The amount of unitized cargo traffic in the Port of Helsinki between January and May was 3.46 million tons, representing a decline of 28 per cent from the previous year. In May 2009 alone, 0.7 million tons of cargo were transported – again 28 per cent less than the previous year. Roro traffic has decreased more than container traffic. In May, containe...
On June 16, 2009, the Group of Companies Russian Transport Lines (RTL, Moscow) opened a closed warehouse of temporary storage in Novoshakhtinsk (Rostov region). The facility called Southern Transport Lines covers the area of 43,783 sq. m. According to the company’s press release, this warehouse is the first one for Russian automobile logistics o...
A one-day strike by railway workers is set to bring all rail services in Finland to a halt on Monday. The industrial action by the Railway Workers Union and the Railway Salaried Staff's Union begins at 3:00 on Monday morning, and will last 24 hours. The strike is being called to protest the state’s corporate ownership policies. - The idea that the...
Air Asia X - the low-cost longhaul arm of Malaysian carrier Air Asia – is increasing flights to 7 per week on its recently-launched London Stansted- Kuala Lumpur services. The increase from 5 departures per week was prompted by the strength of early demand, and is part of the carrier’s overall expansion strategy for Europe. Dublin-based ...
Boeing today announced the formation of an Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) division within its defense and space business unit. The new division will lead the company's sustained pursuit and execution of UAS business and the transition of new products from research to production. The UAS division will assume program management responsibility for the A160...
Airbus has become a full member of the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU), a unique Private-Public Partnership to modernise Air Traffic Management (ATM). An agreement with the 16 partners and the SJU was finalised today, marking the actual start of the execution of the SESAR Programme. The agreement establishes Airbus as a full member of this powerful partnershi...
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., today launched daily nonstop flights from Atlantic City International Airport in Atlantic City, N.J., to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Ga. The low fare carrier will also begin nonstop flights from Atlantic City, N.J. to Orlando, Fla. beginning June 12. To help celebrat...
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines announced additional capacity and job reductions in the second half of 2009, with international flying in particular taking a bigger hit than previously planned, and other US carriers said they are considering further capacity reductions, ATWOnline reported. DL said the additional capacity cuts will begin in September...
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