Police in Malaysia said they have seized two containers possibly containing parts meant for producing weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear warheads, from a ship bound for Iran. An investigator said the equipment might be for building sites but if misused could be used to make a nuclear device. “We are liaising with our Interpol counterpa...
Japanese utilities are scrambling for emergency extra LNG cargoes to fill the void left in the wake of the earthquake that has shuttered many of the nation’s nuclear facilities. Qatargas is reported to have committed at least eight additional cargoes for delivery to Japan while Korea’s KOGAS, the world’s largest single largest LNG impor...
GERMAN logistics giant DHL has announced the signing of a security partnership for its freight forwarding division, DHL Global Forwarding with Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo Pvt Ltd (HMACPL), Hyderabad to develop best practice standards in the handling high-value and high-risk air cargo. Both companies will work on developing standard operating procedures an...
ISRAEL Airports Authority said that total air cargo in February 2011 at Ben-Gurion International Airport amounted to 24,499 tons of air cargo, down from 25,835 tons in February 2010, a drop of 5.17 per cent year on year. In February Israeli flag carrier El Al carried 4,363 tons of cargo aboard its freighters, up 8.95 per cent and took a 33 per cent stake...
CARGOITALIA, an Italian air cargo carrier, has announced it will increase flights to Shanghai and Hong Kong later this month to cater for increasing summer demand. The airline will run four times weekly to Hong Kong, including Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Tuesday and the new Friday flights will fly via Sharjah, while the Thursday and Saturd...
CHINA has outdone the world in passenger numbers in 2010, increasing volume 10.3 per cent, with overall global freight volume up 15 per cent, passenger numbers rising 6.3 per cent. Hong Kong International Airport has overtaken FedEx's hub at Memphis International Airport in air cargo volume at 4.17 million tons, up 23 per cent compared to FedEx of 3.9 m...
THE On Time Group, a Hong Kong-based forwarder and logistics provider with 33 regional offices, has announced its entry into the Asian and global handcarry market through the establishment of its time critical solutions division. "On Time has already been servicing customers' and partner agents' handcarry and time critical requirements for several year...
TNT, the Dutch express delivery giant, has announced that it is co-operating fully with a police investigation into allegations that its Milan office is involved with the Mafia criminal organisation. Italian and German police have arrested 35 suspects said to be part of the 'Ndrangheta Mafia drugs, extortion and money laundering organisation, reports New...
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