MIDAMERICA St Louis airport authority declarations about full flower flights do not tally with figures on cargo manifests, a Belleville News-Democrat investigation has revealed. Airport director Tim Cantwell has said flights headed north to MidAmerica and then southbound are "full both ways", said the newspaper, which covers the southern Illinois and St L...
ALOHA Air Cargo has teamed up with the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation to help sustain Hawaii agriculture by offering lower freight costs. "If farmers no make money, the farmer not going farm," Hawaii Farm Bureau president Dean Okimoto was quoted as saying in a report by ABC TV News. "We felt it (local farming) wasn't being supported by a transportation ...
BOEING has taken a US$1 billion pre-tax charge against its third-quarter results to counter higher production costs for its 747-8 programme, largely attributed to a timing overlap with the 787 schedule resulting in a shortage of engineering resources. Aviation International News reported that the manufacturer is expected to push back the delivery of the f...
Pakistan's Ministry of Railways and the Government of China have agreed in principle to form a consortium to carry out the feasibility study of the planned joint venture rail service between the two countries, Pakistan's railways minister has said. The study will cover a 750km section from Havelian, which is already linked to Pakistan's rail network, t...
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail will supply four articulated electric multiple units for the under-construction railway in Puy-de-Dôme in the French region of Massif Central. The $24.8m (CHF25m) worth trainsets will operate on the 5.3km railway, which is being built by Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin. The units will be based on the vehicles that S...
With effect from 1 January 2010, Mr Mervyn G Fernando, the Singapore official serving in the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) currently, will assume the role of President of the ANC for a one year term. The President of the ANC is elected by the Council of the ICAO from within the ANC. The ANC comprises...
Globelink West Star Shipping Co has announced the opening of an office in Al-Qibla/Salhiya, Kuwait that provides services to the shipping and transport industry, according to the Shipping Gazette. "Globelink West Star Shipping Co WLL, Kuwait said it would move towards market orientation by identifying customer's value chains and integrating its services ...
FedEx Trade Networks, the new FedEx forwarding company, has opened new offices in China and across Europe as part of an aggressive expansion plan, said a company statement. Fourteen locations have opened this year including in Ningbo, Singapore, Taipei, Taiwan, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Tianjin, Dalian and Ho Chi Minh City....
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