MNX Strengthens Singapore Regional Headquarters; Prepares to Quadruple Asia Pacific Investment Over Next Five Years

Singapore –MNX, a premium global provider of expedited transportation and logistics services, is pleased to announce the appointment of its regional leadership team in Asia Pacific. Florence Lee, director, sales and customer service, Asia Pacific; Peter Morley, director, operations, Asia Pacific; and Bodhisatwa Ghosh, director, finance and administration, Asia Pacific; comprise the new team responsible for building MNX’s operations in Asia. Under the leadership of Onno Boots, managing director, Asia Pacific, the leadership team solidifies MNX’s specialized capabilities in the life science, aviation and entertainment sectors in Asia Pacific.

Emeryville, CA – Tempsys, a leading provider of wireless temperature monitoring and real-time location systems, today announced that its CheckPoint Temperature Monitoring System now features WiFi-capable sensors supporting 802.11 b/g and WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption.

Hospitals, laboratories, and pharmaceutical companies will now have additional options for setting up the CheckPoint Wireless network, including: 1. The new sensors now have WiFi radios to communicate directly to the facility’s WiFi network. 2. Using a distributed antenna system, such as MobileAccess, or 3. Using a separate 900 MHz wireless repeater/Etherbase network to connect through a hard-wired LAN 4.  Using a hybrid system utilizing both the wireless WiFi and hard-wired LAN, useful to connect remote or satellite locations which may not have a WiFi network. 

Stuttgart, Germany & Richmond, VA, USA -- Celesio AG, a leading international trading company and provider of logistics and services in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, announced today that it plans to sell its Movianto Group, which specializes in third party logistics for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, to Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI), a leading U.S.-based distributor of medical and surgical products and logistics provider. With the pending divestiture of Movianto, Celesio is rapidly strengthening its focus on its core business. Owens & Minor intends to acquire Movianto for a purchase price of €130 million ($158 million). The transaction is subject to the fulfillment of certain customary local legal provisions.

DALLAS – Southwest Airlines Cargo® (NYSE: LUV) is proud to introduce Cargo Companion™, a comprehensive asset tracking service, providing Customers with complete visibility regarding the location and environmental status of high-value and time/temperature-sensitive items shipped via Southwest Airlines Cargo.

Designed for freight forwarders, couriers, perishable commodity Shippers, and Shippers of time-critical and high-value items, Cargo Companion features: