NewsLast 30 days:02 Jul 2010: Lufthansa Cargo meets TSA requirements a month early
A full month ahead of the scheduled implementation date, Lufthansa Cargo is now equipped to meet the new, tougher cargo screening requirements imposed by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at all its field stations in America 09 Jul 2010: ICC publishes recommendations for lawful intercept requirements
An International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) statement on lawful intercept published today provides practical recommendations for ensuring that law enforcement has the tools it needs, while also ensuring that those tools are consistent with other important legal obligations related to information security, human rights and privacy, as well as the goals of promoting innovation, competition, economic development and international trade. 05 Jul 2010: Gupta and Green take the reins as ICC Chairman, Vice-Chairman
Rajat Kumar Gupta, Senior Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, becomes Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today, succeeding Victor K. Fung, Chairman of the Hong Kong based multinational group Li & Fung. Stephen K. Green, HSBC Group Chairman, becomes ICC Vice-Chairman. The new leaders were elected by ICC’s World Council during its meeting in Hong Kong, which brought together 80 of ICC’s business members from 45 countries. 21 Jul 2010: VeriSign Announces Deployment of DNS Security Extensions at the Internet's Root
VeriSign, Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, has announced a key achievement in the ongoing effort to improve the integrity of Internet communications and transactions via DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). 08 Jul 2010: IBM and European Union Join to Develop New Collaborative e-Business Model
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced, in collaboration with the European Union, industry and academia, the launch of a research consortium which aims to help businesses more easily take advantage of Internet-based services - or "e-services" - to create collaborative business operations and achieve shared business goals. 06 Jul 2010: GlobalSign Becomes Fastest-Growing Certification Authority in France
GlobalSign, one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA), and specialists in digital certificate security, has today announced that it has achieved an unrivalled 180% increase in the number of SSL Certificates in use in the French market in the past twelve months, according to Netcraft statistics for May 2010 (www.netcraft.com). 30 Jul 2010: TRADECARD Recognised For Leadership In Supply Network Visibility
TradeCard, Inc., the supply network collaboration platform of choice for more than 5,000 retailers, brands, manufacturers and service providers, has been recognized for its impact on customers' efficiency, customer service and overall supply chain performance in SupplyChainBrain's list of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. 29 Jul 2010: British Prime Minister David Cameron's speech at the Infosys in India
Amongst the subjects spoken about was the need to do more on trade facilitation. The transcript of the speech follows. 28 Jul 2010: NRS becomes charter member of CargoNet
US-based logistics services provider, National Retail Systems (NRS), has joined the CargoNet program as a charter member. John Tabor, director of corporate security for NRS, has been appointed to the CargoNet Advisory Board. 27 Jul 2010: WTO report calls for cooperation among governments in natural resource trade
Trading in natural resources creates a great many challenges both for importing and exporting countries and governments need to cooperate more intensively if these challenges are to be adequately addressed, according to WTO economists. Director-General Pascal Lamy said: “I believe not only that there is room for mutually beneficial negotiating trade-offs that encompass natural resources trade, but also that a failure to address these issues could be a recipe for growing tension in international trade relations”.
26 Jul 2010: DHL and CDI to develop innovative logistics solutions for China
DHL has signed a partnership agreement with the China Development Institute (CDI) to research and develop innovative logistics solutions nationwide. 23 Jul 2010: ICC launches Incoterms® 2010 rules with major conference
On 27-29 September, for a one-off launch conference and the first of ICC headquarters’ series of practical masterclasses on the Incoterms® 2010 rules, members of the Incoterms® Drafting Group will give a detailed public presentation of the new rules and demonstrate through case-studies the major changes and processes that users will need to know in their everyday practice. 22 Jul 2010: Kerry boosts Mainland China fashion logistics network
Kerry Logistics will strengthen its fashion logistics network in Mainland China with three more facilities, scheduled to be built in Shanghai, Chongqing and Kunshan by 2011. 20 Jul 2010: SITPRO To Close
The Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, has announced that SITPRO, the UK trade facilitation body, will be closed as part of the Coalition Government's efforts to reduce the number and cost of partner organisations. 19 Jul 2010: Pirates face new resistance as navies strike back, says ICC
While Somali pirates demonstrated increased range and capabilities, there has been a relative decline in pirate attacks worldwide for the first two quarters of 2010, according to a report issued today by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). 07 Jul 2010: TNT increases China – Europe airfreight capacity
TNT is increasing its airfreight capacity between China and Europe with an additional Boeing 747-400 ERF aircraft between Shanghai and Hong Kong and the company's European air hub in Liege, Belgium. | 
