North American short lines originated more intermodal loads in the week ending Sept. 11 than any other time this year despite the fact that the Labor Day holiday shortened the work week for small railroads. The RMI RailConnect report, a snapshot of traffic levels from 342 of an estimated 550 short lines and regional railroads in the U.S. and Canada, sai...
Shippers have until Nov. 15 to decide whether to accept a share of $52.25 million or a two-year rate freeze ocean carriers are offering to settle class-action lawsuits over six years of price-fixing in U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico shipping. U.S. District Judge Daniel R. Dominguez of San Juan issued an order allowing customers to receive settlement offers o...
The Air Transport Action Group, the only global organisation to represent all sectors of the aviation industry, has announced at the global Aviation & Environment Summit the addition of a new Board member: Honeywell Aerospace; and two new associate members: ATR and the Aerospace Industries Association. Paul Steele, ATAG’s Executive Director, s...
Since 2003 SAS has a 49% ownership in the Estonian based Estonian Air. According to the Core SAS strategy with focus on the Nordic home market this stake has been set out for divestment. Today, the SAS Group has reached an agreement with the Estonian Government that will result in SAS divesting its 49% stake. The Estonian Government will provide approxi...
Sydney Airport has indicated its disappointment at the ACCC's decision on the pricing of regional aeronautical fees at Sydney Airport. Sydney Airport had sought the first increase in regional fees since 2001. The CEO of Sydney Airport, Russell Balding, said that the proposed increase of 2.9% was significantly less than the 28.9% increase in the CPI...
ATLANTA's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport received its 14th all-cargo carrier with South Korea's Asiana Airlines' inaugural flight for its scheduled cargo service deploying a 747-400. Overall air cargo increased 22 per cent during the first seven months of 2010 year on year, and international freight was up 35 per cent. Asiana Airlines use o...
AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo unit of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched a twice-weekly all-cargo service to Paris Charles de Gaulle deploying a Boeing 747 to link on route both Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports. Paris becomes the seventh European city in ABC's growing network, reinforcing its position as Russia...
HONG KONG's Dragonair, Cathay Pacific sister carrier, has launched a further daily service from Shanghai's old and more convenient Hongqiao airport to bring its total of 16 daily HK flights since it began chartered services to Shanghai. Flight KA859 will be operated by an Airbus A330 with departure from Hongqiao at 1320 hrs and 1610 hrs, arrival in Ho...
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