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UPS Reaches Deal for TNT Express

UPS Reaches Deal for TNT Express

United Parcel Service Inc. reached an agreement to acquire Dutch rival TNT Express NV in a $6.8 billion deal that cements UPS’s position as a leading package-shipping company in Europe. Under the terms of the deal announced Monday, UPS plans to pay €9.50 ($12.51) a share, or €5.16 billion, for TNT Express.

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Knowledge As Catalyst For Customs Excellence

Knowledge As Catalyst For Customs Excellence

Long before delegates to the 2011 World Customs and Trade Forum held by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Guangzhou, China from November 24 to 25, 2011, came out with a communiqué on the importance of knowledge as a catalyst for Customs excellence, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) had since recognised this fact.

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Absolutely, Positively: How FedEx delivers- MSNBC 02.15.12

Absolutely, Positively: How FedEx delivers- MSNBC 02.15.12

To see how FedEx works, Rock Center traveled to the company’s Memphis, Tenn., hub. The sprawling 900-acre complex looks like a military base and even has its own air force with 690 aircraft. Rock Center anchor and managing editor Brian Williams talks to FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith about how he turned a college paper on overnight delivery into a successful business.

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