Newly elected Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has appointed businessman Angelito Alvarez as the new chief of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Alvarez is the president and chief operating officer of Airfreight 2100 Inc., the local licensee of US-based logistics services company Federal Express Corp. Aquino earlier said that the government will have to improve tax collection and curb smuggling and corruption to boost the country’s revenues and plug the widening deficit. … [Read more...] about PHILIPPINES: Philippine president appoints new Customs head

As part of Singapore Airlines’ sponsorship of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Singapore Airlines Cargo will be flying in horses, timing and scoring equipment and other games-related freight from various cities it serves for the games to be held in August 2010. The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) and Singapore Airlines earlier signed a sponsorship agreement, under which the airline will provide air tickets, carriage of airfreight, as well as … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: SIA Cargo sponsoring 2010 Youth Olympics

Malaysia’s Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang outside of Kuala Lumpur will be converted into a cargo terminal once the construction of a new budget terminal is completed in the first quarter of 2012, according to the country’s Transport Minister, Kong Cho Ha. Once converted for cargo handling, the old LCCT will be able to handle 320,335 tonnes of cargo per year, increasing the overall cargo capacity of Kuala Lumpur International Airport to 1.31 million tonnes per … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: Malaysia’s budget terminal to shift to cargo

Malaysia’s Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang outside of Kuala Lumpur will be converted into a cargo terminal once the construction of a new budget terminal is completed in the first quarter of 2012, according to the country’s Transport Minister, Kong Cho Ha. Once converted for cargo handling, the old LCCT will be able to handle 320,335 tonnes of cargo per year, increasing the overall cargo capacity of Kuala Lumpur International Airport to 1.31 million tonnes per … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: Malaysia’s budget terminal to shift to cargo

Air Charter Service (ACS) has announced it has completed the first charter of an IL-96 into Australia. The aircraft, operated by Polet Airlines, flew from Liege, Belgium into Adelaide, SouthAustralia on 1 July. The 4.5 tonne slewing ring for a blast furnace was too large for a B747 freighter, but not for an IL-96. The cargo was a 4.5 tonne slewing ring for a blast furnace and, although the piece had been months in production, it was vital to get it to its destination as soon as it was … [Read more...] about AUSTRALIA: IL-96 touches down, ‘Down Under’ for the first time

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will miss a congressionally mandated deadline to screen 100 per cent of USbound air cargo by the first of August,US lawmakers noted recently. In a recent report, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) also said TSA relies too heavily on a voluntary shipping programme to ensure the compliance of private companies in the 100 per cent screening requirement and recommended that TSA develop contingency plans to address shortfalls in voluntary … [Read more...] about TSA will likely not meet 100% screening mandate