Shipping line to offer more explicit cargo arrival info In a move that should prove interesting at the delay-stricken Port of Durban, Maersk Line is developing a new system that will provide customers with an estimate of when they can pick up their goods, rather than just an estimate of when a vessel will arrive in port. Unions want to talk following news of UPS buy-out of TNT UNI Global Union and the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) are inviting UPS to join them for talks, following the company’s announcement that it is to buy its global rival, TNT Express K+N considers appeal against €53.7m antitrust fine Kuehne + Nagel is considering an appeal against its fine of 53.7m euros imposed by the EU Commission in its antitrust case. The EU Commission imposed fines against various logistics companies in antitrust proceedings that have been pending for several years. “The logistics companies were accused of co-ordinating their activities to establish certain surcharges for airfreight forwarding services during a period prior to 2007,” a statement released by K+N explains. Drug smugglers arrested at SA-Moz border The Mozambican police have arrested two people found with 25 kilograms of the illegal drug ephedrine in their cars, according to a report in the Maputo daily Noticias. BMW recalling 11 780 cars in SA for repair BMW SA says it is recalling 11 780 cars in SA as part of the group’s worldwide measure to carry out repairs, according to an I-Net Bridge report carried by Business Report.
