Jakarta-based PT. Monang SianiparAbadi or MSA Kargo and Japanesefreight forwarder Hankyu ExpressInternational Co. Ltd. have launcheda joint venture called PT. HankyuInternational Transport Indonesia(HIT/ID). President commissioner and founderof MSA Kargo, Monang Sianipar saidthe joint venture plan was initiated inSeptember 2005 when Hankyu Japandecided to establish a subsidiary companyin Indonesia with MSA Kargo. By March 2006, HIT/ID was establishedand two months later Masahito Kawai was … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: MSA Kargo, Hankyu launch new company

BRAND NAMES - We are pleasedto report that we recently received anew addition to the long list of brandnames that more or less look like PayloadAsia. The most obvious one, Playboy, isof course a no-brainer, but Paylord,Playlord, Praylord and a few others aretestimony to great creative brains, whosend us mail. The latest comes from no otherthan Singapore Speedpost, which rightbefore Chinese New Year sent us a"prosperity pack" with the slogan "EnjoyTriple Happiness with … [Read more...] about BRAND NAMES

US-based Schneider National Inc.has announced it has been grantedauthority to operate as a domestic carrierand logistics services provider inthe People's Republic of China. Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) willoffer domestic transportation, logistics(warehousing, cross-docking andthird-party logistics) and other relatedservices. The company will build these services through a combinationof organic growth and acquisition inChina. "We see this as a great opportunityfor customers in China, … [Read more...] about CHINA: Schneider gets Chinese green light

Pos Malaysia Bhd plans to invest as much as M$230 million to boost its efficiency and the bulk will be spent on a new mail processing centre. Managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Ikmal Hijaz Hashim said Pos Malaysia, whose mail and parcel delivery services makes up about 70 percent of group revenue, will spend M$69 million to buy a building, sprawled over 10ha in Kuala Lumpur's district of Shah Alam, from MT Picture Display (M) Sdn Bhd. The building will house Pos … [Read more...] about Pos M’sia to invest on efficiency improvement

Etihad Crystal Cargo recently transporteda five-year-old elephant, named"Migara" and a four-tonne stoneBuddha statue on board of one of itsA300-600 freighters from Colombo, inSri Lanka, to Beijing. The elephant and the statue weregifts from the Government of Sri Lankato the Government of China for theChinese New Year. The operation involvedEtihad's cargo charter team inAbu Dhabi and its General Sales andServices Agent in Sri Lanka, Speed AirCargo Net (Pvt) Ltd. Chapman Freeborn … [Read more...] about CHINA: Etihad ships Chinese New Year gifts

Austria-based Cargo-Partner AG, one of Europe's privately owned global logistics company with activities in eastern and central Europe, has launched its wholly-owned Indian subsidiary, Cargo Partner Logistics India Pvt Ltd (CPLI). Headquartered in Kolkata, CPLI has opened nine branches in different locations in the country, employing 60 professionals. "We have plans to open five more branches and recruit another 80-90 people and hope to post a turnover of Rs 100 crore in … [Read more...] about Cargo-Partner unveils Indian subsidiary