An e-freight workshop held in Bangkok at the beginning of April has inspired the Thai air cargo community to speed up e-AWB adoption in the country. The seminar, organised by Bangkok Flight Services (BFS) and Worldwide Information Network (WIN), was well attended by airlines, and a mix of independent and multinational forwarder members of local associations including the Thai Airfreight Forwarders Association (TAFA) and the Thai International Freight Forwarders Association (TIFFA). The … [Read more...] about Thai freight forwarders gather to mobilise e-AWB
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Posti Group sells Scandinavian freight operations
Posti Group will sell its road transport business in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, as well as its international freight business in Finland to the Danish company Nordic Transport Group (NTG). The parties intend to close the deal during the second quarter of 2015. Posti’s other logistics business in Finland, in the Baltic countries and Russia are not included in the transaction. Posti will continue to provide logistics services in Finland in parcel services, company transport … [Read more...] about Posti Group sells Scandinavian freight operations
CEVA divests Italy groupage business
CEVA Logistics has signed a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Gruppo PIR, La Petrolifera Italo Rumena S.p.A, for the sale of Spedizioni Internazionali Trasporti Terrestri Aerei e Marittimi S.r.l.(SITTAM), an international groupage business, based in Cornaredo (Milan), Italy. The transaction is supported by Sittam’s management. Sittam's head office is in Cornaredo, near Milan, with nine branch offices throughout Italy. Sittam has strong coverage in Europe through regular … [Read more...] about CEVA divests Italy groupage business
TNT opens Sydney ‘super hub’
TNT has opened a 78,000m2 'super hub' at Sydney's Erskine Park, which will handle domestic as well as international shipments. The facility can process up to 25,000 parcels per hour thanks to state-of-the-art parcel sortation technology. It has warehouse space of over 30,000m2. The company’s investment in the new facility is part of a broader investment in other hubs in Melbourne and Brisbane, both due for completion later this year. Marco van Kalleveen, managing … [Read more...] about TNT opens Sydney ‘super hub’
TNT opens Sydney 'super hub'
TNT has opened a 78,000m2 'super hub' at Sydney's Erskine Park, which will handle domestic as well as international shipments. The facility can process up to 25,000 parcels per hour thanks to state-of-the-art parcel sortation technology. It has warehouse space of over 30,000m2. The company’s investment in the new facility is part of a broader investment in other hubs in Melbourne and Brisbane, both due for completion later this year. Marco van Kalleveen, managing … [Read more...] about TNT opens Sydney 'super hub'
IATA renews Volga-Dnepr’s IOSA certificate
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has renewed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate for the fifth time. The certification audit process included compliance checks to meet 834 IOSA requirements and was conducted by representatives of Quali-audit (France). They performed a detailed review and inspection of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ key areas of activity, including its management system, aviation security, flight operations, aircraft maintenance, cargo operations and ground handling. … [Read more...] about IATA renews Volga-Dnepr’s IOSA certificate