It’s always good to hear old wisdom from those who have been part of Singapore’s growing air freight industry, but these days SAAA@Singapore’s Steven Lee has his eyes on the road ahead. In this interview, the chairman of the air freight forwarder group shares his industry outlook and the trade body’s top priorities in the near term. What has been the common sentiment of member forwarders when it comes to softened volumes and rates this year? Does the group predict an uptick come year-end? As … [Read more...] about A conversation with SAAA@Singapore’s Steven Lee

In times of crisis, freight forwarders play a pivotal role in rescue and aid efforts in the wake of natural or manmade disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires or political unrest and conflict. Charter flights often offer the fastest way of delivering help to affected people and regions, whether it’s in the form of humanitarian aid delivery, food drops, firefighting equipment, medical evacuations or repatriations. Lives depend on swift and efficient logistical planning and execution, … [Read more...] about Setting up forwarders for humanitarian relief mission success

MSC Air Cargo has launched a weekly service on 7 October between Milan’s Malpensa airport and Tokyo using its Boeing 777-200 freighter, as the airline looks to support the transport for high-value Italian exports. The Boeing 777-200 Freighter, adorned with the MSC livery, originally landed at the Lombard airport from Liege Airport in Belgium before departing for Tokyo, Japan. The inaugural flight is part of a weekly service, which will operate every Friday from Malpensa, with a maximum … [Read more...] about MSC Air Cargo launches Tokyo service from Malpensa

Teleport is making moves towards expanding its global network with recently announced partnerships with major carriers in Asia Pacific.  The logistics venture of Capital A Berhad, formerly Air Asia, has signed an interline partnership with SF Airlines to combine their extensive air networks in and out of the region.  Teleport said the partnership with SF Airlines, the largest cargo airline in China with a fleet of 84 freighters, will not only increase … [Read more...] about Teleport eyes global expansion with new airline partners

Bournemouth Airport could see more e-commerce shipments from China as its air freight business Cargo First announced the doubling of services operated by European Cargo between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) in China and Bournemouth Airport (BOH). The move comes following a new cargo development agreement signed in August, between the Sichuan Province Airport Group Company and the Regional and City Airports, which owns Bournemouth Airport. Shenzhen Sharing Express … [Read more...] about Operators double capacity on China-UK e-commerce route