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Shipping
A new centre to handle deliveries of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles around the globe will open later this summer in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
The woes facing the container shipping market due to rising fuel costs and tough competition have been illustrated by the first-quarter results from Neptune Orient Lines (NOL).
Business owners and local politicians on the Shetland Islands face an anxious few days, as they wait to find out whether a new contract to run ferry services between the islands and the Scottish mainland includes a commitment to retain a commercially vital freight service.
International parcel and mail carrier FedEx Express is to bolster its operations in southern Germany by opening three major new depots.
India's shipping authorities are pressing hard for a big increase in funds to be allocated to dredging at the country's biggest ports to help increase their capacity.
Trans-European car carrier GEFCO has announced that it is developing its own rail transport network, in partnership with three train operators.
Confidence among transport and logistics operators is expected to return to a positive balance in the second half of this year.
Channel Island farmers have embarked on talks with French trade officials aimed at improving the flow of goods to the country.
Plans to restrict access to Australia's ports to foreign vessels could backfire, and jeopardise the country's economy.
A steady stream of figures being reported by American trucking firms suggest the sector is slowly improving.
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