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TNT bonus for Post
February 27, 2012

Dutch parcels and mail group PostNL saw volumes fall 7% in 2011, but sales remained stable, at around €4.3 billion, the operator said this morning.

PostNL reported net profits of €1.7 billion last year, with operating profit at €417 million.

Fourth-quarter underlying cash operating income dropped 26% to €99 million, due to lower volume and prices in the Netherlands, it said.

CEO Harry Koorstra said: “Addressed mail volumes showed a decline of 5.1% in the [fourth] quarter, and, looking at the full year,…  Read more

Mega-port for the Seine Valley?
February 27, 2012
A merger between the three big ports along France’s Seine Valley has been proposed in a report commissioned by the country’s Prime Minister, Francois Fillon. Combining the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris under a single authority would deliver a “glo...  Read more
Profit bloodbath for Maersk Line
February 27, 2012
AP Moller Maersk announced today that its container line, the world’s biggest, made a loss of US$537 million last year and is unlikely to turn a profit in 2012 either. The news follows recent announcements that the line will cut capacity and increase f...  Read more
New call for cut in UK fuel duty
February 17, 2012
The UK Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the Chancellor to cut fuel duty by at least 5p per litre and scrap the increase planned for August. In its pre-Budget submission to the Treasury, the FTA argues that this could save consumers an...  Read more
Strike threat to French air cargo lifted
February 17, 2012
The threat of further strike action in France’s air transport sector this month has been lifted. Four days of industrial action that disrupted Air France schedules last week saw the national carrier reportedly taking a hit of up to €40 million in lost ...  Read more
Record-breaking month at Los Angeles
February 17, 2012
The port of Los Angeles has reported its best January since the recession, moving more cargo containers than all but eight other US ports usually move in an entire year. The trade numbers from San Pedro Harbor also showed the increasing importance of e...  Read more
Florida operator builds intermodal hub
February 10, 2012
Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) is to develop an intermodal hub at Port Everglades. The intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF), which will become operational at the beginning of 2014, will allow freight to move more efficiently around the south...  Read more
Box price data shows drop on Asia-Europe trade
February 10, 2012
The price of exporting containers from Europe to Asia fell two index points in December, while prices in the opposite direction fell even further, according to December’s monthly figures from Container Trade Statistics. In volume terms, however, every ...  Read more
French air strike ends but issue not resolved
February 10, 2012
The four-day strike by French air transport workers ended yesterday with a warning that more action may follow. The stoppage was in protest at a government bill that would oblige every worker in the air transport sector to make a personal declaration o...  Read more
More pilots join French air strike
February 07, 2012
The impact of a four-day strike by French air transport workers, led by pilots, looked set to worsen today. The strike, which began yesterday, is in protest at a government bill which would oblige every worker in the sector to make a personal declarati...  Read more
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