Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business and World Campus are offering the new program that will allow working professionals to earn a graduate degree by taking courses online.

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The Port of Rotterdam Authority has appointed André Toet to succeed Pieter Struijs, who retires next year, as COO. Toet (43) is currently CEO for Central Europe at Maersk Line. He will join the Port Authority on 1 October and officially take over from Pieter Struijs on 1 January.

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For the first time in over 100 years, Maersk will recruit its Chief Executive from outside the company. The new head of the giant shipping and oil services company, A.P.Moller-Maersk, will be Nils Smedegaard Andersen, presently the head of the Danish brewer Carlsberg. He replaces Jess Soederberg who is leaving the company two years ahead of schedule.

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After a day of speculation in the European press, it appears to be true that DPWN/DHL and Lufthansa are engaged in advanced talks about forming a joint venture cargo airline. The reports state that the joint venture, which is provisionally called ‘NewCo’, will be a 50/50 split, offering both express parcel capability as well as conventional air freight capacity worldwide. Reports appear to agree that the joint venture will commence in 2009.

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MOL Logistics, a subsidiary of the Japanese shipping group, has announced that it has established a regional headquarters in The Netherlands. The move will reinforce the development and expansion of the company’s network in Europe and enhance its sales activities in Central and Eastern European countries and Russia, where it anticipates strong economic growth. It will also promote the company’s localisation efforts in Europe.

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All commercial vehicles entering the US must now pre-file an electronic manifest or they will be sent for a secondary examination to determine if the shipment will be allowed into the country.

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Logistics is finally being recognised as a decisive competitive tool by the automotive industry, but this is unlikely to help logistics operators, despite major opportunities in developing markets. This is one of the main conclusions of Transport Intelligence’s new Global Automotive Logistics report.

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