Rises in fuel duty could cost the logistics industry more than £500 million according to figures from the Freight Transport Association (FTA). Fuel duty increases by 2p from today with another 2p rise due in four months and one more in April 2010.

Contract logistics, new facility to lift CEVA revenue (The Star)

CEVA Logistics Malaysia expects a double-digit growth in revenue, supported by the bright prospects of contract logistics and its new facility, to be operational early next year.

SmartTurn Selected by Frost & Sullivan with 2008 Customer Value Leadership Award for the Global Logistics Market (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

SmartTurn Inc., the leading On-Demand Inventory and Warehouse Management System provider, announced that the global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan has presented SmartTurn with the 2008 Customer Value Leadership Award for the Global Logistics market.

China's domestic logistics turnover hits 75.2 trln yuan in 2007 (People's Daily)

China saw its domestic logistics turnover increased 23.8 times during 1991-2007 period, representing an increase of 22.2 percent annually. Domestic logistics turnover increased to 75.2 trillion yuan (11 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2007 from 3 trillion in 1991, said Lu Jiang, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing head. Foreign enterprises invested 6,996 logistics programs in China in 2007, ...

Domestic logistics turnover hits $11 trillion in 2007 (China Daily)

China saw its domestic logistics turnover increased 23.8 times during 1991-2007 period, representing an increase of 22.2 percent annually.