<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><opml version="1.0"><!--MySmartChannels Channel Feed--><!--MySmartChannels is a service of MyST Technology Partners.--><!--See http://myst-technology.com for more information, including standard terms of service.--><head><title>Europe Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy | Establish Group</title><dateCreated>2007-04-10 14:42:31 EDT</dateCreated><dateModified>2008-02-19 18:03:08 EST</dateModified></head><body><outline text="Europe Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy | Establish Group"><outline text="European supply chain and logistics intelligence - information, news, advice." isComment="true"/><outline text="Polish workers on strike at Baltic Container Terminal in Gdansk" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/200249?itemLink=open"><outline text="There is a strike at BCT over an increase in pay" isComment="true"/><outline text="Baltic Container Terminal in Gdansk on strike" type="link" url="http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/business/?id=78697"/><outline text="News.pl" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="On land wind park planned near Alveston" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/199817?itemLink=open"><outline text="Plans for three turbines are revealed for a wind park in Alveston.  The wind park will provide power for 5,000 homes." isComment="true"/><outline text="Wind park plans are unveiled" type="link" url="http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/latestnews/newsroundup/display.var.2128372.0.wind_park_plans_are_unveiled.php"/><outline text="Gazette Internet Edition" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="European retailers aim to reduce carbon footprint" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/199524?itemLink=open"><outline text="Fourteen retailers from the European Retail Round Table aim to reduce their energy consumption by 20% per square meter" isComment="true"/><outline text="EU retailers pledge to cut energy consumption 20%" type="link" url="http://www.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=5212"/><outline text="ClimateChangeCorp.com" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="TNT expands into Ukraine" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/199433?itemLink=open"><outline text="TNT is expanding its service territory to include Ukraine." isComment="true"/><outline text="TNT opens road connection for express deliveries to Ukraine" type="link" url="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/03/11/afx4755962.html"/><outline text="Forbes" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="EADS affected by the weak dollar and supply chain problems" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/199371?itemLink=open"><outline text="EADS sells their planes in dollars but buys the parts in Euros.  The weak dollar is hurting their profit." isComment="true"/><outline text="Dollar slump, tight supply chain top EADS' worries" type="link" url="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/eads-frets-about-dollar-slump/story.aspx?guid=%7BECFB75E6-9192-4B15-9AC9-BA6D29E61B10%7D"/><outline text="Market Watch" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="BMW is shifting production to US" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/199136?itemLink=open"><outline text="The US dollar is weak against the Euro and BMW will cut 7.5% of its German workforce." isComment="true"/><outline text="BMW to make fewer cars in Europe" type="link" url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7287640.stm"/><outline text="BBC News" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="American Airlines not acting green" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/198982?itemLink=open"><outline text="American Airlines flew a plane with 5 passengers from Chicago, IL to London Heathrow’s airport.  This flight consumed 22,000 gallons of fuel." isComment="true"/><outline text="Plane flies five passengers from US to London" type="link" url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&amp;grid=&amp;xml=/news/2008/03/05/nplane105.xml"/><outline text="Telegraph.co.uk" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Volvo hopes to produce in the US" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/198901?itemLink=open"><outline text="Volvo is loosing money due to the weak dollar and hopes to work with their parent company, Ford, to manufacture in the US, like BMW and Mercedes" isComment="true"/><outline text="Volvo Chief Sees a Plus in Shrinking Done by Ford" type="link" url="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/business/worldbusiness/06volvo.html"/><outline text="The Wall Street Journal" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="The green 2012 London Olympic Games" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/198810?itemLink=open"><outline text="A Timber Supplier Panel will be appointed to ensure the traceability of the timber used for the Olympics.  They want the timber’s supply chain to be as green as possible" isComment="true"/><outline text="London 2012 search for timber suppliers" type="link" url="http://www.builderandengineer.co.uk/news/london-2012/london-2012-search-for-timber-suppliers-1664.html"/><outline text="Builder &amp; Engineer Online" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Russia to build a new port" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/198696?itemLink=open"><outline text="A new port will be built in Nakhodka to help with the oil pipeline between Russia and Asia." isComment="true"/><outline text="New port planned for Russia?s Far East" type="link" url="http://www.russiatoday.ru/business/news/21651"/><outline text="Russia Today" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Maersk Line agrees with two other lines to share vessels" type="link" url="http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/198626?itemLink=open"><outline text="Starting in April, Maersk Line, will utilize other vessels to help serve their customer supply chain needs in the Asia to North America trade lanes." isComment="true"/><outline text="AP Moller Maersk enters vessel sharing agreement with Swiss, French cos" type="link" url="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/03/03/afx4720148.html"/><outline text="Forbes" isComment="true"/></outline></outline></body></opml>