Swiss logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel has said it is not interested in bidding for TNT’s logistics business, according to reports. Rumors were circulating that K+N may be interested in acquiring the division due to the convergence of interests between the two businesses. However, Reuters has indicated that the firm is focusing its attentions specifically on the Asia-Pacific area and would not want to take on TNT’s global business.

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TNT N.V. announces that the minority shareholder in its Italian joint venture TNT Arvil, Ecotras S.R.L. of Milan, has given notice of the exercise of its option.

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Can an airfreight forwarder survive if it only provides standard “warehouse-to-warehouse” domestic services? Perhaps, but not for long.

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While the costs of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology are on the decline, many companies that have invested in RFID are still straddled with inadequate IT infrastructure, face major adoption challenges and haven’t focused on achieving meaningful return on investment (ROI).

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After 2001, security concerns drove the largest government restructuring in U.S. history. A single deal between Dubai-based DP World and the U.K.?s P&O Ports has now spawned 20 bills and resolutions in the U.S. Congress that worry the logistics sector more than the security concerns that led lawmakers to act.

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On the heels of the announcement made last week by DP World (DPW) that it plans to sell management rights of its United States ports operations to a United States-based firm, the company released additional information how it plans to do so, according to the Associated Press story published wednesday.

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SSA Global Technologies Inc., a provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, has acquired Provia Software, Inc., a provider of order-to-delivery supply chain execution (SCE) solutions. The acquisition will provide SSA Global with a small-to-medium market SCE solution for distribution-intensive companies.

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A new alliance partnership in the European logistics sector has been announced. Branded the Logistics World Alliance (LWA) it will include UK logistics provider Bibby Distribution, Azkar in Spain and Portugal, Bartolini in Italy, MGF Logistique in France and the Rhenus Group in Germany.

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European logistics provider Thiel Logistik, which has faced a number of operating problems over the past few years, has released its results for 2005. Management commented that it had had another eventful year although it had been satisfactory overall. Most of its corporate units reported growth and sales increased by 6.3% to ?1.8 billion (2004: ?1.7 billion). Its air and ocean business was one of the highlights and it also received an impetus from Asia and Eastern European regions.

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Presenting Deutsche Post World Net?s annual results at a press conference in Bonn, Germany, its CEO Klaus Zumwinkel has announced that revenue increased by 3.3% to ?44.6 billion. Meanwhile profit from operating activities increased by 25.1% to ?3.8 billion, slightly ahead of earlier expectations.

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