ProLogis has released a new report on the state of the logistics property markets in Japan. The report, entitled “Japan’s Logistics Property Markets - Drive to Efficiency,” explores the transformation of Japanese industrial real estate over the past six years.

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An important advance in the development of the Chinese economy has been marked by DHL’s opening of its wholly owned Chinese domestic air freight forwarding service.

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That the Chinese express and logistics market is continuing to grow at stellar rates is not in doubt. However this growth does not necessarily translate into profits and getting visibility on the health of the industry is nearly impossible.

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UK based logistics research organisation, Transport Intelligence (Ti), has launched a major new report, Central & Eastern Europe Logistics 2007, to coincide with the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU in January 2007. The report takes an in-depth look at the development of the transport and logistics markets throughout the region.

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Doing business in China is an evolving process, as much for Chinese companies as their global counterparts. From the perspective of Western business managers, China still represents compelling lower-cost labor alternatives in the production and assembly areas. But as China?s markets continue to open up to global competition, the potential of the Chinese market itself is driving competition in a number of industry segments.

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In line with the continuing heavy investment in China and S.E. Asia, two of the leading global express players appear to be making major additions to their infrastructure in the region.

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Four major logistics companies have agreed to lease land in the planned Dubai Logistics City, a key component of the Dubai World Central aviation complex, Gulf News reported. They are Aramex, Panalpina, Danzas and Kuehne+Nagel. Construction of warehouses will start in Q1 2007.

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Massive potential exists in the Chinese logistics market for integrated contract logistics companies. This is one of the key findings of a new survey by Transport Intelligence contained in its latest report, China Logistics 2006.

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Supply chain solutions of industrial units, doing manufacturing or packaging, always deal with the question of on-time delivery of raw materials required to finish a product and make it ready for delivery to such parties as importers, wholesalers, retailers, distributors and ultimately, consumers.

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Global Contract Logistics 2006 The Middle Eastern Express, Logistics and Transportation markets are some of the most dynamic emerging markets anywhere in the world. They are attracting an increasingly high level of interest and investment as global companies, seeking growth rates and profit levels far beyond what they can achieve in more developed markets, shift their strategic focus to the region.

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