TNT introduced a new brand for its express delivery services in Brazil following its recent acquisition of Mercúrio, which becomes TNT Mercúrio. Combining two well-established names, the new brand embodies the successful transformation of Mercúrio, the Brazilian express leader TNT acquired in January 2007, the group said. TNT Mercúrio is the leader of the Brazilian domestic express market with a market share of 15 per cent. Its operations cover more than 4,000 … [Read more...] about Brazil's Mercúrio becomes TNT Mercúrio
DHL builds Central America's largest hub
DHL, one of the world’s leading express delivery and logistics companies, recently inaugurated the industry’s largest hub in Central America. The new facility increases DHL’s capacity to sort up to 5,000 packages per hour, representing a 250 per cent jump from its previous handling capacity, the company said. Strategically located at Tocumen International Airport in Panama the new DHL hub boasts the infrastructure and capacity needed to efficiently respond to the accelerated … [Read more...] about DHL builds Central America's largest hub
AMERICAS: Aloha's cargo business gets new lease on life
Aloha Airlines' cargo operation, which employs 300 and transports 85 per cent of goods moving by air among the Hawaiian Islands aboard six 737-200Fs, reached agreement to be purchased by Seattlebased Saltchuk Resources for an undisclosed sum. The entity will be renamed Aloha Air Cargo and run by COO Michael Coffman, formerly senior VP-airline operations for Aloha. The airline declared bankruptcy and shut down its passenger services after 61 years at the end of March, but continued to operate its … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: Aloha's cargo business gets new lease on life
HONG KONG: HK Express expands to Philippines & Japan
Hong Kong Express Airways has commenced a three-times weekly open-charter service to the Philippines as it targets large numbers of overseas workers from Philippines along with up to 40 million Chinese tourists that visit the country annually. The service will run for the next three months between Hong Kong and Clark's Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) using a B737-800 aircraft. At the formal launch of the service, Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) executive vice … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: HK Express expands to Philippines & Japan
CHINA: Even Asia can't reverse gloomy outlook
March figures for global cargo and passenger traffic from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) point to a lethargic international freight growth of 3.2 per cent, significantly down from the 4.3 per cent growth recorded in the same period of 2007. Compared to the same month in the previous year, passenger demand increased 5.8 per cent with load factors at nearly 78per cent. IATA also cautioned that the March passenger growth was positively skewed by the Easter holiday period … [Read more...] about CHINA: Even Asia can't reverse gloomy outlook
ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Challenges of the pharma cold chain
For the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, the increasing value of individual products in terms of development and replacement cost, as well as their intrinsic value, is also placing a further element of potential 'risk' that all participants within the supply chain must adequately deal with. In addition, the continuing threat posed by counterfeiting is causing manufacturers to constantly review the distribution-to-market processof their products. There are of course many 'guidelines' and … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Challenges of the pharma cold chain
