famous Pacific Shipping Building Brisbane Presence
Moving into a new one-stop-shop for importers and exporters using the Port of Brisbane has enabled one of Famous Pacific Shipping’s associates in Australia to build on the portfolio of services offered to shippers. - January 27, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Marino Group / Regency Executive Services & Transportation in Naples, FL Adds Stretch Hummer to Vehicle Line-Up
Regency Executive Services & Transportation is the choice of many Southwest Florida visitors, business executives, wedding planners and residents. They are pleased to announce the addition of a 2006 H2 200" stretch Hummer limousine to their line-up. - January 26, 2008 - The Marino Group
New Parking and Revenue Control Systems (PARCS) from Magnetic Automation Corp
Magnetic Automation Corp's Parking and Revenue Control Systems (PARCS) have become the solutions of choice for parking operators around the world. - January 25, 2008 - Magnetic Automation Corporation
Americans Are Drowning in Clutter - Small Movers Can Help
The average American home has increased in size while the average household has shrunk. Americans are still filling their homes, garages and storage units at alarming rates. Clutter has become a big problem for many people, and for some it is a disorder called Hoarding. Transit Systems, a small move specialist, offers 3 tips to help people reduce clutter and reduce stress at the same time. - January 25, 2008 - Transit Systems, Inc.
Euronav - Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
The executive committee of Euronav NV (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: EURN) reported today its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2007. The company had a net result of USD –12.1 million (4Q06: USD 38.4m) for the 3 months ended 31st December 2007 or USD -0.23 per share... - January 25, 2008 - Euronav NV
LCH.Clearnet Selects Highdeal Transactive for Their Group Fee System
Highdeal breaks into the financial services market with LCH.Clearnet, Europe’s foremost clearing house. The company has selected Highdeal to provide their Group Fee System and will use Highdeal Transactive® to process millions of transactions per day, delivering LCH.Clearnet customers with monthly bills while providing complete flexibility for managing fee structures and reducing their Total Cost of Ownership - January 25, 2008 - Highdeal
Checker Sedan Reaches All Major Music Venues in Detroit
Checker Sedan now offers service to all major music venues in and around the city of Detroit. These include venues such as DTE Energy Music Theatre, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Meadow Brook Hall. - January 25, 2008 - Checker Sedan
Orlando Villas Ireland Partnered with CarRentalDublin.com
Dublin businessman and director of Orlando Villas Ireland, Derek Heffernan partnered with Dublin business woman Noemi Beres, CarRentalDublin.com. The website www.carrentaldublin.com/ has a live Booking System linked into just about every office of every major car hire company in the world. Orlando... - January 24, 2008 - CarRentalDublin.com
Launch of Movers.com Blog - A Complete Moving Blog
After about a decade of working in the relocation industry Movers.com team has launched its first blog. The blog located at http://blog.movers.com is the first of its kind in the moving industry. - January 23, 2008 - Movers.com
Famous Pacific Shipping Provides Full Logistics Services for New Power Plant in Sri Lanka
FPS Sri Lanka has been appointed by West Coast Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Lanka Transformers/Sri Lanka Electricity Board Group, the largest power supplier in Sri Lanka, to handle the majority of the freight logistics services required during the construction of a new 300MW combined cycle power plant located at Kerawalapitiya in Sri Lanka. - January 18, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Gulf Islands Airline, Canadian Float Plane Service Saltspring Air Now Offers More Direct Flights from Vancouver to Gulf Islands Every Day of the Week
Saltspring Air, due to an increasing demand is now offering six (6) direct flights a day between Salt Spring Island and downtown Vancouver and the International Airport. They also provide a scheduled service out of Maple Bay and the Outer Gulf Islands to many destinations. Saltsping Air have also increased their fleet size to accomodate the ever increase private charter demand. - January 17, 2008 - SaltSpring Air
GRSI Appoints New Vice President
Mark Riedel will join GRSI as its new Vice President. The news was announced last week by GRSI’s CEO Steve. Riedel will be focused on sales and business project management while working from GRSI's Western regional office. - January 17, 2008 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.
Hilti North America Chooses Ozburn-Hessey Logistics as 3PL Partner in Re-Supply Center Network
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OH Logistics) has opened a new facility at its Riverside, California distribution campus with anchor tenant Hilti North America. - January 17, 2008 - Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Marino Group Awarded Valet Contract for Exclusive 5th Avenue South in Naples, FL
New valet service for Naples' upscale 5th Avenue South awarded to The Marino Group. Service begins January 18, 2008 and is available on Friday and Saturday evenings. - January 17, 2008 - The Marino Group
U-Freight Gains Security Accreditation for Logistics Warehouse in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, U-Freight (www.ufreight.com) has achieved TAPA security accreditation for its recently opened full-service logistics hub at Yuen Long, which is situated close to the 4th border crossing between the Special Administrative Region and the People’s Republic of China. - January 17, 2008 - UFreight
PetRelocation.com Offers Travel Tips for Pet Owners
Nearly two-thirds of all American households have at least one pet and according to a recent report from the Travel Industry Association of America, approximately 29 million Americans traveled long distances with their pets over a three year period. As a result, PetRelocation.com president, Kevin... - January 16, 2008 - PetRelocation.com
The New Year Will Bring Smoother Travels... Or Will It?
While the airlines promise better service while transferring your belongings and baggage from point A to point B, the statistics show a different story. - January 16, 2008 - The Luggage Club
Navtrak: Protecting a Company's Reputation with a GPS Vehicle Tracking System
Navtrak's GPS-based vehicle tracking system helps "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" contractor protect its company name, image - and assets. - January 15, 2008 - Navtrak
Dr. Move.com Online Software Reservation System, Price Guarantee Make Moving Easier
Dirty tactics moving companies used to rip off customers: Quoting one price, and then charging customers more when their items were loaded on the moving truck. Or promising customers a large moving truck, but sending a small truck to make customers pay more for extra trips. So Dolatkhah set out to create a new concept in the moving industry — Dr. Move Inc. - January 15, 2008 - DrMove.com
Checker Cab Caters to Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center
Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center. There's only one in Detroit. It's been the home to a variety of concerts, auto shows and sports teams for more than 40 years and Checker Sedan, the premier luxury sedan company in metro Detroit provides transportation to and from the area. - January 12, 2008 - Checker Sedan
Detroit Metro Airport Cabs Take Off with Checker Sedan
Through an exclusive contract with Detroit Metro Airport, Checker Sedan limousines and cars are actively providing luxury sedan curbside pickup service at Detroit Metro Airport. Checker is committed to providing luxury sedans and vehicles with GPS and Automated Vehicle Locator capabilities. In addition, Checker provides wheelchair accessible vehicles. - January 12, 2008 - Checker Sedan
Millionaire Collector Invites Rich & Famous Tourists Into Penthouse for Surprise Peek at Private Kennedy Memorabilia Collection
Jim Dykes hired a private bus with a fully stocked bar and then specially designed a Rich & Famous tour around the Big Apple with a twist: viewing sites having to do with the late First Lady. An unexpected treat for the visitors happened when Dykes made a call to a wealthy collector friend, a Mr. Frank Harvey, who invited the group into his Central Park West penthouse to view his extensive private collection of Kennedy memorabilia. - January 12, 2008 - Rich and Famous Tours
International Profit Associates President Named Vice Chair of the National Jewish Democratic Council
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) President Gregg Steinberg has been elected Vice Chair of the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC). Steinberg was elected Vice Chair at the organization’s annual meeting held in Washington, D.C. Steinberg joined IPA-IBA in 1992 and became the... - January 10, 2008 - IPA
A La Carte France Tours Celebrates 10 Years of Luxury Travel Services
Every now and then, a gem appears on the dull and uniform horizon of tour operators' offers. A company that offers an old-fashioned, almost anachronic level of service, where the traveler is treated like monarchy, and the tour organized like a symphony. A La Carte France Tours is one these gems. They have been setting out luxurious private limousine tours for 10 years, and are celebrating their anniversary. - January 09, 2008 - A La Carte France Tours
towSearch.com Offers More Detailed Search Capabilities for Trucking Fleet Managers
towPartners® today announced that its free towing and road service provider locator tool, towSearch, has been updated to significantly improve its offering to fleet clients. These updates include search capability for extra heavy duty towing and incident management. In addition, towPartners... - January 08, 2008 - towPartners
Raleigh/Durham Grocery Delivery Service Opens
Triangle Groceries 2 Go, a Triangle-area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill North Carolina) Grocery Delivery Business, has now opened and will delivery groceries from the customer's store of choice (including Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Kroger, and Whole Foods) directly to their home. Triangle Groceries 2... - January 07, 2008 - Triangle Groceries 2 Go
Arkadin Selects Highdeal for Pricing, Rating and Billing
Highdeal, the world’s leading provider of Pricing & Rating solutions, today announced that Arkadin Global Conferencing, the global provider of integrated audio and data conferencing services, has implemented Highdeal Transactive® for the pricing, rating and billing of Arkadin’s... - January 07, 2008 - Highdeal
Adams Shows What It Means to be an Arrow All American
Carl Adams, Million Mile Driver, explains what it means to him to be a Professional Truck Driver with Arrow Trucking - January 06, 2008 - Arrow Trucking Company Inc
Arrow Trucking Keeps Focus on Drivers from the Top Down
Arrow Trucking continues to build on its culture of innovative safety and mentoring programs. - January 06, 2008 - Arrow Trucking Company Inc
Great Indian Royale Express - Traverse the Empire of Senses Aboard an Indian Luxury Hotel Train
“Great Indian Royale Express” - a product of the tour operator “The Luxury Trains” - combines the highlights of the Indian luxury trains “Palace on Wheels" and “Deccan Odyssey”. - January 02, 2008 - The Luxury Trains
GRSI Opens Central U.S. Regional Office Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
GRSI’s CEO Steve Martyn announced today that GRSI has officially opened its new Central regional office. Headquartered outside of Pennsylvania with regional offices already in Arizona and Oregon, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the new home for GRSI’s Central regional office. - January 02, 2008 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.
Checker Sedan Caters to Auto Show Attendees
2008 North American International Auto Show will draw hundreds of thousands of attendees. - December 31, 2007 - Checker Sedan
Mallory Alexander International Logistics Names Donna Lemm, Director and Hazel Gregory, Manager of New Client Services Group
The formation of its new Client Services Group has been announced by Mallory Alexander International Logistics, with Donna Lemm as its first director and Hazel Gregory as its manager. “Our continued rapid growth,” says Tinamarie Sauter, COO, Mallory Alexander International Logistics,... - December 22, 2007 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics Bolsters Domestic Transportation Team: Derek Fain Named SVP for the Supply Chain Management Company
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OH Logistics) recently added Derek Fain as SVP, Transportation Business Development. - December 20, 2007 - Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Live Radio Interview with Senior Summer School President
Gregg Behar, President of Senior Summer School, was interviewed by Anita Finley on Seniors Taking Active Roles in Society! “STARS”, a radio talk show, WSBR, 740 AM, out of Boca Raton, FL. This weekly radio show is hosted by Boomer Times and Senior Life. Ms. Finley interviewed Behar... - December 20, 2007 - Senior Summer School
IPA Charities Participates in Chicago's Principal for a Day Program
Recently, International Profit Associates participated as an official partner of the annual ‘Chicago Principal for a Day’ program at Nathan S. Davis Elementary School. IPA-IBA representatives Valerie Brown, human resources representative, and Terrence Perkins, assistant director of... - December 13, 2007 - IPA
International Profit Associates Managing Director Recognized by ABI
The American Biographical Institute's governing board of editors has selected John R. Burgess, Founder and Managing Director of International Profit Associates, as a 2007 Man of the Year. The American Biographical Institute is one of the world’s leading biographical reference publishers and... - December 13, 2007 - IPA
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics Opens New International Services Station in Atlanta, GA: 3PL Continues Strategic Expansion
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OH Logistics) has announced the opening of a new international services station in its Atlanta, GA facilities. The station will offer a full range of logistics services, including customs brokerage and freight forwarding via air and ocean, worldwide and... - December 13, 2007 - Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Holiday Shipping Advice: Freight Service May be Easier
Freight makes people think of trains or large containers. Freight is defined as “transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates.” Also defined as anything larger than a parcel. Freight can be boxes, crates, furniture, etc. Transit Systems, Inc., a freight carrier, offers 5 occasions when freight shipping can be used during the holidays. - December 06, 2007 - Transit Systems, Inc.
Advance International’s Excellent Results on Rail Container Service
Freight forwarder, Advance International is celebrating excellent results on its ‘Advantage Express Service’ between Almaty in Kazakhstan and Poti in Georgia as it passes a significant traffic milestone. - December 05, 2007 - Advance International Transport
"Green Supply Chains – A CEO’s Handbook" Presented to Global Leaders in Taiwan
Cutting edge academic research in Green Supply Chain is very sparse. Even rarer is an actionable handbook giving comprehensive know-how on achieving green supply chains. Global Supply Chain Group’s presentation at the Green Supply Chains Workshop organized by the National Tsing Hua University in Hsin-chu was a world-first combination of the two. - December 01, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Group
Green Supply Chains Award 2007 – and the Winner Is… Eastman Kodak
Mainstream corporations are really “Going Green”. And if you need more proof, it has just been announced that Kodak Eastman has won the highly coveted Green Supply Chains award 2007. There were 5 finalists in the newest and most interesting category – The Green Supply Chain Awards this year: BAYER, CIBA, Eastman Chemicals, Pfizer & Shell. - December 01, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Group