“Let’s Unite” – the theme that’s been introduced by the newly appointed Chairman of SLFFA Mr. Jagath Pathirane. The Sri Lanka Logistics & Freight Forwarders Association (SLFFA) held its 36th Annual General Meeting on the 6th of July 2017 with a large gathering of industry specialist and fellow members of the organization. The chief guest was the chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake, who was pleased to convey to the house the development plans of … [Read more...] about Let’s Unite
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Emirates SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal at DWC
Located in the Logistics District in Dubai South, the new terminal dubbed Emirates SkyCentral, is the home of SkyCargo’s fleet of 15 freighters and was necessitated by the shift of SkyCargo’s maindeck fleet out of increasingly congested Dubai International Airport (DXB) in May of last year to the new DWC airport. The new facility, currently handling 810,000 tonnes of cargo annually has the capacity – with added equipment – to handle 1 million tonnes before Emirates will need to build more … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal at DWC
Qatar Airways plans door-to-door courier service
Qatar Airways has announced its intention to tap the surging e-commerce business by getting into door-to-door courier delivery. Speaking to cargo media in Doha, Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar Al Baker said the new QR Express product announced today, was aimed squarely at the growing global ecommerce logistics business. “We want to get into the courier business which is high yield and high margin business,” Al Baker said. “We are very keen on this and this is the first … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways plans door-to-door courier service
Qatar’s Al Baker on the Chinese ‘sleeping giants’
When asked by Payload Asia in Doha recently about the largely quiet role of Chinese carriers, in what some refer to as the ‘sleeping giants’ of the air cargo sector, Al Baker said: “I agree, the Chinese carriers are sleeping giants. In my mind China is the economic superpower and they have huge growth potential.” But there is one aspect of these sleeping giants that is seldom discussed within the industry, or by those in the US and Europe who are engaged in the fierce state … [Read more...] about Qatar’s Al Baker on the Chinese ‘sleeping giants’
Emirates SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal at DWC
Located in the Logistics District in Dubai South, the new terminal dubbed Emirates SkyCentral, is the home of SkyCargo’s fleet of 15 freighters and was necessitated by the shift of SkyCargo’s maindeck fleet out of increasingly congested Dubai International Airport (DXB) in May of last year to the new DWC airport. Th e new facility, currently handling 810,000 tonnes of cargo annually has the capacity – with added equipment – to handle 1 million tonnes before … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal at DWC