Customs regulations can be a minefield for the unwary shipper, be it
edible insects in Europe, chewing gum in Singapore and rubber gloves in
the US.
So parcels giant FedEx has come up with eight “surprising” Customs
rules for small businesses setting out to conquer the world of exports.
It was compiled by Harald Schoenfelder, managing director global trade services for FedEx Express Europe, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa.
Says Schoenfelder: “We decided to compile some of the...
Monday, January 12, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Ethiopian Air cargo plane skids off runway at Ghana's Kotoka Airport
ACCRA,
Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- An Ethiopian Airlines cargo aircraft on Saturday
skidded off the runway at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on
landing, Ghanaian airport officials said.
"All
three crew people on board the aircraft survived the accident and are
currently responding to treatment at the 37 Military Hospital," the
Ghana Airport Company (GAC) said in a statement.
The
Boeing 737, ET-AQV (Ethiopian Airline...
Shippers and forwarders have welcomed Emirates SkyCargo’s move to
introduce an all-inclusive freight rate that does away with separate
pricing components based on weight/volume plus fuel and security
surcharges.
“It is the best start to 2015 that I could imagine,” said Joost van
Doesburg, airfreight policy manager with the European Shippers’...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Demand for global air freight grew 4.2 per cent in November last year as
compared to same period in 2013 and is expected to rise by 4.5 per cent
this year, driven by growth in cross-border trade, International Air
Transport Association (IATA) said.
The most significant growth was recorded by carriers in the
Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions at 5.9 per cent and 12.9 per cent
respectively. Carriers in these regions captured the vast majority of
the global increase (93 per cent).
"More...
Inbound US west coast container port congestion provided a November
boost for transpacific air cargo revenues out of Asia to North America,
although ex-US revenues fell.
WorldACD’s latest monthly market data found that the transpacific was the best of the large markets in November.
The Netherlands-based research house posed the question: “Did the
problems in the...
Aéroports de Paris and Sodexi have opened a 7,600 sq m express freight warehouse at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport.
The warehouse, with a €22m investment, will be used to manage and
process flows of air freight and mail for express specialist Sodexi,
which is 65 per cent owned by Air France-KLM and 35 per cent by
Geopost.
Construction...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will this month add three B747 Combi
frequencies from Amsterdam Airport-Schiphol (AMS) to and from Dubai
International Airport (DXB).
Starting 10 January, the European carrier says that the upgrade
offers “increased flexibility to carry main deck commodities to our
hubs, Dubai International...
Monday, January 5, 2015
Asia-based Kerry Logistics has bought a controlling stake in Dubai’s
Able Logistics Group and a majority stake in the sea and air arms of
Canada’s Total Logistics Partner (TLP).
Able Logistics is an international freight forwarder with offices across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and China.
Total Logistics Partner Ocean Consolidators and Total Logistics
Partner Air Express are two freight forwarding companies focused on the
Asia-Canada trade. The acquisition has added Montreal and Toronto to...
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Cologne Bonn Airport saw record air cargo growth in 2014, handling 753,000 tonnes, a two per cent increase on 2013.
The German airport handled 9.5m passengers in 2014 – a “significant rise” over prior year.
“2014 has exceeded our expectations. We have developed better than
the German passenger market, partially with growth rates above five per
cent,” says Michael...
Saturday, January 3, 2015
India’s booming air cargo market has registered a 13.5 per cent
surge in outgoing volumes since 2011, although coupled with a “dismal
yield” fall of 20 per cent in US$, says research house WorldACD.
The Netherlands-based consultancy, which uses primary data from the
airlines themselves, said that India’s yield change looked a lot better...
Friday, January 2, 2015
There are now more than 45,000 wind turbines
in operation in the U.S., and the installed capacity continues to grow
quickly. The wind energy industry is, however, experiencing logistical
issues that impact the bottom line and wind energy deployment.Although policy uncertainty continues
to plague the renewable energy industry, overcoming transportation
issues...
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), under Department of
Revenue, India’s Ministry of Finance, has issued a circular announcing
extension of 24x7 Customs clearance facility at 13 more airports in
respect of all export goods and at 14 more sea ports in respect of
specified import and export goods.
“Board has
decided that with effect from 31.12.2014 the facility of 24x7 Customs
clearance for specified imports viz goods covered by ‘facilitated’ Bills
of Entry and specified...
Thursday, January 1, 2015
China has permitted three new
overseas courier firms to offer domestic delivery services,
state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, as part of government
pledges to further open up the fast-growing market.
The State Post Bureau has approved Yamato (China) Transport
Co Ltd, the China unit of Yamato Holdings Co Ltd, OCS Overseas
Courier Service (Shanghai) Co Ltd and Kerry Logistics Co Ltd,
Xinhua said.
The government said in September it would ease restrictions
on foreign couriers seeking to...
Canada is to ban transporting lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger flights.
Earlier this year, the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) adopted a ban on the shipment of lithium metal batteries as cargo
aboard passenger aircraft after growing concern that if ignited, they
can cause any nearby batteries to overheat and catch fire.
While most passenger airlines in Canada have already voluntarily
banned lithium metal batteries as cargo, the ban comes into effect on
January...
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