Australia-based Toll Group has offi cially opened its new Logistics Optimisation Centre (LOC) in the northern Melbourne suburb of Campbellfi eld, to support its automotive customers in Australia. The 17,500 m2 centre is focused on providing a wide range of automotive logistics services to companies such as Ford, Toyota, Holden and a number of domestic and international components manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers. Toll Group managing director Paul Little said that Toll constantly … [Read more...] about Toll opens new logistics centre
Freight Forwarders
GAC boosts South African network
GAC Group has established a 50:50 joint venture with independent South African logistics group, Laser Logistics. The joint venture company – GAC Laser International Logistics – combines GAC’s existing local infrastructure and resources with Laser Logistics’ seventy years of expertise in air and sea imports and exports. The joint venture company will offer a more comprehensive suite of freight forwarding solutions through its three offi ces in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape … [Read more...] about GAC boosts South African network
SMEs want improved logistics in China
Over 70 percent of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders in China responded in a survey that there should be improvements including, among others, transportation infrastructure and adoption of technology in China, according to fi ndings of the UPS Asia Business Monitor 2007. The report says that the SME leaders also want to see improvements in supply chain management expertise, customs clearance, shipping processes, reliability of logistics advisors/partners and the … [Read more...] about SMEs want improved logistics in China
INFA pleased with withholding tax exemption
After heightened resistance from service providing associations, including freight forwarders and courier companies, the Indonesian directorate of excise has abolished the regulation 178/2006, which the companies said was business-unfriendly. Chairman of INFA for Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Arman Yahya said: “We are happy with the decision of the excise directorate. At least the government is listening to us, which hardly happens.” According to Yahya, the logistics … [Read more...] about INFA pleased with withholding tax exemption
HACTL boosts operational efficiency
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) said it has implemented a new phase of its Vehicle Information System by providing added functions to the existing system to enhance in-terminal handling effi ciency, heighten terminal security and add convenience to cargo agents and trucking companies. Phase two of the Vehicle Information System, which is an on-line, instant electronic platform that monitors the in-terminal activities of trucks on a daily basis, offers added convenience to terminal … [Read more...] about HACTL boosts operational efficiency
Anchorage readies cargo expansion
The oft-delayed, US$55 million aircargo expansion plan at Anchorage’s international airport is about to start. The project involves building a service ramp with spaces for seven aircraft and a 29,000-square-foot building to house de-icing rigs, cargo-loading and hauling gear, spare parts and other equipment used to service freighters that call at the airport. Anchorage Global Logistics Airpark Development Inc. has been planning the project for six years. The company, backed by private … [Read more...] about Anchorage readies cargo expansion
