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Nippon Express Reports $69.7 Million Profit

Hisane Masaki |

Nippon Express, Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, posted a net profit of $69.7 million on a consolidated basis in its fiscal first 2011 ending June, compared with a <a href="http:

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Expeditors Reports Record Second Quarter Profit

Expeditors International of Washington reported a record second quarter profit of $95 million on Tuesday, but the forwarder saw growth rates slow down sharply while ocean and air freight volume declin

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Yusen Logistics' Profit Plunges 59 Percent

Hisane Misaki |

Yusen Logistics's net profit plunged 59.2 percent in its fiscal first quarter ending June 30 from a year earlier to $6.1 million on a consolidated basis despite a significant boost in revenue.

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Forwarder Pilot Expands to Amsterdam

Mark Szakonyi |

Pilot Freight Services will open an office in Amsterdam as the U.S. freight forwarder looks to build on strong growth in the international arena with its first full office overseas. <br /> <br />

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Kuehne + Nagel Ranked Top Forwarder in 2010

Mark Szakonyi |

Switzerland-based Kuehne + Nagel was the largest international forwarder in 2010, handling of nearly a 10th of the world’s air and sea freight business by revenue, according to Transport Intelli

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Italy's Fortune International Joins INTTRA

Mark Szakonyi |

Fortune International Transport says its new membership in the INTTRA’s ocean shipping e-commerce network will give the Italian non-vessel operating common carrier better access to the global oc

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Yusen Logistics Loses Antitrust Appeal

Hisane Masaki |

Japan’s competition oversight agency rejected an appeal from Yusen Logistics of the freight forwarder’s fine for violating antitrust laws in a global air freight pricing conspiracy, accord

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Crowley Acquires Puerto Rico Freight Services

Peter T. Leach |

Crowley Maritime is bolstering its logistics capabilities in the Caribbean with the acquisition of Puerto Rico Freight Systems, a company specializing in freight consolidation and less-than-container

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3PLs Linked In

David Biederman |

Ken Kowal is one of a small but growing number of logistics professionals wired into social media. <br /> <br />

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Forwarder Leschaco Names Malambri US Chief

Freight forwarder Leschaco named Mark Malambri president and CEO of the Germany-based company’s U.S. operations. <br /> <br />

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Technology Provider Descartes Acquires Telargo

Peter T. Leach |

Logistics technology provider Descartes Systems Group is acquiring software specialist Telargo to add new mobile information capabilities to trucking operations systems. <br /> <br />

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Geodis Wilson Buys One Source Logistics

Bruce Barnard |

Geodis Wilson strengthened its position in the U.S.

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UTi Worldwide Profit Falls on Higher Costs

UTi Worldwide reported a 13.2 percent decline in net profit to $8.7 million in its fiscal first quarter ending April 30 as costs from restructuring global operations offset a 14 percent gain in revenu

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Nippon Express Net Profit Tumbles 32 Percent

Hisane Masaki |

Nippon Express, Japan’s largest freight forwarder, said that its net profit plunged 32 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, from a year earlier to 8.541 billion yen ($104.16 million)

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Kintetsu World Express Profit Soars 72.4 Percent

Hisane Masaki |

Kintetsu World Express, Japan’s second-largest international forwarder, said that its profit surged 72.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, 2011, from the previous fiscal year to 7

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Panalpina Adds Second Hong Kong-Huntsville Flight

Forwarder Panalpina is expanding its scheduled freighter operations through Huntsville, Ala., with a second weekly service connecting the city to Hong Kong.<br /> <br />

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Japanese Freight Forwarders Expand in Indochina

Hisane Masaki |

Two Japanese international freight forwarders expanded their operations into Indochina, a Southeast Asian region sandwiched by two Asian giants -- China to the east and India to the west.<br />

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Panalpina First Quarter Profit Grows 22 Percent

Joseph Bonney |

Panalpina Group reported double-digit growth in profit during the first quarter and said it expects air and ocean freight markets to rise 5 to 7 percent this year. <br /><br />

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Yusen Logistics Profit More Than Doubles

Hisane Masaki |

Yusen Logistics said its net profit surged 134.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, from the previous fiscal year to $44.16 million. <br /><br />

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Shipping Group to Set Electronic Payment Standards

Peter T. Leach |

INTTRA, an electronic booking portal for the ocean freight industry, formed a new advisory board with its customers to set standards for electronic payments. <br /><br />

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When Time is Money

David Biederman |

The freight payment and audit business flows smoothly most of the time.

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A 10-Step Program

David Biederman |

Selecting a freight payment and audit firm is an important strategic decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

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Paying By the Line

David Biederman |

What could go wrong in paying for the shipment of a single ocean container? <br /> <br />

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Economies of Sale

Alan M. Field |

After a year of relative stagnation, merger and acquisition activity in the logistics sector may be about to pick up.

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Expeditors Net Falls 33 Percent

Expeditors International of Washington saw its net profit fall 33 percent in the third quarter, to $57.8 million, as tighter capacity and rising prices in ocean and air transport services cut into fre

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Lynden International Expands Sales Team

Freight forwarder Lynden International brought in experienced account executives in New York and Chicago.<br /> <br />

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Hankyu Opens China Office

Hisane Masaki |

A Chinese subsidiary of Hankyu Express International, a major Japanese air- and sea-freight forwarder, established a branch office in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province in east China.<br

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Expeditors: Freight Slide Worsened in January

Expeditors International, in a new signal of a weakening demand in the global economy, says declines in ocean and air freight volume accelerated in January as a growing spot pricing market expanded ar

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Trans Global Names North China Freight Chief

Trans Global Logistics named Bill Ip director of freight and logistics, China North region. <br /> <br />

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JDA Software and Management Dynamics Inc. Form Strategic Alliance to Drive Improvements in Global Trade Management

Expanded Solutions Help Companies Better Manage and Profit from Multi-Country Sourcing <br><br>Scott

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With John Dillon, Navis LLC

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO |

John Dillon is chief executive of Navis LLC, a provider of supply-chain execution software for marin

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Manhattan Associates to restate earnings

Supply chain software provider Manhattan Associates announced it will restate earnings from 1999 thr

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Manhattan Associates to acquire Evant

Manhattan Associates said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Evant, a specialist in sup

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Sapphire signs with Oracle

Quintek Technologies, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sapphire Consulting Services, has

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Inttra moves into procurement

BY ANN SACCOMANO |

Ocean portal Inttra is moving beyond freight bookings. It is releasing what it calls Inttra-Tender,

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DESCARTES SYSTEMS ACQUIRES E-TRANSPORT

HELEN ATKINSON |

E-Transport, which began as DXI Inc. and has become one of the main firms offering online transporta

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