Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)found its place on the world aviationmap in 1932 when ImperialAirways – the forerunners of BritishAirways – first constructed an airfieldas a stopover en route to India and Australia.At that time, Sharjah ranked as oneof its most remote outposts, as well asbeing the first airport in the United ArabEmirates. Times have certainly changed. Today, business at SHJ is bustling, despite a worldwide economic slowdown. In the first … [Read more...] about Sharjah offers regional and transit advantages
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TNT India aims to outpace GDP growth
The managing director of India’s Bangalore-based TNT, Abhik Mitra, put it rather succinctly: “We had a good year in 2009. We grew our international business and we also grew the domestic business both in the service logistics space and expanded our network. Obviously, there is much more to be done in the domestic space as we continue to expand our business on that. But I think 2009, in essence, was the end of a very good year for us.†Mitra went on to say that … [Read more...] about TNT India aims to outpace GDP growth
Bangladesh creates one association
Bangladesh now has one unified freight forwarding body – the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA). Following approval from the Ministry of Trade & Commerce of Bangladesh, the two existing trade associations representing freight forwarders in the country – the Association of Cargo Agents of Bangladesh (ACAB) and the International Freight Forwarders of Bangladesh (IFFAB) – were merged to form the BAFFA, effective from 22 March 2010. The BAFFA can be … [Read more...] about Bangladesh creates one association
FAPAA’s 37th ECM in Singapore
The Federation of Asia- Pacific Aircargo Associations (FAPAA) will be holding its 37th Executive Council Meeting (ECM) in Singapore at the recently opened Resorts World at Sentosa, from 2-6 June, 2010. The event is being hosted by the Singapore Aircargo Agents Association (SAAA) which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The FAPAA meeting will also be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Federation. For more information contact the FAPAA Secretariat at: [email protected] … [Read more...] about FAPAA’s 37th ECM in Singapore
SLFFA runs refresher courses for 10th year
The Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders’ Association, the apex body representing the freight forwarding industry in Sri Lanka, conducted its annual Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) course and Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) Refresher Course for the tenth consecutive year, from the 8-10 February 2010, at the Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo. This international training programme was once again organised in collaboration with the Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF), an … [Read more...] about SLFFA runs refresher courses for 10th year
