The Indonesian Forwarders Association (INFA) has reported that many of its members in the DKI Jakarta province have closed their business as a consequence of their inability to compete with multinational forwarders operating in the city. INFA said the number of forwarders has been reduced from 1,400 in 2005 to just 780forwarders who are active today. The chairman of INFA for the Jakarta chapter, Syukri Siregar said at the association's recent workshop that local forwarders have lost their … [Read more...] about Jakarta's forwarders carry heavy burden
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IATA blasts AoT's fee hikes at meeting
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is profi ting at the expense of airlines by abusing its monopoly status by imposing excessive landing and parking charges, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) claimed at its 63rd annual general meeting held in Vancouver lastmonth. The meeting also heard that the airport operators in Auckland, Sydney, Hong Kong, Seoul and Johannesburg had reaped profi t margins of more than 40 percent, while airlines have seen their cost savings - $1.9 billion … [Read more...] about IATA blasts AoT's fee hikes at meeting
Globe Express expands in Vietnam & South India
Globe Express Services (GES) has opened new offi ces in Hanoi, Chennai and Bangalore. The Hanoi offi ce started operations last month. The move comes a year after the company's Ho Chi Minh branch was granted joint venture statusby the central Vietnamese government. "Globe Express Services believes in the growth potential of Vietnam as an emerging economy," commented Georges Mejaes, the company's regional director, Far East. "Many of our customers have expressed a strong … [Read more...] about Globe Express expands in Vietnam & South India
Swift Global Logistics opens new S'pore office
Swift Global Logistics has announced the opening of its Singapore office, set to start operations on August 1, bringing the Swift network to a total of 39 offices in 18 countries. Swift Global Logistics is an international freight forwarder and logistics provider. It is part of the Dubai-based Swift Group. Providing a comprehensive range of freight logistics solutions, Swift Global Logistics offers global connections through its network of offices throughout Africa, the Middle East, the Far … [Read more...] about Swift Global Logistics opens new S'pore office
China's development in logistics is lagging
The gap in logistics know-how between China and the West remains large in management, training and IT applications, says Luo Kaifu, vice president of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA). Speaking at the recent 4th Annual Sino-International Freight Forwarders Conference in Guangzhou, Luo said: "If we take the logistics development level of the western countries as 100 percent, then that of China would be 40 - which means that the gap is still very big." … [Read more...] about China's development in logistics is lagging
Air cargo and RFID – A smart way to keep "freight" moving forward?
The RFID (Radio Frequency Identifi - cation) technology gets more and more common in our everyday life. Applications in passports for a better identifi cation of its owner or simple transport payments such as collecting tolls and within mass transportation show only asmall area. Meanwhile in some cases RFID technology is implemented for more than ten years now. So not in the air cargo business, where besides some local solutions or smaller pilot projects for test purposes still no major … [Read more...] about Air cargo and RFID – A smart way to keep "freight" moving forward?
