MAXIMUS Air Cargo, an Abu Dhabi Aviation Group company, received industry recognition at the 2010 Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA) held at Grosvenor House Hotel, Dubai scooping the Cargo Operator of the Year with the company president and CEO Fathi H Buhazza taking SCATA Hall of Fame Award. SCATA, which is now in its fourth year, has fast estab...
IMPLANT SCIENCES Corporation, a technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defence markets, has announced the completion of its air cargo screening trial in conjunction with East Coast Airport Services (ECAS). The trial is part of a larger air cargo pilot programme being conducted to provide insight to the company and its custo...
HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific Airways and sister airline Dragonair have announced a year-on-year cargo volume increase of 30 per cent to 158,600 tons in May. The cargo load factor stood at 79.1 per cent - up 10.9 per cent - while capacity increased 19.7 per cent. Year to date, volume rose 25.4 per cent against a capacity increase of 4.8 per cent. "May...
CEVA Logistics has signed a three-year contract with Bayer Material Science, a producer of high performance materials and innovative systems. CEVA will manage the supply chain of Bayer Material Science in Spain for spare parts and chemical products including, coatings, adhesives, sealant systems, polycarbonates, polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyureth...
PANALPINA has commenced operations from its new 41,806 square metre multimodal transit and logistics hub in the Dubai Logistics City free trade zone. The facility consists of 2,787 square metre of office space, a 11,148 square metre multipurpose logistics operating area with 10,000 VNA (very narrow aisle) pallet positions in a temperature-controlled amb...
TOLL Holdings Limited of Sydney has advised that, while operating profit before interest and tax for the current half year is currently expected to be up five to 10 per cent on the same period last year, trading conditions have recently softened in Australia and continue to be challenging in New Zealand. Lower customer volumes are having an impact on th...
US AIRCRAFT manufacturer Boeing has won a tender to supply Russian flag carrier Aeroflot with some 65 mid-range jets, beating out rivals Airbus and United Aircraft Corporation. State-owned Russian Technologies (RT) conducted the tender for Aeroflot, reported the Moscow Times. Boeing, RT said, submitted the best offer technically, operationally and finan...
DHL Express has launched a recruitment drive at its Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport for 300 workers through July with most posts part-time within package sort, ground and ramp operations. "Significant positive trends in package volumes, require us to keep our hub operation adequately staffed for peak shipping periods," said a DHL offi...
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