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Agility has acquired Geopetrol International Ltd., a freight forwarding and logistics company specializing in the Canadian oil and gas market. Agility has also expanded further into China with its acquisition of Baisui United Logistics. Baisui is a Shanghai-based logistics company that provides intra-city, regional, and long-haul transportation and warehousing services. ... Baldor Electric Co., a manufacturer of electrical motors and other components used in material handling equipment, has acquired Poulies Maska Inc., a maker of mechanical power transmission components based in Ste-Claire, Quebec. ... Due to high fuel prices and the economic slowdown, Japan Airlines is suspending its seven weekly cargo flights between Tokyo and New York. JAL is also dropping one of its six weekly flights between Tokyo and Los Angeles. In total, the airline will now fly 10 weekly flights instead of 19 flights. ... The Swatch Group is selling 75 percent of Sokymat Automotive GmbH to Smartrac. Sokymat Automotive and Smartrac both make RFID tags and related components. ... SSI Schaeffer has acquired Salomon Automation, a provider of logistics software and systems with facilities in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Spain. ... The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) has teamed up with JobsInLogistics.com to launch a new online job board. To see available positions, go to www.jobsinlogistics.com.