IATA’s figures for June 2013 show a 1.2% year-on-year expansion in global air freight demand.
Although weak, this is an improvement when compared to the 0.9% year-on-year demand growth recorded in May and the 0.1% growth realized over the first half of the year.
While previously the global economic trend has been defined by robust emerging economies and stagnant growth in developed markets, the strongest improvements in business confidence are now occurring in some developed economies. Nevertheless,...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has launched a
mobile app for customers to track their shipments.
The ‘DGF Cargo Mobile Tracking’ shows users their shipping history and the status of their current shipments. The app also provides global access and is available free of charge in the respective app stores for iPhone...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Georgia’s ports set records during the last fiscal year for tonnage, bulk cargo, auto and machinery units, and freight moved by intermodal rail, the Georgia Ports Authority(GPA) announced Monday.
In the year ending June 30, the ports moved 27.23 million tons of cargo, a 2.4 percent increase over fiscal 2012.
“Our overall tonnage increase has been fueled by the...
Shipping through Europe's Third Largest Airport Continues to Increase
NETHERLANDS – As the third largest cargo airport in Europe the air freight figures for Amsterdam’s Schiphol hub are always interesting as they tend to reflect underlying shipping trends. The first half of this year has shown modest growth with a total of 736,608 tonnes handled showing an...
Russian carriers could be banned from transporting cargo from Russia to Europe if they fail to comply with new EU regulations that come into effect on July 1, 2014, Kommersant reported Monday.
Airlines who want to avoid the ban will need a third country to authorize their carrier status, but to achieve this they have to carry out audits on airport infrastructure.
The International Air Traffic Association said that the airlines themselves will have to pay for the audits — which could cost 18-60...
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Kenji Watanabe, President), began to offer a consolidated air cargo transport service for urgent small-quantity shipments to Guanajuato International Airport on July 16.
The cities around Guanajuato Airport to be served as new destinations (Leon, Irapuato, Salamanca, Celeya, etc.) have seen remarkable inroads by the automobile industry in recent years and are expected to enjoy further development.
Our delivery network of Guanajuato Logistics Center opened on April...
Monday, July 29, 2013
This year's Freighters and belly cargo Conference will be held at the Park Hyatt Hotel on Sadiyaat Island, Abu Dhabi from 29 September to 1 October 2013.
This is the 13th consecutive year we have held the Freighters World Conference – and this year we have included topics on belly cargo.
This two-day conference presents fantastic opportunities to network and socialise. Attended by delegates and speakers who can make things happen, make a difference and make change, you will not...
The 31st anniversary of Air Cargo News awards evening, Cargo Airline of the Year, will take place at the Lancaster London Hotel on Saturday, 26th April 2014. If you need any further information about this Air Cargo News event, known throughout the airfreight world as the ‘Oscars’ of the air cargo industry, then please contact Patricia Cooper, General Manager of the Events Division on p.cooper(at)aircargonews.net or telephone +44 (0) 1784 255000
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Saudi Airlines Cargo has reported revenue growth of 6% for the first six months of 2013.
In the first half of the year, Saudia Cargo moved a total of 270,000 tonnes, breaking last year's record of 250,000 and achieving a 6% increase in revenue and a 4% increase in tonnage.
Cargo moved on the bellies of passenger aircraft grew by 29%, with the main contributors being...
The new measures, which include more scanning, might usher an increase of the maximum prices for flying shipments or the introduction of a security fee on exporters.
The price for sending air freight overseas could soon rise due to stricter U.S. security demands that could halt flights to the United States if not carried out. The companies affected would be El Al Israel Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways.
source: http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.5384...
VISAKHAPATNAM: Three new Container Freight Stations (CFS) are expected to be set up in the Port City around the end of the year. Currently, the Container Corporation of India (Concor), Sravan Shipping Services Private Limited, Gateway East India Private Limited and CWC-SICAL have one CFS each in Visakhapatnam.
According to sources, Concor and Sravan Shipping Services plan to set up one more CFS each in the near future. The central government too plans to set up one CFS in Vizag to cater to the...
July 26 (Reuters) - Freight rates from Indore, the key wholesale soybeans
market in central India, to other destinations in India :
--Charges for WET CARGO, in rupees per 10,000-litre tanker--
Friday's Previous
Indore to
Abohar --- 33,000-33,500 33,000-33,500
Alwar --- 24,500-25,000 24,500-25,000
Ambala --- 31,500-32,000 31,500-32,000
Amritsar --- ...
FedEx Proposes to Continue Operations Despite Being Ruled Out of Public Utility Contract
PHILIPPINES – When the judiciary comes up against state in virtually any country, casual observers can often sit back and enjoy the ensuing row. After effectively being kicked out of the country this week when a Court ruled that its government-issued freight forwarding licence...
Saturday, July 27, 2013
New
rules have been issued by the Ministry of Finance and State
Administration of Tax in their Cai Shui no.37 (Circular 37) regarding
application of VAT to ocean transport services. The majority of carriers
have confirmed that they will start to debit 6 % VAT on all charges
payable in China.
There is a great deal of uncertainty about the
application of the new rules and some carriers are seeking clarification
with Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Tax. We understand
that...
DHL Express has improved its carbon efficiency for the
fourth consecutive year at 7.4 percent despite a significant rise in
volume. Top country performers include Thailand, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and Bangladesh. Deutsche
Post DHL, parent company of DHL, has now achieved a 16 percent
improvement in its carbon efficiency since the launch of the GoGreen
programme in 2008 and is over halfway to meeting its target of a 30
percent CO2-efficiency improvement by 2020. Jerry Hsu, CEO, DHL
Express...
Norfolk International Airport saw cargo traffic fall 28 percent in
June compared with the same period last year, according to the airport's
latest figures.
The cargo carriers that serve the airport, including Federal Express,
Mountain Air Cargo and UPS, moved about 4.5 million pounds in and out
of Norfolk, compared with 6.2 million pounds in June 2012. It's unclear
what caused the drop, said Wayne Shank, airport authority executive
director. "We're scratching our heads on that one," he said.
Passenger...
It is not uncommon for cars to spend weeks on cargo ships en route to
their destination - but sometimes the cars simply don’t make it.
That scenario played out on a ship that experienced rough
seas on a chaotic ocean crossing from Japan to Russia by the Cambodian
vessel, Astongate.
According to the description of the dramatic vision uploaded
to YouTube, the ship was carrying 64 used cars to Vladivostok, but
following a storm and enormous swells, only...
The
Karachi Port handled 93,458 tonnes of cargo comprising 71,179 tonnes of
import cargo and 22,279 tonnes of export cargo including 5,038 loaded
and empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on
Thursday. The total import cargo of 71,179 tonnes comprised 41,134
tonnes of containerised cargo; 7,985 tonnes of bulk cargo: 1,500 tonnes
of coal; 774 tonnes of shredded scrap; 5,711 tonnes of rock phosphate
and 22,060 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 22,279...
Friday, July 26, 2013
CAD and Predictive Software Makes Designs for Tricky Cargo Movements Easier
WORLDWIDE – According to Per Thornblom, the planning of difficult freight movements using modern technology is allowing logistics providers to set new standards of value and efficiency. Thornblom, Group Project Logistics Manager for the GAC Group, will be addressing the PowerLogistics Asia 2013...
UPS has placed an order for 1,821 fire resistant shipping containers capable of containing a fire with temperatures as high as 1,200F for more than 4 hr. to use on its aircraft. Deliveries start in September and will be complete by early 2014, the airline says.
The unit load devices (ULDs) are built with MACROLite, a fiber-reinforced plastic composite similar to the...
HONG KONG - ANA, Japan's largest airline, is targeting Hong Kong's appetite for next-day delivery of US$100 mangoes and other food to boost its cargo as shipments of Panasonic and Sony televisions slump.
Hong Kong, the biggest destination for food and live animals exported by air from Japan, is buying more Japanese beef, cherries and other premium items as the number of rich in the city increases. Expanding demand is prompting the airline to add more cargo flights in the region.
ANA is speeding...
China Southern Airlines launched its third scheduled freighter service from Guangzhou to Europe.
The new service to Frankfurt operates three times a week using a Boeing 777-200F. Flights depart every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The Guangzhou-Frankfurt-Guangzhou service will provide 270 tonnes capacity per week. The import and export cargo between China and Germany...
THE introduction of daily flights by Emirates SkyCargo and Air France-KLM over the next 12 months would be expected to contribute to the continuing growth at Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International.
Emirates SkyCargo has confirmed that all dedicated freight flights would be operated from its new base at DWC when it opens in May 2014, while Air France-KLM would relocate its regional hub to the airport from August this year.
“The introduction of daily scheduled cargo...
Cargo movement at the Chennai Airport has been sluggish for almost a year now, but things have become particularly bad over the last week, prompting trade bodies like South Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to write to the Revenue Department.
According to agents who belong to the Chennai Customs House Agents Association, things have gone from “bad to worse” after...
Thursday, July 25, 2013
A Superport is in the prcess of creation in the North West. Liza Helps investigates.
Work has started on Peel Ports’ £300 million in-river deep sea container port Liverpool 2 – an integral part of the puzzle that makes up the ambitious multi billion pound Liverpool Superport in the North West, but can port centric development really work in the region?It doesn’t seem possible driving along the ramshackle pot hole-laden road to Peel Ports’ Port of Liverpool headquarters on an unseasonably...
Birmingham-based Guardfreight International has signed a deal with the Midlands Assembly Network (MAN) to bring a new locking mechanism to market, which hopes to prevent $80 billion (£52.5 bn) of cargo going missing every year.
The E-Containerlock will be fitted to shipping containers to provide location updates as well as immediate alerts if entry is forced, thanks to an in-built GRPS tracking system.
Guardfreight says it is ideal for preventing theft of goods and for insurance purposes,...
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