AMERICAN global delivery giant FedEx Express (FedEx) has released new iPhone and Blackberry applications and an enhanced mobile website to help customers track, get rates and transit times, schedule a pick-up and find FedEx locations on the go. With the number of smart phone users in Asia forecast to hit 347 million by 2015, the new iPhone and Blackberr...
THE US and Yemeni governments will work together on air security and lifting of air cargo ban between the countries following a foiled terrorist bomb plot sent from the troubled Arab country. US deputy ambassador Elizabeth Richard met with Yemeni Transport Minister Khalid al-Wazir in Sana'a to discuss security improvements since last November's visit ...
THE Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union has dropped plans for a strike against the Canadian National Railway (CN) after reaching tentative agreements with the railway. Details of the agreements are being withheld pending ratification, which the CAW expects to complete before the end of February. Upon ratification, the agreements would provide fair wag...
NORTHEAST China's Jilin province plans to invest US$8.6 billion in logistics construction including inland depot and an airport logistics park as well as a food warehouse over the next five years, reports Xinhua. Six inland and airport areas costing $2.16 million will be located at Changchun inland port, Changchun airport logistics park and Jilin's in...
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has expressed "top level interest" in Richard Branson's British airline Virgin Atlantic, the Sunday Times reported. Virgin Atlantic is in the early stages of conducting a full strategic review, which could result in an alliance with rival carriers or a sale. It has hired Deutsche Bank to assess the market. The Sunday Times s...
Revenue gains 21 percent to $2.8 billion as freight volume rises 13 percent CSX Transportation’s net profit rose 42 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier to $430 million, with a revenue gain of 21 percent to $2.82 billion, the railroad announced Monday. Expenses grew just 13 percent, so the carrier’s operating ratio of expenses...
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will add two 747-400 freighters to its agreement with DHL Express, sharply raising capacity on trans-Pacific routes. The planes operated by Atlas subsidiary Polar Air Cargo will join six 747-400 all-cargo aircraft Polar already flies for DHL between Asia and North America, allowing new departure points out of North Asia, an At...
Emirates SkyCargo - the freight division of Dubai-based airline Emirates – will be adding further momentum to the surge in trading through Iraq with the launch of its new service to Basra on 2nd February. As the country’s recovery gathers pace following a period of sustained investment by major global corporations, Emirates SkyCargo will be t...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi