SWISS forwarding and logistics giant Panalpina has been put in charge of Global Freight Management for the Volex Group, a producer of high speed, fibre optic and complex cable assemblies as well as electrical power cords. "The implementation process has started and will be carried out in three phases and will be followed by a detailed evaluation of Volex ...
FEDERAL authorities, responding to one state's environmental concerns in another has ordered the US Army Corp of Engineers to shut down the Chicago Canal, and with it, the barge trade moving needed household fuel and road salt. American Waterways Operators (AWO) spokeswoman Lynn Muench said millions of tons of cargo move on the canal annually. That cargo...
An industry insider said all bellyhold and freighter capacity had been fully booked. Utilisation has surged to 100 per cent. Carriers who are able to increase frequency with their existing capacity or by deploying more freighters are arranging additional capacity as VIP service that offers spot rate. Some forwarders say carriers are offering spot prices t...
ALASKAN airport officials are "cautiously optimistic" that air cargo traffic through Anchorage and Fairbanks after news that Yangtze River Express, Great Wall and Shanghai airlines, have signed deals to stopover and refuel in Anchorage, said the states Deputy Commissioner for Aviation, Christine Klein. Taiwan's China Airlines has also agreed to increase ...
SHENZHEN Airlines has launched Hong Kong to Quanzhou service which is also its sole service from Hong Kong to the mainland, reports Logistics Week. The flights ZH9049/50 leave on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with Airbus A320, departing from Quanzhou at 1445 hrs, landing in Hong Kong at 1555 hrs, then returning at 1655 hrs and arriving at Quanz...
AIRPORTS Council International (ACI), representing world airport operators, has announced that total global air cargo traffic increased by 1.3 per cent in October year on year, with freight up 1.4 per cent and domestic freight up 2.2 per cent, the group's monthly FreightFlash report. "The black ink in all three freight categories is the best traffic news...
Everyone in the logistics industry should be aware that the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference will have major implications for the global transport industry if demanding emissions reduction targets are agreed by politicians. What is being billed as the largest and most important UN climate change conference in history has opened in Copenhagen, with dip...
Project cargo specialists, the Project Professionals Group, is the first heavy-lift 3PL network of its kind to achieve quality management systems certification to Standard: 4801:2001, 9001:2008 (applicable codes: ANZ6644). PPG general manager Kevin Stephens said the certification certificate was presented in December and acknowledged international best pr...
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