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'Open Skies' touted at conference (Miami Herald)

Open Skies agreements between countries, which allow unrestricted international flights, are beneficial to air cargo companies, shippers and freight forwarders, Brian Hedberg, chief negotiator for Latin America, for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of International Aviation, told attendees Monday at ALTA's Aviation Law Americas conference in Coral Gables.

Bush administration allocates $66M to 'NAFTA highways' (BizJournals)

The Bush administration announced Monday it is granting $66.2 million to reduce congestion and improve freight flow on several so-called NAFTA highways.

Kenya: 10 Airlines Apply for Licences to Land in Kenya (AllAfrica.com)

Air travellers are set to enjoy a wider choice of flights in the Kenyan market following application by more than 10 foreign airlines for licences to operate in Kenya.

MediaREADY Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Shandong Jiajia International (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

MediaREADY, Inc. , a provider of innovative interactive, media-convergent entertainment devices, announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire controlling interest of Shandong Jiajia International Freight & Forwarding Co., Ltd. , a comprehensive logistics service provider and international shipping agent based in Qingdao, Shandong, China.

Report blasts TSA air cargo security (USA Today)

The Transportation Security Administration's program for keeping bombs out of airplane cargo holds is riddled with holes that leave passenger planes vulnerable to attack, a government investigation shows.

Train drivers pull on brakes (News 24 South Africa)

Railworkers including train drivers who are demanding better working conditions, have gone on strike near Durban.

Railways to set up logistics parks (Business Standard India)

The railway ministry is planning to set up around 20 logistics parks across the country, based on the public private partnership (PPP) model. The approximate cost of setting up these parks would come to around Rs 10,000 crore.

Total Clicks : (ZDNet India)

Bush and Clinton cameo at wireless show COMMUNICATION Former U.S. Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Thursday told wireless executives at an industry event here how important their work is in shaping democracies and economies around the world.

BRUFA attends Executive Council Meeting in HK (Borneo Bulletin)

Group photo of participants. - JAMES KON Members of the Brunei Freight Forwarders Association (BRUFA) recently attended the 34th Executive Council Meeting (ECM) of the Federation of the Asia-Pacific Air Cargo Associations (FAPAA), from Aug 31 to Sept 1, at the Hotel Nikko in Hong Kong.

Bombardier Transportation Optimizes European Supply Chain and Logistics (ThomasNet)

Berlin, August 6, 2007 Bombardier Transportation announced today its new approach to supply chain management and logistics across all of its European production facilities. Penske Logistics has been selected as "Lead Logistics Provider" and Schenker Deutschland AG as "Preferred Carrier" to support Bombardier Transportation in its operations as world leader in the field of rail transportation. ...

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