AUSTRALIA's Toll Global Forwarding has achieved certification under ISO 9001:2008 for the Europe-Middle East region spanning Switzerland, Germany, France, Netherlands, UK, Sweden and the UAE. The certification will drive up customer satisfaction for existing clients will provide a much stronger basis for the larger, often pan-regional, new business ten...
CHINA's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has announced that Taiwanese airlines can enjoy a tax allowance on business and income generated from Taiwan's direct flights to China, reported Xinhua. The exemption is retroactive to June 25, 2009, according to a joint statement issued by the Chinese MOF and the State Administration of Taxation. Taiwanese airlin...
AIR cargo shippers and forwarders have raised concerns that increasing demand during the autumn shipping season will strain screening capabilities in the coming months, including the ability to keep up a brisk screening pace. "It's going to get much worse in the next few months," said Tom Lewandowski, manager of logistic operations for Geodis Global So...
THE US Department of Homeland Security has implemented a programme to install sophisticated sensors inside shipping containers to track their progress from storage to delivery points in the naval supply chain. The Advanced Container Security Device (ACSD) is a small entity that can be fixed to the inside of a container to detect any sort of interference...
China Eastern Airlines plans to boost capacity by around eight to 10 percent annually over the next few years as the Shanghai-based carrier moves to expand its international network amid surging demand for outbound travel, executive director Luo Zhuping said. China's second-biggest airline by fleet size after China Southern Airlines, aims to raise the ...
Federal officials are poised to substantially tighten restrictions on transporting lithium batteries in US cargo planes, according to people familiar with the details, after an apparent cargo fire resulted in the crash of a United Parcel Service (UPS) jet in Dubai, reported Dow Jones Newswires. The move, which would affect nearly all US cargo carriers, ...
Thai Airways International’s offer of new shares, targeted to raise US$487 million in fresh funds, has been priced at 31 baht ($1.01) each, cheaper than what the market expectedm, reported Dow Jones Newswires. The offer price is at a discount to the closing price of the company's shares on Tuesday at 36.25 baht. The national carrier will offe...
Transport refrigeration specialist Klinge Corporation has released their new collapsible storage bins for the transport and storage of perishable items. The food storage bins, or FSBs, are made of polypropylene and are extremely durable. The FSBs have passed a multitude of MIL-STD tests including salt and corrosion, water pressure, transit drop, CL2 hig...
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