THE Grand Alliance carriers in May will re-launch the Central China Express (CCX) they suspended in December for the winter slack season when it merged with the NWX (Pacific Northwest Express) service connecting North Asia to the Pacific southwest. Now revived the service will deploy five 5,500- to 6,500-TEU ships, two from Hong Kong's OOCL and three fro...
TIANJIN: Construction work on a large harbor to accomodate cruise ships will be completed at the end of May in Tianjin, the largest artifical deep-water port of northern China, according to port management authorities. The authorities said the harbor would be the largest ferry terminal in Asia. The harbor, designed to be able to accomodate two cruise ve...
U.S. sales of new automobiles are strengthening for all the largest car manufacturers, and generating sharp increases in shipments for materials, car parts and finished vehicles. Shipments of motor vehicles and equipment on major North American railroads grew 37.6 percent in the first 11 weeks of 2010, including a 30 percent year-over-year increase in the...
The movement of ocean containers to and from British ports faces severe disruption during a four-day nationwide rail strike next week. Rail signalers and track maintenance workers are due to walk off the job on April 6 in the first national rail strike since 1994 in separate disputes over job cuts and changes in working practices. The twin strikes are e...
SHIPPERS are being offered free membership to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), entitling them to free passes for TIACA conferences and exhibitions as well as the group's Weekly Regulatory Update and quarterly newsletter. The offer is open to manufacturers, wholesaler/distributors, importers, original exporters, and retailers. Starting N...
The Tianjin Customs Express Package Centre, jointly established by Tianjin Airport, Tianjin Aviation Cargo Services Center (TCS) and the local customs, has commenced operation, Logistics Week reported. The facility is located at TCS' customs-supervised cargo area inside the airport, providing round-the-clock customs clearance service. Its optimised workf...
Singapore's Changi Airport, having already been named Wanderlust's "Top Worldwide Airport" and DestinAsian's "Best Airport in Asia Pacific", picked up yet another first-quarter accolade during this year's Skytax Awards, where it was crowned the "World's Best Airport". Commenting on the win, CEO Lee Seow Hiang said that Changi's success would not hav...
THE Yantai-Taipei passenger service operated by Shandong Airlines has recently started an aircraft belly cargo service, Logistics Week reported. The maiden flight loaded with 1,033 kilogrammes of cargo with a value of US$1.23 million from three exporters in Yantai, including electronic products and garments before heading for Taipei's Taoyuan Internation...
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