MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Alion Science and Technology to support the Naval Operational Logistics Support Center.

Japanese logistics firm opens hub in Viet Nam (Việt Nam News)

HA NOI — Japanese-invested logistics firm Yusen Viet Nam put its international entrepot into operation on Monday, in a bid to meet increasing demands for logistics services in Viet Nam.

Sunoco Logistics closes MagTex deal (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Crude pipeline and facilities owner Sunoco Logistics Partners LP said on Tuesday that it has closed its purchase of the MagTex pipeline system in Texas from affiliates of Exxon Mobile Corp.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Links to INTTRA to Increase North American Supply Chain Efficiencies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

PARSIPPANY, N.J.----INTTRA, the leading e-commerce portal for the ocean freight industry, today announced that it has completed a national integration project with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Inc., successfully deploying the use of INTTRA Link across all 25 offices in the United States.

Total deal value and activity in the global transportation & logistics industry expected to fall short of 2007 levels: ... (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

Levels of deal activity and total deal value in the transportation and logistics industry announced during the first three quarters of 2008 are not likely to surpass last year's totals, according to Intersections: Global Transportation & Logistics Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis - Third Quarter 2008, a report released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers .