Massimo Panagia, chief executive officer and managing director of Cargoitalia, the scheduled all-cargo airline based in Milan Italy, has announced the appointment of Stanley G. Wraight as chairman of the board effective 1 September 2007. Panagia said that the addition of Wraight to the management team will help bring Cargoitalia to the next stage in its development in the coming years. “Stan and I have known each other for many years, and he is fully aware of the Cargoitalia business model … [Read more...] about Cargoitalia
Aramex
Aramex, the global total transportation solutions provider, has appointed Niall White to the newly created position of commercial manager oceanfreight in the UK. White, will be based at London Heathrow and will report to operations director, Rachel Roots. As well as working with both sales and operations to generate new ocean business and reduce costs he will also be responsible for establishing and implementing handling procedures specific to the individual requirements of new accounts. … [Read more...] about Aramex
TNT Express
TNT Express has announced the appointment of Alan Miu as country general manager (CGM) for TNT Express, Thailand. Prior to his new role Miu was based in the TNT regional offi ce in Singapore where he was in charge of regional Customs operations. As CGM, Miu will focus on boosting growth. His responsibilities include managing TNT’s overall country strategies, operations, sales, marketing and customer service activities in Thailand. … [Read more...] about TNT Express
FedEx US traffic down
FedEx Corp. profi t rose 4 per cent in its fi scal fi rst quarter but saw its domestic express traffi c fall and reported a sharp 30 per cent decline in the operating profi t for its FedEx Freight LTL trucking business. For the fi rst quarter, the FedEx Freight segment reported revenue of US$1.23 billion, up 22 per cent from last year’s $1.01 billion. But operating income of $105 millionwas down 30 per cent. FedEx blamed a weaker US economy for the setbacks and said it is shrinking … [Read more...] about FedEx US traffic down
DHL five times Hungary
DHL Express will start operating fi ve weekly cargo fl ights from the FlyBalaton airport in Sarmellek (SW Hungary) which recently completed a EURO 2.5 million air cargo base with the aim of turning the airport into a regional logistics base. DHL is renting the necessary infrastructure at the airport and is having its aircraft serviced there. … [Read more...] about DHL five times Hungary
One-stop clearance for Shanghai
China's eastern city of Suzhou has started co-operation with the Customs at Shanghai's Pudong Airport and Wuxi airport to offer one-stop clearance for international express cargo, Xinhua reports. A customs clearance express cargo facility, which has been built in Suzhou, recently started operations. Local shippers and freight forwarders now only need to go through clearance procedures at the new facility instead of clearing the airport customs in Shanghai or Wuxi again. The report said … [Read more...] about One-stop clearance for Shanghai
