We received a spontaneousreport from an old friend in theUK, who relayed the following storyto show that nobody messes with UKsecurity staff.'Last summer at Manchester airportI witnessed an incident in which a turban-wearing gent, who claimed not tospeak any English, attempted to get a'religious kettle' through security.Bad enough, but it was sealed andobviously full of liquid! Through aninterpreter he said it was for a religiousevent he was attending and it 'mustnot' be opened. Sorry chum!He … [Read more...] about SECURITY

Kerry Logistics and Citic Pacific'strading arm Dah Chong Hong havebeen invited by the Macau governmentto participate in the building andoperating of the former Portugueseenclave's largest logistics centre, accordingto a South China Morning Postreport.The report cited an unnamed sourceas saying that the facility, to be built onreclaimed land near the city's airportand designed mainly for the logisticsinvolved in replenishing Macau's hotelsand casinos, was scheduled to becompleted in 2009.The … [Read more...] about Kerry, Citic in Macau logistics project

Menzies Aviation has acquiredGearey's Aircraft Services, a providerof cargo handling services at CalgaryInternational Airport.The private-held family business beganoperations in warehouse handlingalmost ten years ago.Their major customers are Westjet,America West and Continental, togetherwith Air North Yukon AirlinesFCS truck dock facilitates quick transfer of aircraft pallets and ULDs.and Central Mountain Air.This acquisition is in line with Menzies'plans for strategic expansion, andwill … [Read more...] about Menzies buys Gearey’s Aircraft Services

The Dubai Flower Centre (DFC),the Middle East's centre for perishablegoods, is exploring China's S$4.72billion horticultural products marketin order to widen its internationalreach and serve the Far-East Asianregion. … [Read more...] about Dubai Flower Centre