Dubbed “Cargo Needs the Night”, a new lobby group has been established in Germany with high-profile support from Lufthansa Cargo and major industry associations. They warned that Germany is losing its competitiveness and practicable night flight regulations must be crafted. These include the Association of German Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators (DSLV), the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL), the Forwarding and Logistics Association of … [Read more...] about German night curfews killing competitiveness

Addressing fellow association members and guests at the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders’ Association (SLFFA), re-elected chairman Tony De Livera thanked the membership for their vote of confidence in re-electing him before going on to note that it has been one year since the country’s 26- year long conflict finally ended. “So how far has Sri Lanka progressed towards development?” he asked. “It is visible that economic … [Read more...] about Chairman lauds peace, urges trade facilitation

SLFFA leadership (seated l-r): Dushmantha Karannagoda (treasurer), Ruwan Waidyaratne (immediate past chairman), Tony De Livera (chairman), Capt. Nihal Keppetipola, managing director SLPA (guest of honour), S. Mohanadas (vice chairman), and Rohan Induruwa (secretary general SLFFA). Executive committee (standing l-r): Tania Polonnowita (Hellmann Worldwide Logistics (Pvt) Ltd), Roshan Silva (C.L. Synergy (Pvt) Ltd), Neil Abeyratne (John Keells Logistics Lanka (Pvt) Ltd), Prasansa Rodrigo … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders elect new council

One such initiative came together in 2008 when Airservices Australia , Airways Ne w Zealand and the US Federal Aviation Administration joined to create the Asia & South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE). The joint venture is designed to lessen the environmental impact of aviation across Asia and the South Pacific with each partner focusing on developing ideas that contribute to improved environmental standards andoperational procedures in aviation. Since the … [Read more...] about Environmental ASPIRE-ations

Speaking at the Green Logistics Workshop held recently in Shanghai, Tony Wines, Turnkey Solutions managing director, said that Hong Kong official statistics show a high level of emissions and health issues related to pollution, but many smaller local firms are apathetic when it comes to applying best practices in creating sustainability programmes related to the supply chain. “However, it is encouraging to see multinational companies like Kuehne + Nagel implementing measurement of … [Read more...] about Supply chain firms reluctant to ‘green-up’