Tianjin Airport customs recently handled the fi rst batch of international transshipments, which were carried to Tianjin by Asiana Airlines and bound for Kenya aboard a Martinair freighter, according to a Xinhua report. Tianjin airport customs started the one-stop trans-customs clearance service for domestic air transshipments last year, paving the way for the airport to become an international hub. … [Read more...] about Tianjin airport starts transhipments to Kenya

The average number of mail being sorted at Emirates Post’s facility in Ramoul crossed one million per day during the fi rst week of April, against the normal average of between 500,000 and 800,000 pieces, Arabian Business reported. The increasing volumes have prompted the company to increase its sorting capacity by acquiring more advanced machines, which are due to be installed by the end of the year, with a capacity of 3 million pieces of mail per day. In another development, … [Read more...] about Emirates Post handles record mail volumes

Sri Lankan exporters are faced with a shortage of space on container ships for their shipments to Europe after several shipping lines diverted some of their services to India, forcing them to use air freight. Shippers who fail to fi nd space on container ships are forced to air freight their shipments the cost of which can be 75 percent more than sea freight. Big lines like Maersk, UASC, K-line and Norasia have shifted some of their services to Nava Sheva, in Mumbai, reducing available … [Read more...] about SRI LANKA: Exporters forced to use air freight

Speaking at the recent Asia Pacifi c Aviation Media Association’s (APAMA) Aviation Lecture in Singapore, the director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Giovanni Bisignani urged Asia to take a greater leadership role in shaping the global aviation industry. Unfortunately, cargo didn’t feature prominently in his speech despite the fact that especially Asian carriers derive a signifi cant portion of their overall revenue from cargo. Some … [Read more...] about Leadership challenges for Asian aviation

Since changing the mode of customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) inspections at its freight terminals in June last year, South Korea’s Incheon Airport has reported a huge increase in cargo throughput moving via its facilities, accordingto a local media report. The report said that another change that had helped increase the cargo load was that cargo plane pilots and crew no longer needed to make the detour to the passenger terminals. Once ranked third in the world, Incheon … [Read more...] about Incheon Airport eyes Asia's cargo hub title