DAMCO, Maersk's logistics arm, has appointed Remo Eigenmann as the new head of its air freight division. Mr Eigenmann's task will be to increase demand for Damco air freight "As Damco, we have industry strength in our supply chain management and ocean freight offering and delivery, but felt we could further strengthen our air freight offering to complet...
GERMAN logistics firm Dachser plans to manage the marketing activities of its worldwide air freight services on its own, thereby terminating its cooperation agreement with the Future Group, an air freight joint venture of which Dachser has been a member for 12 years. The split from the Future Group will take effect from April 1. "The cooperation was extre...
SHENZHEN Airlines will inaugurate a new service from southeastern city of Fuzhou to Tokyo on April 6, Logistics Week reported. This is Fuzhou Airport's second service to Japan. This one offers three flights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, leaving from Fuzhou at 0820 hrs (Beijing time) and returns from Tokyo at 1400 hrs (Tokyo time) with a fl...
FUJIFILM, the Japanese manufacturer of cameras and provider of photographic processing and printing equipment, has selected Kuehne + Nagel to be its contract logistics partner in Poland. Fujifilm decided to outsource these logistics activities in order to consolidate the inventories of its three warehouses in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a Kue...
Hans Hickler appointed new CEO, Asia Pacific Region, and former CEO, Asia Pacific Region, Wolfgang Hollermann to take on a global advisory role to Essa Al-Saleh, Agility’s President and CEO, Global Integrated Logistics (GIL). Hong Kong, March 3rd Agility has announced the appointment of Hans Hickler as CEO, Asia Pacific Region, with effe...
GERMANY's DB Schenker has won accreditation as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) at several stations in Europe and Asia by Envirotainer AB, a provider of active temperature-controlled air cargo containers based in Sweden. The accreditation, which verifies that DB Schenker can manage temperature sensitive shipments that are shipped in Envirotainer c...
US Airways has selected Globe Air Cargo as its general sales agent for the UK and Ireland which carries a daily cargo capacity over 30 tonnes from Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to Charlotte, NC, and Philadelphia, according to Dunstable-based Air Cargo World. Mark Pulling, managing director for UK and Ireland said that the contract is a...
DESPITE expectations of air freight growing 20 per cent in India by 2012, Air India, Kingfisher Xpress and Jet Airways say the business is stalled by a lack of infrastructure and industrial know-how. Ernst and Young partner Sushi Shyamal said that moves towards ground handling will bring in revenue, but what India needs more is the creation of warehousing...
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Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi