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GERMANY's express giant DHL has posted a big jump rise in the amount of healthcare cargo it handled in Asia in 2009, with shipments for finished pharmaceuticals, vaccines and medical equipment up seven per cent over 2008 levels. "Two factors driving this growth are the rising demand for healthcare in fast-expanding economies such as China and India, as w...
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), opening opportunities for a wider cooperation to implement Customs systems and best practices. The MoU covers the integration of new electronic TIR features, namely the TIR-Electronic Pre-Declar...
Now it is no longer necessary to wait until dark in Berlin to watch for “shooting stars”, because there are 27 Mercedes-Benz urban minibuses to be seen around town. The official handover of these vehicles to the Berlin taxi drivers’ guild was recently held at the German Automobile Club (ADAC) safety centre in Linthe. The models of the Sp...
Southeast residents are expected to share the road with an extra 45,000 trucks annually, after the decision by Patrick Port Logistics to cease operating rail services to and from Port Botany, the Southern Courier reported. The company's regional rail services that operate between Dubbo and Port Botany will close on June 30. Residents, already ...
United Parcel Service (UPS) said that the broad economic recovery appears poised to gain steam, although the package-delivery giant described the upturn as more "measured" than dramatic to this point, the Wall Street Journal reported. UPS said profit for the quarter came in at US$533 million, or 53 cents a share, up from $401 million, or 40 cents a share,...
In April 2010, SHIPPINGCHINA ( www.shippingchina.com ) promotes “Seagle”, which is the first shipping search engine for world shippers to query shipping freight, schedules from various China ports. China is the second largest exporter in the world and most of logistics service providers and shippers worldwide have their business with Chi...
STATISTICS from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) are pointing to signs of a sustained cargo demand recovery in March, recording a 33.1 per cent annual increase in freight-tonne kilometres. Freight capacity however, which rose 12.6 per cent over last year, lagged the throughput gains, resulting in an increased international load factor of 73...
TRANSPORT and logistics insurer TT Club, in collaboration with the International Cargo Handling & Co-ordination Association (ICHCA), has issued new guidelines on the safe slinging of cargo on and off vessels, in the form of two handy pocket-cards. While the use of slings for loading and unloading goods is becoming increasingly rare, many items still r...
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
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