SHIPPING Corporation of India (SCI), the largest carrier in India, recently announced that it will spend US$4 billion to expand its fleet in next five years, estimating to possess a doubled capacity of 10 million deadweight tons from the current 5.1 million tons, reports Newark's Journal of Commerce. The company has placed orders $1.3 billion for 27 ne...
WHILE environmental regulation works to drive smaller truckers off the docks in the United States and Canada, much the same appears to be happening in Europe because on the big one can afford compliance with new labour and green law demands. According to the UK's Transport Intelligence's "European Road Freight 2010" report, the European road freight m...
SINCE the introduction of the EU Driver Certificate of Professional Competence for large goods vehicle drivers a year ago British government has scrapped plans to make environmentally friendly driver training mandatory. The decision from Transport Minister Mike Penning has been applauded by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) for taking a more flexi...
HONG KONG's Kerry Logistics joint-venture company, Ghanim International Food Corporation, has started offering its Brunei Halal service range to Singapore's FairPrice supermarket chain. Kerry FSDA, the trading arm of Kerry Logistics, and the Brunei government set up Ghanim in July 2009 to provide a range of services for both Muslims and non-Muslims. F...
There will be no national test of mega trucks in Germany, but the transport ministers of seven German states agreed to participate in long-distance tests. The seven states account for 70% of Germany's territory. Gigaliner trucks of up to 44 tons are to be tested from 2011 in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein a...
In an initiative to support the development of the Seychelles tourism sector, Emirates will increase services between Dubai and the archipelago to seven flights per week, starting 4th November 2010. In this context, a Memorandum of Understanding highlighting joint promotional activities in the Middle East was signed today between the Dubai-based airline...
Air Menzies International (AMI) – the world’s largest trade-only airfreight wholesaler – has strengthened its USA sales team with the addition of two highly-experienced regional Sales Managers. Debra Adame joins AMI as Sales Manager - Houston, based at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where she is responsible for developing AMI&rs...
SAS will expand its route network with two new long-haul routes. Oslo-New York will commence end-March 2011, whilst Copenhagen-Shanghai will start during winter 2011. In addition, SAS will also launch a number of new European routes, as well as significantly increase frequency across its key short haul routes by 150 new weekly departures. "Due to signif...
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