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Friday, 10 August 2007

Following its takeover of LEP International Pty Ltd in Australia and LEP International (NZ) Ltd, Agility has signalled it intends to further expand in Australia, writes Jenny Burns.

Agility had had an association with LEP International for a number of years before it purchased the remaining LEP shares from Main Freight for AU$65 million as part of a move to further strengthen its growing network. Agility also recently spent HK$100 million expanding its Asia network -- and more acquisitions are planned.

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Friday, 10 August 2007

The trend in Australia and New Zealand for companies to reduce expensive warehouse and inventory costs has prompted a new direct-to-store solution from Eagle Global Logistics (EGL) in Sydney.

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Friday, 10 August 2007

Cargo shipments of certain types of lithium batteries will remain banned from passenger aircraft under a final rule by the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

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Thursday, 09 August 2007

Hong Kong-based freight forwarding and logistics group BALtrans has opened its first French base at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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Thursday, 09 August 2007

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$2,581 million in its 2007 Interim Results -- up 54.7 per cent on the HK$1,668 million reported in 2006 and a record for the Group. The result was largely driven by strong demand and rising yields on the passenger side of the operation.

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