Freight Forwarders

MIDDLE EAST: Arabesk airlines eye greater co-operation

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The executive board of Arabesk,a grouping of Arab airlines, met inBahrain recently to discuss ways andmeans to strengthen ties and expandco-operation to serve their commoninterests, host carrier, Gulf Air, said ina statement.Arabesk's members also includeYemenia, Middle East Airlines, EgyptAir, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Airlinesand Tunis Air.Apart from frequent flyer programmes,airport services and groundhandling, the meeting also exploredopportunities in the cargo sector, thestatement added.More … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Arabesk airlines eye greater co-operation

THAILAND: Ceva Logistics begins operations in Thailand

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Apollo Management, the Dutchbasedprivate-equity company thatacquired TNT Logistics last December,has officially opened its local operationin Bangkok and will provide contractlogistics services under the new nameof Ceva Logistics (Thailand).The company plans to invest Bt100million (US$3.04 million) to Bt150 millionin Thailand this year in new businessinfrastructure, including vehicles,warehousing, trucking, an information technologysystem and equipment likefork-lift trucks and rackings.Another … [Read more...] about THAILAND: Ceva Logistics begins operations in Thailand

Vector Aviation thrives in booming Vietnam

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Vietnam will be one of Asia's boomingair freight markets in the near future,predicts Do Xuan Quang, managingdirector of Ho Chi Minh City-basedGSA Vector Aviation."Every year, Vietnam is seeing 22 percentgrowth in exports and air freightexports are growing by 15 percent ayear," he says. "Last yearVietnam saw total exportsof $40bn, which comparesto $115bn from India.So there are very favourableconditions for cargoairlines who come to Vietnam."Carriers that arealready taking … [Read more...] about Vector Aviation thrives in booming Vietnam

Lufthansa Cargo Center posts strong growth

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The Lufthansa Cargo Center atFrankfurt Airport said it posted a newtranshipment record in 2006, handlingabout 1.58 million tonnes, an increaseof around 4.5 percent on the year-earlierlevel. A total of about 2.1 millionindividual shipments passed throughthe Lufthansa Cargo Center in CargoCityNorth in the twelve-month term, theLCC said in a statement.Lufthansa Cargo Center managerHjoerdis Stahl said: "The airfreightbusiness is and remains a strong growthindustry. Lufthansa Cargo handledabout … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo Center posts strong growth

Charter Agency expands to Middle East

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The Lufthansa Cargosubsidiary Charter AgencyGmbH has opened an officeat Sharjah InternationalAirport, which is the thirdstation worldwide of the rapidlygrowing German broker¨C after establishing branchesin Chicago and Hong Kong.Sharjah has been pickedas a new site because manyRussian charter companiesand carriers from the CIScountries have parts of theirAntonov or Tupolev freighterfleets based at the airport.So in case of an urgentbusiness case, "we can havevery quick access to the … [Read more...] about Charter Agency expands to Middle East

BLIND DATE

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BLIND DATE - The following storywas submitted by a cargo gentlemanfrom an airline in the Middle East, whoshall remain anonymous, simply becausehe doesn't play golf.Stevie Wonder and Tiger Woods arein a restaurant having dinner.Woods turns to Wonder and says, "How's the singing career going?"Stevie Wonder replies, "Not too bad. How's the golf?"Woods replies, "Not too bad. I've had some problems with my swing, but I think I've got that going right now."Stevie says, … [Read more...] about BLIND DATE