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Sunset Transportation CEO Jim Wiliams Awarded Highest Honor by Boy Scouts
Sunset Transportation’s Founder and CEO Jim Williams was honored with the Silver Beaver Award by the Greater St. Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. This is the highest award a local council can present to an adult volunteer of the Boy Scouts of America. - July 27, 2011 - Sunset Transportation
F.S. Mackenzie Connects Western Europe to Iraq with New Groupage Trailer Service
After lengthy trials, independent freight forwarder F.S. Mackenzie has launched guaranteed twice-weekly express road trailer services between Western Europe and Iraq. - April 21, 2011 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Sri Lankan Peace Dividend Pays Off with Creation of Projects FPS
The ending of Sri Lanka's 30-year ethnic war in May 2009 has created an atmosphere so welcoming to infrastructure investments that Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a member of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group, will launch an independent heavy lift and project cargo arm from April 1, 2011 to provide strategic logistics support for the island’s reconstruction. - April 06, 2011 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Sri Lankan Freight Company Considers Expansion
Sri Lankan freight forwarder FPS Lanka is considering setting up offices in the new southern port of Hambantota and in eastern Trincomalee harbour to handle an anticipated influx of cargo flows for post-war reconstruction. - December 31, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
FPS Sri Lanka and Bertling Logistics Gear Up in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (FPS Lanka) and Bertling Logistics India (South Asia team) will work together to offer comprehensive point-to-point project logistics solutions from any part of the world to and from Sri Lanka and the Maldives. - November 04, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Sees China Ocean Freight Consol Services Grow Despite Downturn
During the economic difficulties affecting international trade since 2008, Davies Turner has played to its strengths and seen its China-UK consol trade grow despite the hard times facing many in the global supply chain industry. - October 27, 2010 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
U-Freight Ready for Annual Conference
The U-Freight Group - (www.ufreight.com) the Hong Kong headquartered international freight service and logistics group, will be examining current prospects in the air and oceanfreight forwarding environment at its annual conference in Shanghai which starts on Thursday September 23rd. - September 23, 2010 - UFreight
Advance International Transport Co-Ordinates Multi-Port Freight Shipment for Mitsubishi
International project freight forwarder, Advance International Transport has successfully co-ordinated the shipment of oil industry project cargo from two countries for Mitsubishi Corporation destined for a vital Brazilian oil industry project. - August 07, 2010 - Advance International Transport
Davies Turner Air Cargo Enters Third Decade with Triple Success
Davies Turner Air Cargo Ltd (DTAC), the air cargo arm of Davies Turner Plc, the UK’s leading independent freight forwarder, international logistics and transport company, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a hat-trick that sets up the operation for its third decade of successful trading. - July 14, 2010 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Advance Energises Mitsubishi Power Shipments
Building on a working relationship that spans almost 40 years, Istanbul-based Advance International Transport has moved two consignments of cooling plant modules for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). - July 14, 2010 - Advance International Transport
Ash Cloud Fails to Dent Davies Turner’s Record of Supplying Tehran Book Fair
The Icelandic volcano that grounded much of Europe’s airfreight could not have come at a more critical time for Davies Turner, the UK and Ireland’s leading independent freight services provider, as it planned deliveries for this year’s Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). - June 30, 2010 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Advance Powers Marine Engine Shipments
Advance International Transport is nearing the mid-way point of a significant contract to move engines to power eight 56,000 dwt multipurpose ships being constructed in Bulgaria. - May 26, 2010 - Advance International Transport
CST Industries, Inc. Selects Sunset Transportation, Inc. as Third Party Logistics Provider to Increase Transportation Efficiency, Savings
CST Industries, Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of storage tanks and covers, has selected Sunset Transportation, Inc. to provide transportation management services and technology for its five divisions: Columbian TecTank, Engineered Storage Products, Conservatek... - May 17, 2010 - Sunset Transportation
Famous Pacific Shipping (NZ) in LCL Expansion to Pacific Islands
In New Zealand, Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, is enhancing its intra-Pacific Islands freight connections with the launch of a new regular direct oceanfreight consolidation service to a range of Micronesian destinations, as well as Guam and the Marshall Islands. - May 13, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Strengthens Freight Links with South-Central Germany
Davies Turner is boosting UK importers’ and exporters’ links with Bavaria and central Europe, building on its new, twice-weekly trailer groupage service with the region. - May 06, 2010 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
New Agency Agreement Set to Raise Davies Turner’s Profile in India
Davies Turner has appointed PL Shipping & Logistics (PLSLL) as its partner for ocean freight services between the UK and India. - April 22, 2010 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
FPS Melbourne Dishes Up Nine Course Banquet to Welcome in Year of the Tiger
Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Melbourne has welcomed in the Chinese New Year with a glittering function to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. - March 20, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
The Expedited Group Operates as a Global Provider of Premium Freight Services in a Best-in-Class Segment of the Expedited Transportation Industry
The Expedited Group’s goal is to reinvent the way people do business with transportation providers and to shape the future of the freight industry through the Internet by generating unprecedented business opportunities. The Expedited Group operates as a global provider of premium freight... - February 11, 2010 - Expedited Group
Famous Pacific Shipping (NZ) Names Business Development Manager and Forms a Joint Venture with Royale International Couriers
Famous Pacific Shipping (NZ) Ltd in Auckland has appointed George Dobovanszky as business development manager with a focus on the development of the freight forwarder’s cargo volumes in the US - New Zealand trade. - February 11, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Advance Sparkles for Syrian Glass Manufacturer
Advance International Transport has completed an important contract to support the construction of a new glass-making complex in Syria. - February 04, 2010 - Advance International Transport
PT FPS Indonesia Opens for Business in Tangerang … Secures ISO9001 Quality Re-Certification
PT FPS Indonesia, a member of the international forwarding and logistics network - Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS Group) - has opened a new branch office at Tangerang to consolidate the forwarder’s growing business in Indonesia. - January 27, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Famous Pacific Shipping Seeks Global Expansion
New freight forwarding members sought from the Commonwealth of Independent States, North Africa, and parts of the FSU, such as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, especially. - January 13, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Adds Twice Weekly Door-to-Door Services Between the UK and Poland
Now working with Hellmann Worldwide in Poland. Customers using Davies Turner’s overland trailer services between the UK and Poland now benefit from direct door-to-door services with Tuesday and Friday departures from Davies Turner’s main regional distribution centres in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Dartford. - January 07, 2010 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Famous Pacific Shipping Restructures Top Management
In Macau, at the 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group (FPS Group), delegates agreed to a restructuring of the Asia-based NVOCC and freight forwarding network’s senior management team. - December 10, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Offers Greener Modes for Turkish Freight
Five years after Turkey’s dynamic economy and burgeoning garment trade encouraged the independent UK freight forwarder Davies Turner to further expand its presence in the market by locating its own delegate in Istanbul, the company is offering re-engineered supply chain services using greener transport modes and increasing the exports and imports of general freight to improve utilisation of its road trailers. - December 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Advance International Helps Power Bulgarian Shipbuilding
Global project cargo forwarder Advance International Transport Inc has commenced a three-year contract to provide heavy lift transport management services for Japanese-built ship engines destined for a multi bulk-carrier order being undertaken at a leading Bulgarian shipyard. - November 29, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Aloha Air Cargo and Hawaii Farm Bureau Partner for Island Sustainability-New Collaboration Offers Local Farmers Discounted Shipping Rates and Enhanced Membership Benefits
Aloha Air Cargo and Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation (HFBF) have cultivated an unprecedented new partnership that champions local farmers and fosters enhanced sustainability in the Hawaiian Islands. Starting today, associates of HFBF now have access to a members-only webpage and exclusive discount... - November 11, 2009 - Aloha Air Cargo
Famous Pacific Shipping’s New Oceanfreight Consolidation Service from Hong Kong Opens New Gateway for Central and Eastern Europe
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, now offers weekly oceanfreight consolidation services from Hong Kong to a key central European gateway. - October 01, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner’s Offers Daily 48-Hour Groupage Services Throughout Germany
Despite the severe economic downturn affecting traffic volumes in Europe, Davies Turner – Britain & Ireland’s leading independent forwarder - continues to make strategic improvements to its E.U. trailer services. - September 30, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Advance Shows Its Heavyweight 'Bottle' in Poland
International freight forwarder, Advance International Transport, is working on a major project freight management contract on behalf of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), shipping thousands of tonnes of machinery and material to support the construction of the first PTA (purified terephthalic acid) plant in Poland. - August 30, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Famous Pacific Shipping Adds Oceanfreight Services Between Europe and South America
Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Rotterdam has beefed up its South American oceanfreight connections with the launch of a new fortnightly consolidation service to Cartagena, Colombia. This service adds to FPS Rotterdam’s existing services to Santos, Buenos Aires, Callao, Valparaiso and Colon. - August 21, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Humidity Control Room Boosts U-Freight’s Aviation MRO Logistics Services
In Singapore, the U-Freight Group (UFL) has opened a new logistics facility, which allows appropriate levels of humidity to be maintained during the handling and storage of aircraft engines and aviation components. - July 29, 2009 - UFreight
Famous Pacific Shipping Invites AGM Sponsors
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, is inviting container shipping lines to sponsor its Annual General Meeting and conference which will be held later this year in Macau from October 25-29th. - July 01, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Construction Starts on U-Freight’s Iconic Logistics Facility at Shanghai Pudong
Ground breaking has taken place on a RMB200 million/USD29.26 million strategic warehousing and office complex at Shanghai Pudong International airport for the UFL Group (www.ufreight.com) - the international freight service and logistics company. Completion of the building work is expected within 15 months. - June 28, 2009 - UFreight
Advance International Assists Azerbaijan Go for Gold
Advance International Transport is playing a significant role in efforts by Azerbaijan to capitalise fully on its goldfield resources. - June 25, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Anderson Cargo Services Expands Sales Effort Into Dallas Market
Anderson Cargo Services offers teams up with Al Martinez in Dallas Market. - June 18, 2009 - Anderson Cargo Services
Anderson Cargo Expands Warehousing and Logistics Efforts in Minneapolis
Anderson Cargo, a Minneapolis based transportation and logistics company adds two new experts to their staff in the area of warehousing and logistics. - June 17, 2009 - Anderson Cargo Services
Davies Turner Breaks Own Records in Supplying Tehran Book Fair
Freight forwarder, Davies Turner has smashed its own transport records and moved more than 300 tonnes of books and other literature to Iran for this year’s Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). - June 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
U-Freight Expanding in China
The U-Freight Group (UFL) - www.ufreight.com - is continuing to increase its presence in China through a range of strategic office openings and relocations that is working to consolidate its involvement in one of the world’s busiest and most important freight markets. - April 29, 2009 - UFreight
Advance International Transport Cements Heavy Shipment
International project freight forwarder, Advance International Transport has undertaken the shipment of a cement-making machine and ancillary quipment from the United States to Turkmenistan. - April 10, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Davies Turner Air Cargo Hosts EU/China Customs Fact-Finding Delegation
A high-level delegation of representatives from a joint EU/China Customs project studying the implementation and delivery of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status accreditation has visited the London Heathrow HQ of Davies Turner Air Cargo (DTAC). - April 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
U-Ocean Adds Oceanfreight Consols ... Plans to Build on Success of Services Launced in 2008
Less than a year after U-Ocean, the oceanfreight arm of global freight forwarder the U-Freight Group (ufl) - www.ufreight.com - launched scheduled oceanfreight export consolidation services from New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to Hong Kong, the global operator is undertaking a major expansion of the services that will boost its coverage of key markets throughout South East Asia. - April 10, 2009 - UFreight
Famous Pacific Shipping in Expansion Mode
Despite the tightening global freight market, the Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS), is following a programme of network expansion in established and emerging freight markets. - April 10, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Amerijet International to Operate Boeing 767-200 Cargo
Amerijet International, Inc. announced today it has signed a seven year agreement with Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc. (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) to lease five Boeing 767-200 freighter aircraft. The 767s will enable the airline to increase capacity on its... - February 19, 2009 - Amerijet International, Inc.
Advance International Puts Some Wind Into Renewable Energy Sales
Advance International Transport is becoming increasingly involved in the shipment of modern wind turbines at a time when the world is waking up to the advantages of environmentally sustainable power generation. - February 07, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Navigators Set Sail for U-Freight
U-Freight Ltd (UFL), the Hong Kong-headquartered international freight service and logistics group, has created a new management team to devise and implement strategic initiatives to help move the worldwide group forwards. - February 04, 2009 - UFreight
Famous Pacific Shipping Builds Stronger Presence in Australia
Famous Pacific Shipping continues to build its presence in the important Australian market through a range of strategic investments and planning decisions that will see the global freight forwarding group ratchet up the pressure on the competition. - January 07, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Famous Pacific Shipping Names Blue Calm Marine Services as New Iranian General Agent
Forwarding network, the Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group, has appointed Blue Calm Marine Services as its general agent in Iran. - December 11, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Advance International Seeks to Capitalise on Kazakhstan’s Development
In Kazakhstan, leading global freight forwarder, Advance International Transport has relocated its Almaty office to a newer and more efficient location to better serve its growing customer base in this vital Caucasian country. - December 10, 2008 - Advance International Transport
Record Breaking AGM for Famous Pacific Shipping
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, broke all records at its recent Annual General Meeting and Conference in Madrid. - November 21, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping