Schmitz Cargobull has announced the addition of the MKO Rigid refrigerated box vehicle to the range of vehicles that it builds in the UK for the UK and Irish markets. Offered in 14, 18 and 26 tonne versions, the MKO Rigid has been designed to meet the needs of grocery retailers who require a vehicle capable of servicing smaller high street of rural outlet...
As part of its stated aim to develop its share of the UK and Irish curtainsider trailer market, Schmitz Cargobull has launched a new fixed roof trailer. The new model, which will be built at Schmitz Cargobull’s UK factory at Harelaw, County Durham has been designed to be more robust, lighter and easier to use than existing fixed roof vehicles. &ldq...
Amsterdam/Denpasar, 7 December 2009 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines began operating thrice-weekly service to Denpasar, Bali, on 6 December. The flights already have proved to be very popular. "We have therefore decided to raise frequency to four weekly flights as of mid-January," said KLM President & CEO Peter Hartman. Bali is a popular destination among D...
Siemens Mobility has won orders to install airport logistics systems at small and medium-sized airports in Spain, Mexico and Hungary. These orders are worth more than 12 million euros. Siemens will be installing new or extending existing baggage handling systems at the airports in Murcia and Pamplona, Spain, in Cancún, Mexico and in Budapest, Hungar...
Garuda Indonesia and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plan to collaborate more closely. KLM President and CEO Peter Hartman and Garuda's President and CEO Emirsyah Satar today signed two agreements to this end. The company leaders are enthusiastic about the idea of an intensified cooperation. "By signing these pacts, we are taking a significant step in broadening ...
Malaysia Airlines today announced the launch of MHmobile - flymas.mobi - the most comprehensive menu of mobile phone functionality available to airline passengers anywhere in the world and developed by SITA Lab. Not only does it allow the airline's 14 million passengers to book, pay, and check-in and board their flight simply using their mobile phone but...
Hong Kong Airport Authority's decision to further extend its 10 per cent discount on landing and parking fees for three months beginning January 1 was welcomed by home-based carriers Cathay Pacific and Dragonair, the Shipping Gazette informs. "While it is too early to say that the industry has recovered from the downturn, this decision will definitely len...
Continental Airlines has reported a November 2009 consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 80.5 per cent, up 3.2 points year on year, and a record mainline load factor of 81.1 per cent, up 3.3 points. According to the Shipping Gazette, in November the carrier's domestic mainline load factor rose by 2.7 points compared to the same month in 200...
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