Traffic World articles from July 2004

Traffic World archives from July 2004

Drivers needed.(Watsontown Trucking)(Editorial)
July 26, 2004... If you want some sense of how additional changes to the hours of service rules for truck drivers might change shipping patterns and trucking strategies, don't go to Washington. Drive about four hours north of the capital on Route 15 to New...

Dray horse wags intermodal tail.(Commentary)
July 26, 2004... As though they don't have enough problems moving freight through the intermodal system, steamship lines, port stevedores, railroads, and drayage contractors are feuding over the issue of chassis roadability. With the exception of the...

Time Out! A U.S. appeals court ruling throws HOS rules into confusion just as shipping nears peak season.
July 26, 2004... Talk about timing. A federal court overturns the new truck driver hours-of-service rules just as shipping moves toward its peak season, throwing shippers and carriers into confusion about the direction the controversial rules will take and...

Stopping "Trojan Horses": customs pilot tests a program that demands more data, earlier on inbound containers.(Washington)
July 26, 2004... A new container security program that could place greater demands on importers and their overseas partners is on the drawing board at the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. Its goal is to collect more data on shipments headed to...

Lowering the ceiling: Inhofe proposes $301 billion highway bill as debate over states' share continues.(Washington)
July 26, 2004... With House and Senate conferees nearing agreement on a spending number for the next highway bill, White House opposition last week remained the chief obstacle to the bill's progress. Highway bill Conference Committee Chairman Sen. James...

McHale leaves TSA: deputy administrator retires, led move to DHS; TSA Chief of Staff DiBattiste succeeds to post.(Washington)(Transportation Security Administration)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Stephen McHale, the deputy administrator who oversaw the federal government's takeover of aviation security, is the latest official to leave the Transportation Security Administration. TSA Chief of Staff Carol DiBattiste is taking over as...

The ripple effect: logistics providers enter RFID arena at behest of shippers seeking help with Wal-Mart mandates.(Logistics & Technology)
July 26, 2004... Shippers scrambling to meet deadlines imposed by Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense are turning to third-party logistics providers for help with radio frequency identification. As RFID deadlines draw closer, 3PLs may hold the key to...

Franchising logistics: franchising model gets another look as logistics providers search for new ways to grow, compete.(Logistics & Technology)
July 26, 2004... Smaller third-party logistics providers intent on growing and competing with larger 3PLs are considering a tried and trusted strategy long used in transportation--franchising. The franchising strategy McDonald's uses to deliver your Big...

Express and logistics company.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Express and logistics company DHL is allying with reverse supply chain services provider Data Exchange to provide global, integrated service solutions for reverse and forward logistics. Customers of both companies now can use DHL's shipping...

Menlo Worldwide Trade Services.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Menlo Worldwide Trade Services completed its first Entry Summary for the Automated Commercial Environment system's Periodic Monthly Statement test program. ACE is replacing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's current system for...

Atlas Van Lines.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Atlas Van Lines, a nationwide interstate motor carrier and division of Atlas World Group, plans to use Qualcomm's untethered trailer asset management solution for its fleet. Atlas plans to install the systems in 4,000 units by the end of...

The International Housewares Association.(Worldwide Logistics Associates of Cincinnati )(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... The International Housewares Association partnered with Worldwide Logistics Associates of Cincinnati to form a new shippers association. The not-for-profit International Housewares Shippers group will provide IHA members with discounted ocean...

The Argos Retail Group.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... The Argos Retail Group, one of the United Kingdom's largest nonfood retailers, is using Kuehne + Nagel to accelerate its direct import business. The logistics provider initially will handle a shipment of around 65,000 TEUs over the next year,...

TDG European Chemicals.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... TDG European Chemicals expanded its network of ADR small delivery vehicles across the United Kingdom to offer a complete "next day" solution for customers. TDG provides European companies with chemical supply chain solutions and is part of...

Intermodal's market challenge: boom year for intermodal has middlemen scurrying to expand means of nailing down capacity for customers.(Special Intermodal Shipping Report)
July 26, 2004... The best freight market in years is fetching top rates for intermodal marketing companies but also is testing their ability to "beg, borrow, or trade" intermodal equipment for their customers. Demand for containers, trailers, intermodal...

Not sunk yet: D.C. court says no to closing NYC's rail float, rules STB acted 'arbitrarily and capriciously'.(Rail & Intermodal)(New York City)(Surface Transportation Board)(Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)
July 26, 2004... A loss for the Surface Transportation Board and the City of New York is being hailed as a win for New York shippers and shortline railroads. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit berated the STB on July 13 for a...

CN profits hit record: 2nd quarter performance praised by Wall Street, 'nothing short of spectacular' says one analyst.(Rail & Intermodal)(Canadian National Railway)
July 26, 2004... A surge in freight volume and fluid network operations pushed second quarter earnings to record levels at Canadian National Railway and brought a heap of praise from Wall Street. Canada's largest railroad had net income of $247 million...

A 91.6 OR! ABF lowers operating ratio 420 basis points; Old Dominion, SCS post strong 2Q earnings.(Trucking)
July 26, 2004... Thanks a strong manufacturing economy and an unanticipated bottom-line boost from truck-load freight diverted into its system, ABF Freight System is enjoying rising profits and a sharp improvement in its efficiency. Arkansas Best Corp.,...

'As good as it gets': J.B. Hunt net surges 79 percent in 2Q; results show bullish trends in truckload.(Trucking)(J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.)
July 26, 2004... Pricing, capacity and shipper demand are creating conditions in the truckload sector that are, in the words of one truck analyst, "as good as it gets" although shippers hit with heavy rate increases may disagree. If shippers have not...

Shippers cry ouch: integrators' surcharges reach record levels in July, no relief in sight from rising aviation fuel costs.(Air & Express)(Fuel surcharges)
July 26, 2004... Fuel surcharges are skyrocketing and air shippers are going along for the ride, whether they want to or not. That's the view of analysts who note that most air freight that could be transferred to surface transport already has been. Fuel...

Alaska Air retrofits five: carrier to spend $15 million to convert 737-400 planes to carry more cargo.(Air & Express)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Alaska Airlines signed a contract to retrofit five of its 737-400 planes to carry more cargo. The Seattle-based airline plans to spend $15 million to make the changes. Four of the planes will be converted to a fixed 70-passenger, four-pallet...

AMB Property expands: aviation real estate developer buys eight properties in U.S., Europe in 2nd Quarter.(Air & Express)
July 26, 2004... Buoyed by the recovery in manufacturing, AMB Property, the San Francisco-based aviation real estate developer, acquired eight properties in the second quarter. The facilities--in Amsterdam, New York, New Jersey, Miami and Texas--collectively...

Associated Global Systems.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Associated Global Systems opened a station in McAllen, Texas. The air and ocean freight forwarder offers all its services from the new location. AGS has more than 400 offices in North America and serves 205 countries.

DHL signed on.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... DHL signed on as the official express delivery and logistics provider of the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2004 games in Athens. DHL will provide small parcel and express delivery service for the team to and from Athens. Among the things DHL...

Volga-Dnepr Airline.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Volga-Dnepr Airline received an official certificate of membership from the International Air Transport Association. The Moscow-based airline underwent an audit to see if its operations met IATA's standards. In an unrelated development...

FedEx is participating.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... FedEx is participating in a new U.S. Commerce Department program intended to boost exports from small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses. The program is a public-private partnership. FedEx's role is to inform its clients about the benefits of...

Barge ahead: Columbia Coastal's Fenimore hopes trucker shortage will drive containers off highways and onto its barges.(Maritime)
July 26, 2004... Columbia Coastal Transport's business has plunged in recent years but the barge operator hopes the growing shortage of truckers will drive new business its way. "There is such a shortage of truckers that the [shipping] fines are finding...

Remedy for congestion: Singapore's PSA invests in new cranes, berths to speed containers as shipping volume rises.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Singapore's main container handler says a rapid rise in container volume is straining its facilities. PSA reports container volume jumped 15 percent in the first half of the year to 9.9 million TEUs. PSA and members of the Singapore...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Americas Region.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Americas Region has been chosen one of the 25 "Best Small Companies to Work for in America" by the Great Place to Work Institute, a San Francisco-based research and management consultancy. Of the more than 450 small...

Seven leading shipping companies, including Orient Overseas Container Line, ordered approximately $64 million dollars' worth of Thermo King temperature-controlled containers from Ingersoll-Band's Climate Control Sector.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Seven leading shipping companies, including Orient Overseas Container Line, ordered approximately $64 million dollars' worth of Thermo King temperature-controlled containers from Ingersoll-Band's Climate Control Sector. More than half of the...

Tacoma's port commission recently approved a $4 million enhancement to Terminal 7, berths A, B and C, where much of the port's breakbulk cargoes are handled.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Tacoma's port commission recently approved a $4 million enhancement to Terminal 7, berths A, B and C, where much of the port's breakbulk cargoes are handled. The project is scheduled for completion this year, and includes reinforcement of...

Crown Worldwide Group.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Crown Worldwide Group, a relocation, records management and logistics provider, announced the following new hires. Peter Allison was hired as Crown London's general manager, Northern London. Allison has more than 10 years of experience in the...

Wilbur Smith Associates.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Wilbur Smith Associates promoted Jennifer H. Humphreys to associate-in-charge at its Charleston, S.C., office. In addition to Humphreys' current position, she will maintain her project-related responsibilities with the Transportation Modeling...

Department of Homeland Security.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... The Department of Homeland Security named Joel Hoiland, president and CEO of IWLA--the Association for Logistics Outsourcing, to lead the Distribution, Warehousing and Logistics Sub-Council of its Food & Agriculture Sector. As such, Holland...

DHL.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... DHL named Paul Coots regional director in the Asia-Pacific for global customer solutions. A 30-year industry veteran, Coots, who will be based in Singapore, was managing director of DHL Danzas Air & Ocean in the United Kingdom. He previously...

Eagle Global Logistics.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Eagle Global Logistics hired Mark Malambri as vice president of global ocean services. Malambri, 46, had held several senior positions during 22 years at Maersk and Maersk Sealand. He was recently president of Maersk Customs Services and also...

Pittsburgh Logistics Systems.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Pittsburgh Logistics Systems appointed W. Pat Wallace vice president of logistics support. A 20-year manufacturing industry veteran, Wallace had been vice president and general manager of Gibraltar Strip Steel.

ODW Logistics.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... ODW Logistics named Jon Petticrew vice president. Petticrew has held management positions at Fruehauf Trailer, American Standard and Anchor Hocking.

TNT Logistics North America.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... TNT Logistics North America named Jim Krepp director of purchasing, with responsibility for warehouse equipment, trucking assets and general supplies. A seven-year veteran of the company, Krepp had been director of managed transportation and...

AMB Property.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... AMB Property, a real estate development and management company, appointed executive vice president David S. Fries chairman of AMB China, Ltd. Fries has relocated to Shanghai and will lead the company's evaluation of industrial development...

Old Dominion Freight Line.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Old Dominion Freight Line, Thomasville, N.C., announced several promotions in its LTL business. Jeffrey Singer was promoted to manager of sales and service for Kansas City, Kan., and David Fransen was named to the same position for Jackson,...

The TT Club.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... The TT Club, an insurance provider to the cargo industry, appointed Andrew Webster, director of loss prevention at the company's London headquarters, succeeding John Nicholls, who retired. Webster joined TT Club's parent Thomas Miller & Co,...

Saint Louis University.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... John Goglia, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board, has joined the faculty of Saint Louis University as professor of aviation science in Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.

TTX.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... TTX promoted Patrick B. Loftus to vice president of law and government affairs. Loftus will continue to serve as corporate secretary for the company, He joined TTX in 1989. Prior to joining the company he served as a trial attorney in Chicago...

TW calendar.(Calendar)
July 26, 2004... JULY 26-28. 2004 Damage Prevention & Freight Claim Conference (Association of American Railroads), San Diego. (919)651-5027 or Gary.Held@railinc.com. AUGUST 2-3. National Industrial Transportation League Truckload Highway...

Logistics seminars and courses.(Calendar)
July 26, 2004... JULY 26-30. Preparing Hazardous Materials for Transportation by Multiple Modes (initial training) [Dangerous Goods Advisory Council), Orlando, Fla. (800) 634-1598 or www.dgac.org. 27-28. Introduction for Beginners in Global Logistics...

Update.(Illustration)
July 26, 2004... Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. Railroads for the week ending July 10, 2004 Traffic Originated Week 27 ...

Carrier lacks coverage.(Q&A)
July 26, 2004... Q: We had a claim against a motor carrier that went bankrupt. We filed the claim against their insurance company under the BMC-32 endorsement. The carrier was both a contract and common carrier. What I found out is the federal government...

A little bit country.(The BackPage)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... U.S. Circuit Judge David B. Sentelle quoted chapter and verse in his decision overturning the truck driver hours of service rules--even including a snippet from "Six Days on the Road," a 1963 country and western hit by Dave Dudley: "The...

Oh Canada.(The BackPage)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2004... Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin has had an interesting year. First he salvaged his minority government after a recent election setback, then he got really interesting news about developments at Canada Steamship Lines, the company he used...

Outing.(The BackPage)
July 26, 2004... The passenger airlines apparently have come upon a plan to counter all the bad press they get over service failures and persistent losses. The Air Transport Association will stage a special "media outing" and take the press out to a baseball...

Reverse rage.(The BackPage)
July 26, 2004... Drunken passengers often give air crews trouble, but Russia's Aeroflot reported an "unprecedented" reversal: A passenger was assaulted by intoxicated flight attendants. Two crew members on a domestic Aeroflot flight beat up a passenger who...

Taking stock.(Editorial)
July 19, 2004... Did you miss it? The recovery, that is. The latest reports on the American economy bear out what you already knew: that business is cyclical and that positive trends were bound to turn in another direction. Last week's report that retail...

Ready to pounce? UPS may be mulling its trucking options in wake of FedEx Freight's LTL success, DHL expansion.(less than truckload)(Cover Story)
July 19, 2004... Is UPS getting ready to make a huge splash in the nation's ever-consolidating LTL pond? If anyone knows, they are not saying so publicly. But with UPS holding a deep war chest of cash and its competitors investing heavily in their own ground...

Getting it, spending it: highway bill spurs debate on "environmental streamlining'; fifth extension of TEA-21 expected.(Washington)
July 19, 2004... There's no law yet for funding new highway construction--not even a hint when a House-Senate conference committee might approve one--but transportation interests are pressing hard to make sure the money can be spent quickly when it finally...

Edwards' transport record: Edwards was early transport security backer, trial lawyer in cases against truckers.(Washington)
July 19, 2004... In the summer of 2001, Sen. John Edwards was having a miserable time trying to find a newspaper that would publish an opinion piece he had written on what most editors deemed an obscure topic: the terrorist threat to U.S. seaports. ...

The boot leg; Britain's 'in-boot' services redefine just-in-time delivery for field service companies, retail stores.(Logistics & Technology)
July 19, 2004... Transportation and logistics companies in the United Kingdom are taking the "last mile" of delivery one step farther than their U.S. counterparts: direct to a van, car or retail store with no consignee signature required. ANC Group is one of...

Still room for smaller 3PLs: an expanding logistics market means midtier 3PLs can compete with international giants, analyst says.(Logistics & Technology)
July 19, 2004... Today's shippers are moving items from Shanghai to Cleveland and all points in between, and that's pressuring third-party logistics providers to expand overseas and offer global services. Big 3PLs such as $8.3 billion Exel are getting bigger,...

Rich products is using the CHEP pallet.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Rich Products is using the CHEP pallet pooling system for frozen distribution to in-store bakery and food service customers in the United States and Canada. The move has resulted in a more productive flow of goods through the company's...

NYK logistics signed a build-to-suit.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... NYK Logistics signed a build-to-suit agreement with Prologis for 355,804 square feet of warehousing space in ProLogis Park Romentino, Italy. This is the first lease that NYK Logistics has signed with ProLogis in Italy and the ninth facility...

Sears Logistics Services expanded.(Seam Logistics Services )(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Seam Logistics Services expanded its home delivery contract with TNT Logistics North America. TNT will deliver home appliances and other "white glove" deliveries (those requiring installation or other extra care) to Sears' new residential...

AirIQ acquires Aircept.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... With the purchase of Irvine, Calif.-based Aircept.com behind it, Canada's AirIQ, a wireless communications provider to trucking and other markets, said it is focusing its efforts on growth through the combined customer base while...

One of Japan's largest retailers.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... One of Japan's largest retailers, AEON Group, is implementing Manugistics Group's solutions to improve its information technology infrastructure and introduce global standards. In its first phase AEON will optimize demand, fulfillment and...

The Supply-Chain Council.(Supply Chain Operations Reference model )(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... The Supply-Chain Council released version 6.1 of SCOR, its Supply Chain Operations Reference model. The model helps companies build a supply chain "framework" and benchmark their logistics performance and progress, said Scott Stephens, CTO of...

TNT Fashion Group.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... TNT Fashion Group implemented Manhattan Associates' warehouse management system at its distribution center in Enschede, the Netherlands. The software will be integrated with the enterprise resource planning system of TNT customer Oilily,...

One of the nation's largest retail grocery chains, Kroger.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... One of the nation's largest retail grocery chains, Kroger, will use software from Sterling Commerce to improve electronic commerce transactions with its trading partners. Kroger will connect to Sterling Information Broker, a hosted trading...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.(Kenco Logistics Services)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is using Kenco Logistics Services to operate its North American distribution network. Valeant's North American distribution centers will be consolidated and relocated to Chattanooga, Tenn., to improve...

CRST's 'near-air' edge: CRST Van Expedited buys time-sensitive specialist, sells airport-to-airport LTL unit to U.S. Xpress.(Trucking)(CRST Inc.)
July 19, 2004... In an attempt to expand further into tire edges of the air cargo market, a major American truckload carrier is buying a carrier specializing in "airplane-on-the-ground" freight. CRST Van Expedited, the nation's largest team carrier and a...

USX expands Xpress Global Systems.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... USX expands Xpress Global Systems US. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tenn., is buying the LTL airport-to-airport operations of CRST Van Expedited. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. It will operate as part of its Xpress...

Roadway open "window" wider: new guarantee covers time-critical multiday shipments, customers may set own delivery windows.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Roadway Express, a unit of Yellow Roadway Corp., is offering "Time-Critical Multi-Day Window" service guaranteeing delivery within any size delivery window specified by the customer. Roadway says the service is ideal for vendors who want to...

Hardly logistics Blues: Memphis has parlayed its riverboat past and a FedEx hub into a central spot in the nations business supply chains.(Memphis)
July 19, 2004... When Arizona-based Wireless Retail needed a national distribution site that could reach more than 2,500 more than 2,500 distribution points quickly it didn't choose Chicago, the largest transportation hub in the heartland, and it didn't...

BNSF hunting revenue: BNSF, J.B. Hunt clash over intermodal revenue; dispute may erode shipper confidence in intermodal.(Rail & Intermodal)
July 19, 2004... Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's dispute with J.B. Hunt Transport Services over their 15-year, multimillion-dollar intermodal contract has given shippers another reason to question the quality of service they can expect from intermodal...

UP's continuing crisis: railroad limits volume in key corridors as peak season adds pressure on stressed-out network.(Rail & Intermodal)
July 19, 2004... Union Pacific Railroad is turning away more business in further evidence that efforts to dig out of its service crisis are proving insufficient. Despite graduating 2,500 new trainmen and buying another 500 locomotives since last fall, the...

O'Hare cargo soars: international freight traffic skyrockets at O'Hare in May; surge attributed to "confluence" of factors.(Air & Express)
July 19, 2004... The stars seem to be aligned for Chicago's O'Hare Airport, where international freight volume was up nearly 112 percent in May. The year ago comparison point was a time when SARS was dropping cargo volumes from Asia and the war in Iraq was...

Labor rumbles at DHL: judge rules in DHL's favor in dispute with AStar Air Cargo's pilots.(Air & Express)
July 19, 2004... Labor is trying to makes its presence felt at DHL as the company is expanding its presence in the United States. The company won an important victory when a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge ruled that the union for...

Dragonair growth hangs on cargo: Hong Kong-based airline positions itself as a first-in-the-market mainland hub.(Air & Express)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Dragonair is pinning its hopes on cargo as it works to grow. The Hong Kong-based airline saw a 33 percent increase in its cargo volume from 2002 to 2003 ant now is in the midst of adding planes rapidly to its freighter fleet. After reporting...

FedEx opens Miami hub: air express giant looks to expand Latin American business with its new hub at Miami International.(Air & Express)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... FedEx Express is looking to capitalize on the Latin American air cargo market with its new hub in Miami. The Memphis-based company dedicated its sixth U.S. air hub on July 9 at the Miami International Airport. The 145,000-square-foot facility...

UTi Worldwide plans to make.(black empowered)(International Healthcare Distributors)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... UTi Worldwide plans to make its South African operations "black empowered." A new South African law provides for the certification, which encourages companies to increase their purchasing from "black-empowered" enterprises. Rancho Dominguez,...

Davies Turner handled delivery.(Tehran International Book Fair)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Davies Turner handled delivery of books for the Tehran International Book Fair for the 17th consecutive year. Davies Turner moved the books for publishing houses in the United Kingdom. The freight services provider moved seven trailers of...

Cargo 2000, the interest group.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Cargo 2000, the interest group of airlines and forwarders pushing global standards for handling air freight, is on a recruiting drive for Asian freight forwarders. Air cargo industry recruiters staged the first Cargo 2000 "road-show" in Asia...

Deja vu in trans-Pacific: application of peak-season surcharges has a familiar feel to importers as shipping heats up.(Maritime)
July 19, 2004... Containerized imports from Asia are rising briskly but apparently not enough to require most shippers to pay a large peak-season surcharge. Importers say some carriers are imposing peak-season surcharges but they know of none that are...

German logistics operator Schenker.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... German logistics operator Schenker standardized its oceanservices under a line it calls SCHENKERocean and created a standard bill of lading that meets government security requirements. The worldwide service standard includes full container...

Norway-based Frontline.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Norway-based Frontline, the world's largest operator of large tankers, is adding to its capacity with orders for two Very Large Crude Carriers in addition to two the company recently received in a controversial deal in Indonesia. The most...

The government of Sierra Leone.(Port Maritime Security International)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... The government of Sierra Leone hired Port Maritime Security International, a subsidiary of Eurotunnel, to manage security of the West African country's ports. Under the contract signed this month, PMSI will draw up and implement a security...