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Learjet cargo plane crashes near Chicago Executive Airport Jan 7, 2010

 SMALL Royal Air Cargo Learjet has crashed in a forest near Chicago, reportedly killing the two crewmen aboard WXYZ's Action News said a pilot and co-pilot were on board at the time of the crash. There were no distress calls and it is believed the plane took off from Oakland County International Airport in Pontiac. Employees at Royal Air Cargo head ...

Air NZ cargo chief, 5 others, face price-fixing charges Jan 7, 2010

FLAG CARRIER Air New Zealand's Americas air cargo manager Salvatore Sanfilippo faces Commerce Commission charges with five others of fixing fuel prices between 1998 and 2006. The commission was alerted to the alleged cartel conduct by the carrier's security surcharge or "war risk insurance" implemented post 9/11 through documents between other airlines....

Shanghai Pudong Airport cargo volume up 19.3pc in NovemberJan 7, 2010

SHANGHAI's Pudong Airport recorded a year-on-year increase of 19.3 per cent in its cargo volume to 254,500 tonnes in November, Logistics Week reported. Led by the sudden increase of cargo, the freight rate doubled 2007's historical high at the highest. Pudong Airport's Frankfurt cargo service was offering CNY21 (US$3.08) per kilogram in March at the lo...

Yemen bans import of used cars: APLJan 7, 2010

THE container shipping arm of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has announced in a customer advisory published on its website that the import of used cars which have previously been damaged or involved in any traffic accidents will be not permitted in the Republic of Yemen from the first of the years. "Strict enforcement by local authorities is expe...

US to impose duties on steel pipe imports from China Jan 7, 2010

THE US Department of Commerce will issue a duty on imports of "certain oil country tubular goods" from China, after the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that "a US industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury" by the import of such goods. All six USITC Commissioners voted in favour of imposing duties on ...

Nanning Bonded Logistics Centre to operate soonJan 7, 2010

SOUTH China's Nanning Bonded Logistics Centre will open soon, having passed tests and an inspection from China's State Council, reports Xinhua. The CNY1 billion (US$146.4 million) China-ASEAN International Logistics Base covers 29.2-hectares and is made up of a customs supervision zone, a service zone, a customs inspection zone and a bonded logistics zo...

China fails to stop illegal North Korean arms shipments: report Jan 6, 2010

SUGGESTIONS have been made in Washington that China had a hand in facilitating illegal North Korean arms exports after a plane load of armament were discovered on a cargo plane in Bangkok, reports the Washington Times. The Russian-made Ilyushin-76, with a crew of four Kazakhs and one Belarusian, was impounded after 35 tons of weapons, reportedly including...

Democratic Senator Schumer demands get-tough policy on air security Jan 6, 2010

NEW YORK Democratic Senator Charles Schumer has suggested that US airlines should threaten to boycott airports which do not meet US standards, reports the Associated Press. "What's crucial is that we immediately send many more TSA [Transportation Security Administration] agents to the airports to check compliance," he said. The State Department and the...

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