Der 48-Jährige ist Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung der Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) e.V., Bremen.

Boston - The steady increase in outsourcing and off-shore manufacturing is having a significant effect on the way companies do business and prioritize supply chains in a post 9/11 world. And the result of this is that many companies have not found a “new way” when it comes to business processes, according to Ann Grackin, CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based consultancy ChainLink Research.

BOSTON - The steady increase in outsourcing and off-shore manufacturing is having a significant effect on the way companies do business and prioritize supply chains in a post 9/11 world. And the result of this is that many companies have not found a “new way” when it comes to business processes, according to Ann Grackin, CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based consultancy ChainLink Research.

House lawmakers plan hearings this week to examine the Bush administration's strategic plans for securing the nation's infrastructure and countering long-term threats.

The high-level official committee that reviewed the security preparedness of ports, shipyards and other allied installations in the country has proposed the establishment of an apex agency for regulation of security issues on the lines the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.

OTTAWA, Canada & TOULOUSE, France - The European Space Agency (ESA) selects TransCore, a company that provides satellite asset tracking on three continents through its GlobalWave technology, and Novacom Services, a subsidiary of Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), to lead the development of an asset tracking prototype that will provide continuous visibility of intermodal containers and eliminate the line-of-sight complication that hinders global tracking of containers while in transit. The prototype should be completed by end of 2008.

Der 47-jährige Diplom-Volkswirt ist geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Personalberatung Personalunion in Hamburg.

Schenker's oceanfreight containers that are used all over the world can now for the first time be continuously monitored, thanks to a special new security technique. For test purposes the company has fitted out ten of its containers, also known as SCHENKERsmartbox, with special sensors in addition to RFID technology. These 'GPS Security Devices' communicate the current GPS coordinates, temperature levels and security parameters (like door activities). The transport units are in regular use between Hamburg and Hong Kong.

Dubai - A freight and logistics industry congress to be organised in Dubai later this month will discuss the "myth" of making cargo totally safe as growing security measures are slowing down shipments and putting extra financial burden on companies.

Weiterhin ungewiss ist die Zukunft des europäischen Satellitennavigationssystems Galileo. Beim EU-Verkehrsministerrat am vergangenen Dienstag in Luxemburg machte Deutschland erneut Druck gegen das von der EUKommission vorgeschlagene Finanzierungsmodell.