Leading logistics and transportationprovider, Aramex has boosted its operationsin Canada with the opening ofan office in the country's business andcommercial heartland, Toronto. Situated on the city's internationalairport, the Toronto operation will beoffering a full range of air and oceanservices. The expansion of Aramex'Canadian services, which already operatein Montreal, follows the company'sglobal expansion plan which seeks toestablish additional presence in keymarkets around the … [Read more...] about Aramex opens Toronto office
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Kerry, Citic in Macau logistics project
Kerry Logistics and Citic Pacific'strading arm Dah Chong Hong havebeen invited by the Macau governmentto participate in the building andoperating of the former Portugueseenclave's largest logistics centre, accordingto a South China Morning Postreport. The report cited an unnamed sourceas saying that the facility, to be built onreclaimed land near the city's airportand designed mainly for the logisticsinvolved in replenishing Macau's hotelsand casinos, was scheduled to becompleted in … [Read more...] about Kerry, Citic in Macau logistics project
CEVA awarded contract with GM
CEVA Logistics has expanded its activitieswith General Motors outside theUS with a new contract with GeneralMotors (Thailand). This is the first logistics contractbetween CEVA and GM in Thailand. 'General Motors is the biggest automotivecompany in the world, and theiroperation in Thailand is extensive,'commented CEVA's business development director Matthew Stimpson. 'The new contract will further strengthen our global relationship with GM, which includes significant operations in the US, … [Read more...] about CEVA awarded contract with GM
EMA’s 2006 freight up by 4.7%
East Midlands Airport (EMA) hasreported that its total freight includingtransit cargo was 300,291 tonnes in2006, up 4.7 percent year-on-year - thefirst time ever that EMA's throughputhas exceeded 300,000 tonnes in a year.Bill Blanchard, cargo developmentmanager of East Midlands Airport,Nottingham, said it was also anotherexceptional year for cargo charters withnearly 500 ad-hoc movements including164 by AN-124 and the second visitto EMA of the AN-225. In terms of pure freight, EMA saidit … [Read more...] about EMA’s 2006 freight up by 4.7%
Nagpur airport all set to take off as cargo hub
Airport and navigation charges todevelop Nagpur airport into a cargoand passenger hub, the Financial Expressreported. The exemption applies forairlines undertaking cargo operationsto and from the Nagpur airport andextends to both domestic and internationalsectors. According to civil aviation ministerPraful Patel, work on the new cargoterminal will start in a few months.Patel also said that the governmentwas looking at opening up the aviationsector more and was already deliberatingallowing 74 … [Read more...] about Nagpur airport all set to take off as cargo hub
ATA blasts LAX for rental rate hike
The Air Transport Association ofAmerica (ATA), the industry trade organisationof the leading U.S. airlines,has strongly criticised the Los AngelesCity Council's decision to allow LAXto raise airport rental rates. In a statement, ATA said that it was"extremely disappointed" that LAX hadbeen given authority to arbitrarily raiseairline terminal rates and "we question the legality of this unjustified action." ATA president and CEO, James C.May said in the statement that: … [Read more...] about ATA blasts LAX for rental rate hike
