Parker Drilling, a leader in high-performance contract drilling and project management solutions for the global energy industry, has entered into an agreement with Kuehne + Nagel to manage comprehensive logistics requirements for its international rig fleet. Under the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel’s services will cover freight forwarding, export packing...
The Federal Highway Administration crossed the $20 billion mark in approved obligations for highway, road and bridge projects this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. Of the $26.6 billion available for federal highway and bridge projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more than 75 percent has now been obligated...
The global low cost airline movement has undergone a fundamental change of direction in the past two years, but the biggest shifts in the model are coming, according to a landmark new study published by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), the leading global aviation intelligence service provider. The Global LCC Outlook report, published by The Ce...
Most of the world’s leading airport operators (80%) intend to make passenger self-service the primary channel for check-in, according to a new global survey launched today. And 52% rated the introduction of “electronic documents” as the technology which will have the most significant impact at airports in the near future, initially drive...
Mr Max Moore-Wilton AC, the Chairman of Sydney Airport, has been elected the new chairman of Airports Council International (ACI). ACI is a global aviation organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, that provides leadership and support to 1,670 airports in 177 countries and territories around the world. Aviation was one of the first industries to globali...
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been voted ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline of the Year 2009’ by the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA). The award was presented by Graeme Sweenie, Chief Commercial Officer of the sponsor, Infratil Airports Europe, at a special BACA 60th Anniversary awards luncheon, which took place at the prestigious Guildhall in London...
Following a number of new business wins, Knights of Old, the Northamptonshire-based logistics and distribution specialist, has expanded its trailer fleet with the acquisition of 27 new vehicles from the Schmitz Cargobull range. Over half of the new fleet – which is a mix of Schmitz Cargobull’s new S.CS Freepost curtainsiders and Euroline...
VR Group’s net profit for 2009 will be significantly weaker than for the previous year. The savings measures agreed in the spring have had a corrective effect on the 2009 net result, but they do not resolve the long-term challenges arising from the structural changes in heavy industry. Through the restructuring programme that VR launched in August and...
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