In April, Virgin Atlantic has successfully partnered with the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS, operating nine cargo-only flights from Shanghai to London Heathrow, bringing 150 tonnes of medical equipment, supplies and PPE, transported in 12,000 boxes, carrying over 4.2 million individual items Virgin Atlantic will now increase these operations to daily flights to and from China through May-July with the airline expected to bring over 1,500 tonnes of essential PPE into the … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic set to deliver over 43 million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to the UK from China
Logistics
COVID-19: Humanitarian air deliveries to Africa ramped up with dispatch from UN’s new cargo hub in Belgium
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has kick-started a network of global logistics hubs that will support the entire aid community and ensure the delivery of vital medical and humanitarian supplies to developing countries at a time when commercial air transport is at a virtual standstill. “The window of opportunity to surge medical and humanitarian equipment into Africa to curb the pandemic is closing fast,” said Amer Daoudi, WFP’s COVID-19 Response Director. “Our global … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Humanitarian air deliveries to Africa ramped up with dispatch from UN’s new cargo hub in Belgium
MASkargo boldly flies A380 for London cargo
MAB KARGO SDN. BHD. (MASkargo) recently executed a bold move by flying the Malaysia Airlines' A380 aircraft to London carrying only cargo. Flight MH04 departed KLIA at 9.50am on Tuesday with 26tonnes of cargo made up of mostly e-commerce goods originating from Guangzhou. "This is definitely an innovative and "beyond-the-box" approach on our part; as no other Airbus A380 equipped airline that we know, has done this", said Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MASkargo's Chief Executive … [Read more...] about MASkargo boldly flies A380 for London cargo
Challenges and opportunities for logistics companies
Among the highlights of the Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) was the plenary session, “Where Opportunity Knocks – Asia Supply Chain Wedged between Challenging Geopolitics. The moderator was Patrick Lau, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (left). Speakers (from second-left) were Coleman Nee, Senior Economist, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization; Kamun Chang, Managing Director, Li & Fung Development (China) Limited; Lau … [Read more...] about Challenges and opportunities for logistics companies
Asian Logistics & Maritime Conference
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, the ninth Asian Logistics & Maritime Conference (ALMC) opened 19 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Nearly 70 experts and leaders from the logistics and maritime industries are speaking at the ninth Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The two-day conference, jointly … [Read more...] about Asian Logistics & Maritime Conference
The expanded PTC ASIA and ComVac ASIA to Drive the Industry into a New Era of Intelligent Manufacturing
As Asia’s leading power transmission show, PTC ASIA 2019 will attract nearly 1,700 enterprises to display their high-tech products with a display area of 100,000 sqm. Extending its scale again, ComVac ASIA 2019 will bring together more than 280 enterprises to showcase their cutting-edge innovative technologies covering the entire compressor industry chain, so as to boost the development of the industry. PTC ASIA: Driven to be SMART Witnessing the development of China’s power transmission … [Read more...] about The expanded PTC ASIA and ComVac ASIA to Drive the Industry into a New Era of Intelligent Manufacturing
