Air cargo leaders and regulators from across the globe pledged to work more closely together to ensure a more efficient, safer air cargo supply chain on the opening day of TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Paris, France today. The air cargo community must work towards a paperless environment to ensure the industry maintains and develops its competitiveness, especially in expanding e-commerce markets, delegates at the Plenary session of the ACF heard. The development of advanced screening … [Read more...] about Regulators pledge closer global cooperation with industry at TIACA ACF
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DHL Express opens €85 million South Asia Hub in Singapore
Aiming to accommodate the rapid growth of regional volumes fueled in part by e-commerce which DHL Express CEO Ken Allen said could be the “next game changer” that could help to restore global economic growth rates, the world's largest international express services provider launched its new €85 million DHL South Asia Hub in Singapore on Tuesday. The expanded capacity will be needed Allen said, to handle the “tremendous growth” in the southern Asia Pacific region. Much of this growth is … [Read more...] about DHL Express opens €85 million South Asia Hub in Singapore
UPS expands its Worldwide Express Plus service
UPS today announced the expansion of its earliest morning package delivery service, UPS Worldwide Express Plus to include 28 new countries, including Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico and United Arab Emirates. The Express product will also see enhanced service to cover more postal codes in 25 existing countries including Singapore, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, India, Canada and the UK. Shippers can reach the top 20 economies in the world earlier than ever before, according to UPS. Businesses in … [Read more...] about UPS expands its Worldwide Express Plus service
Payload Asia honours excellence in the air cargo supply chain
In the closely fought, highly coveted category of Overall Carrier of the Year at the 5th annual Payload Asia Awards 2016 held on 29 Oct, it was the Gulf carriers who walked away with top honours for both the Customer Choice Award which went to Qatar Airways Cargo and the Industry Choice Award which was awarded to Emirates SkyCargo. For Emirates this is a repeat performance in this category while Qatar Cargo took home the award for the first time at the Gala Awards Dinner held in Hong Kong for … [Read more...] about Payload Asia honours excellence in the air cargo supply chain
Qantas, Australia Post sign int’l mail deal
Qantas Freight and the Australia Post Group today announced a five-year extension of their international mail air freight agreement. This agreement sees Qantas Freight handle 12,000 tonnes of mail and parcels out of Australia each year. The Australia Post Group is the nation’s largest user of air freight services, and the international contract builds on the five-year domestic air freight agreement the two companies signed in June last year. This included the establishment of a dedicated … [Read more...] about Qantas, Australia Post sign int’l mail deal
DHL Express launches new Jakarta express facility
DHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider, today launched the €2 million Jakarta Gateway 530 at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, to better support the express businesses operating in and out of Indonesia. The new gateway is an addition to the existing Jakarta Gateway 510 which is operating at full capacity due to strong sustained volume growth over the years. With the ability to manage twice the number of containers as compared to Jakarta Gateway 510, … [Read more...] about DHL Express launches new Jakarta express facility
