DHL Opens In Myanmar
DHL Global Forwarding has opened a wholly-owned office in Yangon and appointed a Myanmar country manager. Chief executive for Asia-Pacific Kelvin Leung said theMyanmar operation will offer the full range of DHL services, as well as local transport and warehousing. Aircargo Asia Pacific...
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Container Traffic At Indian Ports Falls In First Half
Container traffic at major ports in India tumbled 4.5 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal year 2013-14, but total cargo throughput was up 2.3 percent, according to preliminary figures released by the Indian Ports Association. In the April to September period, the 12 state-owned...
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Hong Kong's First Half Container Volume Falls 8pc To 10.7 Million TEU
THE Port of Hong Kong posted an eight per cent decline in first half container volume to 10.7 million TEU with laden boxes falling six per cent to 9.3 million TEU and empties dropping off 16 per cent to 1.5 million TEU. In the second quarter there was an eight per cent decline in container...
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Shanghai Aug Boxes Up 13.3pc To 2.9 Million TEU, Up 4.4pc Since Jan
THE Port of Shanghai posted 13.3 per cent year-on-year increase in container volume in August to 2.95 million TEU, according to figures from ShanghaiInternational Port (Group) Co. In the first eight months of this year, Shanghai posted a year-on-year 4.4 per cent increase with a throughput of...
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Changi Airport's Cargo Volume Falls 1.8pc To 150,500 Tonnes In June
CHANGI Airport in June handled 150,500 tonnes of air freight, a decrease of 1.8 per cent compared to the same month in 2012 based on the latest figures from the operator of Singapore's Changi Airport Group. In the first half of 2013, total cargo volume fell 2.3 per cent year on year to 877,700...
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Yusen Starts Hong Kong-to-Rotterdam LCL Service
Yusen Logistics, the freight forwarding and logistics subsidiary of the NYK Group, said it has started a new less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Hong Kong to Rotterdam. The direct service sails from Hong Kong every Sunday and arrives at Rotterdam 26 days later, and is supported by a...
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Russia To Temporarily Ban Food Imports From Greece
Russia is planning to introduce temporary restrictions on dairy, meat and seafood imports from Greece, starting July 15, according to the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection Service, The Moscow Times reports. Russian food safety inspectors, who discovered violations of...
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Chennai-Bangalore Corridor To Link Four Ports, Three Airports
The proposed extension of the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor to Krishnapatnam Port will benefit traders in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, according to Anil Yendluri, KrishnapatnamPort chief executive officer, reported The Hindu. Yendluri said: "The inclusion of Krishnapatnam...
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Box Throughput Continues To Rise At China Ports
The growth of container throughput in Chinese ports continues to lead the world, according to a forecast report released by the Centre for Forecasting Science under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported Xinhua. The report listed the top 20 container ports in the world for this year, 11 of...
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 CAL Cargo Air Lines Inaugurated Direct Flights Frankfurt To Tel Aviv
Israeli air cargo carrier C.A.L Cargo Air Lines inaugurated last week, as part of its winter...
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 MSC Hikes Australasia Fuel Surcharge
Mediterranean Shipping Co. will start charging a higher bunker adjustment factor next month on all...
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 Ships Go Extra Slow To Europe As Demand Falls
Ninety per cent of the container ships heading to Northern Europe from Asia have been forced to...
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 Shanghai Throughput Hits New Record In January
Shanghai Port posted a new monthly container throughput record for January, reported China...
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 Airbus Sees Demand For Over 27,800 Aircraft In The Next 20 Years
In the midst of troubled financial markets, Airbus foresees strong ongoing demand for commercial...
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 CK Line To Commence S Korea, Vietnam & China Service
CK Line, whose Hong Kong and South China agent is CK Shipping Agency Ltd, is launching a new...
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 Maersk To Split Asia/Europe Butterfly
Maersk Line said in a statement that, starting in April, it is splitting a butterfly service...
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 Airbus Introduces New Corporate Jet Branding, Colours And Names
Airbus has introduced new branding, colours and names for its corporate jets, reflecting aircraft...
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 Alphaliner: Transpacific Lane Absorbed Most Capacity In 2012
The information service Alphaliner said global cellular containership fleet capacity was 16.34...
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 MSC Replaces Vessel In Saint-Petersburg Service
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is increasing the fleet capacity deployed in Saint-Petersburg...
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