Japan Airlines said Friday it is seeking permission from Japanese authorities to raise its fuel surcharge for cargo customers on flights departing Japan, effective Oct. 1. Fees would increase to: 157 yen ($1.44) from 136 yen ($1.24) per kilogram on long-haul flights. 135 yen from 117 yen for medium-haul flights. 113 yen from 98...
DB Schenker said it has created a special team of 1,000 employees to target customers in electronics and other high tech businesses. Schenker High Tech Logistics will focus on optimally meeting the needs of customers in the high-tech, consumer electronics, semiconductor and renewable energies businesses. The team will be based at 32 locations in n...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed regulations for importing sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile. Based on the evidence in a recent pest risk analysis, we believe these articles can be safely imported from all provinces of Chile, provided certain conditions are met, the agency said. U....
India and six ASEAN nations have completed a trade deal that will see duties on most products reduced or eliminated in a phased manner over the next seven years. The deal, announced Thursday, is slated to go into effect in 2009. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to sign the pact in December at an East Asia summit in Bangkok. The FT...
Daimler Trucks inaugurated its new Global Hybrid Center at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) in Kawasaki. Located within the company’s R&D facilities, the Center will be the worldwide hub for Daimler Trucks’ hybrid development. A ceremony was held today to officially open the Center. MFTBC is an integral part of the Daimler Trucks division...
The timetables for the Sibelius and Repin trains, which run daily between St Petersburg and Helsinki, will change at the Finland Station (Finlyandsky vokzal) in St Petersburg as from 1 September 2008. From that date the trains will arrive in St Petersburg 10 minutes later than at present and will depart from St Petersburg 10 minutes earlier. The chang...
The paring of passenger routes by airlines hard-pressed to stop financial losses is having an impact on shippers too. United Airlines Cargo announced Wednesday that it is immediately terminating cargo service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire. No more cargo will be accepted or received at that destination. Manchester the type ...
Canadian National Railway said it has reached an agreement with the City of Joliet, Ill., regarding its proposed acquisition of the major portion of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. Tuesday's announcement came as the Surface Transportation Board began a series of eight hearings on the proposed purchase of the short-line railway, which has provo...
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