Wared Logistics Wins Major Contracts in Syria

September 14th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, today announced that it has been awarded two major GRiP(R) contracts for environmental remediation, with a total worth of almost $170 million, from Atlantic Richfield Company, a BP affiliate, and the US Army. The contract with Atlantic Richfield Company involves environmental remediation and site closure for a portfolio of contaminated sites.

September 9th, 2009 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - - Refrigerated Facilities To Serve Fast-Growing MENA Region Wared Logistics, the world-class provider of logistics and transportation services for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, announces that it has partnered with Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), the premier global provider of cold storage warehouses, to construct and manage refrigerated warehouses throughout MENA. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090415/FL97971) "The MENA region is enjoying significant economic growth and has a substantial unsatisfied need for refrigerated services.

August 27th, 2009 BANGKOK - The 6th Thailand International Logistics Fair 2009, the most comprehensive logistics trade show in South East Asia, is ready to take off at BITEC in Bangkok during September 9-13, 2009. Organized by the Ministry of Commerce's Department of Export Promotion (DEP) in cooperation with Thailand National Shippers' Council (TNSC), Hazardous Substances Logistics Association (HASLA), and 14 supporting organizations, the event is set up to be a prominent platform for business matching and networking among logistics service providers and users across the South East Asia region, particularly those in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) that comprises Thailand, China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

August 3rd, 2009 SHANGHAI - - China's leading carrier and logistics provider launches GPS tracking program for shipper customers COSCON Logistics, a global leader in the logistics industry and the leading logistics provider in China, announced that it will begin real-time, GPS tracking and monitoring of shipper conveyances. The program, which is the first large-scale commercial GPS-based tracking system launched thus far in China, will provide COSCON shippers and customers with improved supply chain execution, efficiency and security.

July 12th, 2009 ALEPPO, Syria - flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, added Aleppo to its list of operational destinations this morning when its inaugural flight touched down in Syria's second largest city. Flight FZ223 took off from Dubai International Airport at 0800hrs and landed at Aleppo International Airport at 1030hrs local time, after a three and a half hour journey.

May 5th, 2009 LONDON - Lufthansa Tecknik Crowned Best All-Round MRO Service Provider Boeing Wins Two Awards Lufthansa Tecknik was the major winner at the inaugural Aviation Industry Awards (www.aviationindustryawards.com), organized by UBM Aviation, winning three titles plus the Best All-round MRO Service Provider title. The winners were announced at a ceremony on the night of Tuesday 5 May, attended by more than 400 industry executives.

April 23rd, 2009 DUBAI - A recent survey by the market research company Real Opinions in the Middle East on the first 100 days since US President Obama was inaugurated shows that although the image of the US and leadership on the global stage has improved, performance on issues closer to home in the Middle East are dividing opinion. There is success for Obama with overall opinion of the US from a Middle Eastern perspective improving by 42%.

April 14th, 2009 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Premier Logistics Service Provider for Saudi Arabia and MENA Region Wared Logistics, the world-class provider of logistics and transportation services for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, announces the formal launch of its comprehensive service offerings. Wared Logistics is a joint venture (JV) between Zahid Group Holding and Construction Products Holding Company (CPC).

March 19th, 2009 SHANGHAI - Boosting performance rather than cutting price is the major challenge facing the automotive logistics sector in China, according to key executives in the sector. Car-makers are increasingly anxious that rising labour costs and increasing competition in the domestic market mean that logistics efficiency must be dramatically improved.

March 18th, 2009 HOOFDDORP, Netherlands - Successful completion of TNT Logistics/EGL integration - Organic revenue growth of 5.3% exceeds market growth - Record new business wins of EUR1.7 billion - "In our first full year as an integrated business, we have performed well in difficult trading times and believe we have the momentum and capability to drive the business forward. We intend to achieve this by focusing on three areas: gaining market share, focused cost containment and strengthening our core capabilities," commented CEVA Logistics CEO John Pattullo.

May 4th, 2009 Report: Senators seek answers on KBR overchargesWASHINGTON — Two senators have asked the Pentagon to do more to reclaim $100 million worth of overcharges paid to subcontractors of defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root, The New York Times reported Sunday. In a letter dated Friday, Sens.

July 23rd, 2009 US Middle East envoy Mitchell heading to SyriaWASHINGTON — The State Department says the Obama administration's special Middle East envoy is heading to Syria. State Department spokesman P.J.

August 12th, 2009 ICF Resources wins energy-efficiency contractsFAIRFAX, Va. — ICF Resources Inc.

May 5th, 2009 US envoys head to SyriaWASHINGTON — The State Department says two American envoys are on their way to Syria as the Obama administration continues to explore ways to improve relations with a country the United States has deemed a state sponsor of terrorism. Spokesman Robert Wood says the top U.S.

March 18th, 2009 DAMASCUS - A man who had six sons and 175 grandchildren and great grandchildren died in Syria at age 114, the SANA news agency said. Isa Ali an-Nadir was born in 1895, when Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923).

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Syria Wednesday signed an agreement paving the way for ONGC Videsh, the foreign arm of upstream major Oil and Natural Gas Corp, to explore for oil and natural gas in Syria. The agreement was signed here by Petroleum Minister Murli Deora and Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Sufian Al Alaw on the sidelines of Petrotech India 2009, an international conference on oil and gas.

September 3rd, 2009 Venezuelan president arrives in Syria for talksDAMASCUS, Syria — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Syria as part of a tour aimed at countering U.S. influence around the globe.

March 13th, 2009 COLOMBO - Express and logistics major DHL Thursday announced that it will invest $8 million in Sri Lanka over three years to help the island nation become a logistics hub in South Asia. Announcing a joint venture agreement with Capitol AEI Pvt Ltd, an exclusive agent for DHL Global Forwarding in Sri Lanka, the logistics company said the investments would 'go towards the joint venture, employee training, upgrading of information systems and introducing an enhanced range of services for businesses' in the country.

April 27th, 2009 ANKARA - Turkey Monday started its first joint military training exercise with neighbouring Syria, the Turkish general staff said. The small-scale training exercises focussed on border protection and will last until Wednesday, said a spokesman for the general staff.

January 19th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Logistics major Container Corp of India (CONCOR) will set up a freight logistics park near state capital Gandhinagar, officials here said. Spread over 151 acres at Khodiyar in Gandhinagar district, the state-of-the-art project will be developed on an estimated investment of Rs.10 million (Rs.1 crore).