Following Klaus-Michael Kuehne’s recommendation to the Board of Directors, Karl Gernandt was elected Chairman in a meeting taking place today after the General Assembly. With Gernandt’s appointment Kuehne continues the implementation of his personal succession plan. Already in the year 2008, Kuehne announced Gernandt as his successor in import...
Again in 2011, transport logistic is showing its strengths as the world´s largest trade fair for the sector: taking part in this 'International Exhibition for Logistics, Mobility, IT and Supply Chain Management' this year are 1,893 companies from 59 countries. This figure represents a rise of over seven percent in exhibitor numbers as compared to ...
China Southern Airlines, the first Chinese operator to fly the Airbus A380 aircraft, has signed a contract with Airbus for customized Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its fleet of five A380s, scheduled to be in service from the second half of 2011. Airbus will deliver to China Southern Airlines a tailor-made FHS solution supported by the benchmark Airbus w...
Emirates announced today that Johannesburg, the industrial and economic capital of South Africa, will be the next destination slated for its flagship A380 aircraft. The daily A380 service will start 1 October 2011. The announcement of Emirates’ first scheduled A380 service to Africa comes as the airline unveiled its full year financial results for ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed to approve an application for antitrust immunity made by Delta Air Lines and affiliates of the Virgin Blue Group to operate joint services between the United States and Australia. The carriers revised their application after the Department tentatively denied an earlier request for immunity last Sep...
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) announced the delivery of a BBJ 737-700 IGW (Increased Gross Weight) to Beijing Airlines, a business jet subsidiary of Air China. Mr. Wang Wei, vice general manager of Beijing Airlines, took delivery of the airplane at a ceremony held at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle. This is the first BBJ for Beijing Airlines bringing...
China Southern Airlines said in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange that subsidiary Xiamen Airlines will order six Boeing 787s to facilitate its international expansion, ATW reports. The order, which is not yet final, is valued at $1.1 billion at list prices, but the carrier will pay "significantly" below list prices, the filing said. Deliveries are...
VIRGINIA's Interstate Container is investing US$13 million to establish a manufacturing plant to make containerboard to ship food products, reports South Carolina's Lexington County's Area Development Online. "We are pleased to move forward with plans for our newest facility. Lexington County offered us a great location and has the positive business e...
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