All members of SAS Scandinavian Airlines' frequent flyer program EuroBonus can as of today redeem their points for upgrades on Air China and Shanghai Airlines. The two airlines have with immediate effect joined the Star Alliance Upgrade Awards program. It also entitles Air China's PhoenixMiles members and Shanghai Airlines' Crane Club members to upgrad...
After a lull earlier this year, hijackers off Somalia’s coast seized five ships in 48 hours, Kenyan maritime groups said on Monday. The pirates somehow eluded the armada of warships from more than a dozen nations, including the United States, patrolling Somalia’s seas. Kenyan seafarers are now talking about a “pirate surge.” &ldq...
A Georgian coast guard vessel has detained a cargo ship with a crew of 14 Russians on board, the Sovfracht maritime bulletin said on Tuesday according to RIA Novosti. The V. Uspensky ship was bound for the port of Azov, on the Don River in south Russia's Rostov Region, from a Turkish port when a group of 13 armed Georgian coast guards boarded it late o...
Hector Rail AB and ERS Railways B.V., have agreed to expand the rail product offering between Gävle and Göteborg from three to four departures per week and to include a call to Södertälje, in the vicinity of Stockholm. Tetra Pak has entrusted a major shipping line with the transportation of a large portion of its cardboard produc...
Austrian drivers used seven per cent less petrol in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, Austrian Times. The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) said today (Mon) Austrians had used 150 million fewer litres of auto fuel and paid 600 million fewer Euros for it in the first quarter. VCÖ attributed the decline in consumption to les...
As previously indicated, March 2009 saw a further marked deterioration in the operating environment. Despite an almost 3% reduction in capacity, traffic declined by 9.4%, affecting all the networks. This decline was accompanied by a significant deterioration in unit revenues. The load...
Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has been awarded the quality certification by the industry body, “Cargo 2000”, and is the first carrier in the Middle East region to make this achievement. Cargo 2000 is an industry initiative, supported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and aims to implement a new qualit...
Sydney Airport has welcomed Air Austral which next week will commence flying a twice weekly service between Sydney and Paris via Reunion Island. The CEO of Sydney Airport, Russell Balding, congratulated Air Austral on its launch saying that it offered another choice for Australians wishing to travel to Paris. For more information on Air Austral click...
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