EASTERN Canada's Halifax Stanfield International Airport posted a C$3.3 million (US$3.1 million) profit drawn on operating revenues of C$43.9 million in 2009, up from C$41.2 million at year before. "Although our passenger and air cargo numbers were down overall in 2009, our airport bucked the global trend by more than doubling our international cargo bus...
US EXPRESS delivery giant, FedEx, has increased its original four 777 freighters on order with Boeing by two, ahead of expected rising cargo volumes. The 777 freighters allow for extra capacity, lower emissions by 18 per cent and lower fuel costs by taking an extra 14,000 pounds of cargo, improving mileage compared to old long-haul MD-11Fs. The Internat...
APL, the container shipping arm, of Singapore's NOL Group, launched its website dedicated to advising customers of its environmental initiatives which include slow-steaming begun last year to reduce fuel consumption and its shore-port-to-ship power, or cold-ironing project, at Port of Oakland, California as of 2011. "Moving our customers' cargo and supp...
STRIKING South African Transport and Allied Workers (SATAWU) have thrown national transportation into chaos, and causing major disruptions to Safmarine operations after wage talks broke down with state employer Transnet. The United Transport and Allied Trade Union (UTATU) negotiators, representing the other Transnet union, have recommended members accept ...
Acer, a manufacturer of computer systems that includes the brands Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell and eMachines among its product portfolio, has taken delivery of a fleet of three Narrow Aisle Flexi articulated forklift trucks at its recently opened distribution centre in Poland. The 215,0000 sq ft facility in Wroclaw, south western Poland, is part of Acer&rs...
ASIA Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd (AAT) has announced its cargo throughput in April grew 65 per cent to 60,044 tonnes compared to the same month a year ago. Exports amounted to 44,342 tonnes, an increase of 89 per cent year on year. April imports were 15,270 tonnes, up 22 per cent and transhipments stood at 431 tonnes, down five per cent year on year. Cum...
CHINA Cargo Airlines, a unit of China Eastern, has flown four e-flight shipments from Tianjin to Taipei, which were all cleared smoothly and passed to the importer, signalling China's first successful test e-freight test flight. As freight forwarder, a Dimerco Zhongjing International Express said the e-freight transportation was not offered by China Carg...
GERMAN express giant DHL has partnered with the Urban Planet pavilion, the central theme of Shanghai Expo's overall drive for "Better City, Better Life" with an expected attendance of 70 million people the 5.4 square mile world fair ground. Deutsche Post DHL, the parent company, has committed itself to a quantified climate protection target to improve it...
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