DHL Express has announced the appointment of Tom Murphy as the new senior vice president, Aviation - DHL Express Asia Pacifi c and as member of the Asia Pacifi c management board. Murphy succeeds Ross Allen. He is a veteran of the airline and logistics industry and brings with him over 30 years of experience in the airline and express business in Europe, USA and Asia Pacifi c. Murphy will remain based in Singapore. … [Read more...] about DHL Express Asia Pacific
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Posindo to expand package service
Amidst stiffer competition in logistics sector, state run postal company PT Pos Indonesia (Posindo) said it will expand express package service to 40 cities in Indonesia. President Director Hana Suryana said that at the moment mail and express services do not reach all cities in Indonesia, although this business has the potential to grow. Posindo is in a better position to compete with other companies because it has 2,500 branch offi ces throughout the country. Suryana also said … [Read more...] about Posindo to expand package service
Ikea builds Shanghai logistics facility
Ikea has started construction of a mammoth distribution centre in Shanghai that will be its biggest in the Asia-Pacifi c region. The US$150 million facility, with a warehousing capacity of 300,000 cubic metres, will be in Shanghai’s suburban Fengxian District. The distribution centre, which will also be the biggest foreign-owned warehousing facility in China, is the second distribution facility for the Swedish furniture retailer in Shanghai. It set up a centre in Songjiang … [Read more...] about Ikea builds Shanghai logistics facility
Air NZ to keep handling in-house
Air New Zealand has announced it is no longer proceeding with its intention to outsource ground handling operations to the joint venture established between Swissport International and Transfi eld Services New Zealand, opting for an in-house solution instead. In October 2006, the Swissport/ Transfi eld joint venture was selected as ‘Preferred Tenderer’ to take on Air New Zealand’s outsourced passenger and ramp services at Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington international … [Read more...] about Air NZ to keep handling in-house
CSA sets up new cargo subsidiary
Air Cargo Terminal a.s. is one of two, new 100 percent-owned subsidiary companies of Czech Airlines (CSA), which were registered with the Czech Commercial Registry in early April. The subsidiary is the operator of the recently built cargo terminal at Prague’s airport and specialises in general air cargo handling services. The establishment of the new subsidiary entities was approved in January 2007 at a special shareholders’ meeting and the decision was the fi rst step in … [Read more...] about CSA sets up new cargo subsidiary
Asiana opts for CCN services
Singapore-based Cargo Community Network (CCN), a leading provider of internet portal services to the airfreight industry, has boosted its network of airline connections with Asiana Airlines of South Korea being the latest global carrier to sign on for services of CCN. The airline will utilise CCN’s comprehensive range of services to comply with C2K Common Data Management Platform (CDMP) and to facilitate better communications electronically with their agents as well as customs … [Read more...] about Asiana opts for CCN services