South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) is extending the reach of Cargo 2000’s program to improve the quality of air cargo in Africa. The airline is the third African business to join Cargo 2000 and the 29th carrier to make a commitment to its system. The Cargo 2000 programme is a quality management system that aims to improve the process of managing...
The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has announced reductions in the rail freight rates as well as offered volume discounts to stimulate exports. and address the concerns of the exporters/trade, Exim News Service reported. The freight rates have been reduced for loaded containers ex-ICD-Sabarmati (SBI) to JNPCT/NSICT/GTIL and Port Pipavav. In pur...
Leading trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull has announced a significant upgrade of its UK manufacturing operation together with the launch of several products new to the UK market. The developments at the company’s factory, which is situated close to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, will see the introduction of what the company believes will be one of the mos...
Michael Fontaine, representing MAN AG, has decided to resign from the Nomination Committee of Scania AB. He is being replaced by Thomas Kremer. After the above change, the Nomination Committee of the company consists of the following members: Gudrun Letzel, representing Volkswagen AG Chairman Thomas Kremer, representing MAN AG Mats Lagerqvist, representi...
The deterioration in the operating environment weighed on both passenger and cargo activities. Passenger business February 2009 comprised 28 days compared with 29 days last year, a reduction of around 3.4%. On a same number of days basis, traffic fell 2.6% with capacity down 1.1% (-6.0% and -4.5% on an actual number of days basis). The load factor declin...
The overall reconstruction, refurbishment and modernisaiton of the Plovdiv airport's (Bulgaria) old terminal and the construction of the new terminal will require nearly 40 million leva until August 2009. The public spending scheme is part of the anti-economic crisis programme implemented by the Bulgarian Government that is aiming to sped five ...
On March 5th the first wide body aircraft MD11 of Ethiopian Airlines operates its inaugural flight to Europe, destination Liege Airport. The aircraft departed in the morning from Addis-Ababa and, after its tech-stop in Cairo, arrived at Liege Airport in the early evening. As already announced, Ethiopian Airlines has relocated its cargo activities to Liege ...
Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has appointed Albert Soliman as the airline’s new regional cargo sales manager for the Middle East and Africa. Based at Etihad’s home-base in Abu Dhabi, Mr Soliman will be responsible for commercial cargo activity in the UAE and across the region. Mr Soliman brings 16 years of experience in f...
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