Airports

DFW’s focus on Asia is paying off

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With seven Asian airlines currently running 39 flights a week to and fromDallas/Fort Worth International Airport, plus increased interest fromcarriers in using DFW as a transfer hub for cargo between Latin Americaand Asia, DFW has become a major US hub. Karen E. Thuermer reports. Asia is an important market to DFWand represents half of the airport'sairfreight volumes. According to airportstatistics, January - October 2006volumes were up over 22 percent overthe same period last year. This … [Read more...] about DFW’s focus on Asia is paying off

IJS Global enters UK logistics market

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IJS Global Inc., the fast-growingmulti-modal freight forwarder, customsbroker and non-vessel operating commoncarrier, has entered the importantUK freight & logistics market byacquiring majority ownership in London-headquartered Lupprians CargoExpress Limited, one of the country'sleading freight forwarding and logisticscompanies. Terms of the transactionwere not disclosed. Lupprians has been re-branded asIJS Global (UK) Limited, and will offerits clients across the UK an enhancedworld-wide … [Read more...] about IJS Global enters UK logistics market

EMA’s 2006 freight up by 4.7%

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East Midlands Airport (EMA) hasreported that its total freight includingtransit cargo was 300,291 tonnes in2006, up 4.7 percent year-on-year - thefirst time ever that EMA's throughputhas exceeded 300,000 tonnes in a year.Bill Blanchard, cargo developmentmanager of East Midlands Airport,Nottingham, said it was also anotherexceptional year for cargo charters withnearly 500 ad-hoc movements including164 by AN-124 and the second visitto EMA of the AN-225. In terms of pure freight, EMA saidit … [Read more...] about EMA’s 2006 freight up by 4.7%

Nagpur airport all set to take off as cargo hub

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Airport and navigation charges todevelop Nagpur airport into a cargoand passenger hub, the Financial Expressreported. The exemption applies forairlines undertaking cargo operationsto and from the Nagpur airport andextends to both domestic and internationalsectors. According to civil aviation ministerPraful Patel, work on the new cargoterminal will start in a few months.Patel also said that the governmentwas looking at opening up the aviationsector more and was already deliberatingallowing 74 … [Read more...] about Nagpur airport all set to take off as cargo hub

MAHB airport charges lack transparency – IATA

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The International Air TransportAssociation (IATA) has urged the MalaysiaAirports Holdings Bhd (MAHB)and Malaysia's Ministry of Transport toengage airlines in effective consultationswhen deciding on airport charges, Bernama News Agency reported. IATA said that there had been alack of transparency in determiningairport charges in Malaysia and consultationswith the airport users were"not effective". "There have also been no responses to letters sent to the Ministry of Transport," IATA said, … [Read more...] about MAHB airport charges lack transparency – IATA

DHL to develop RFID for pharma industry

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DHL has developed a new, pioneeringtechnology for the pharmaceuticalindustry that significantly improves themonitoring of temperature-controlledshipments. The new sensor tag is a combinationof temperature sensor and RFID radiochip. It permits continuous monitoringand recording of a pre-definedtemperature range as well as read-outof the data at any time, without havingto open the shipment. The sensor's design enables it tobe attached close to the product, notjust on the inside of the … [Read more...] about DHL to develop RFID for pharma industry