China’s new rules for the domestic express letter and parcel delivery came into effect on 1 October which give state-owned China Post a monopoly in specific areas. The new Postal Law gives exclusivity to China Post’s Express Mail Delivery (EMS) unit for intra-city express delivery of letters and parcels under 50 grams and inter-city delivery of items under 100 grams. The move virtually wipes out private mail delivery companies in China – who currently have an … [Read more...] about Monopoly for China Post from 1 October
Air Cargo Asia
Double digit hi-tech growth for TNT
Express integrator TNT has announced that its hi-tech sector business achieved a double digit growth in Asia (year to date). In Singapore alone, revenue grew by more than 50 per cent while freight volume almost doubled, according to TNT. This growth occurred despite the economic downturn which TNT attributed to its lean supply chain solutions that address the key concern of hi-tech and electronics businesses – excess inventory. TNT pointed to recent studies conducted with hi-tech … [Read more...] about Double digit hi-tech growth for TNT
BA World Cargo first Euro carrier to get QEP
British Airways World Cargo has today announced that it is the first European airline to be accredited by leading provider of temperature-controlled air cargo containers Envirotainer, the Sweden-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled shipping containers, as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) for Constant Climate, its temperature-controlledproduct for pharmaceuticals. BA’s announcement follows that of American Airlines Cargo in the US which earlier announced it has been … [Read more...] about BA World Cargo first Euro carrier to get QEP
TNT embarks on RFID field test in Netherlands
Capitalising on the improvements to supply chain management through the use of RFID, the Dutch arm of TNT Innight in collaboration with NXP Semiconductors and label manufacturer IPEX Group has embarked on a major field test to incorporate the technology into its overnight delivery service. The aim of the project was to enable returnable transport items to be tracked from the point of departure at the customer’s premises to the delivery locations, encompassing the entire supply … [Read more...] about TNT embarks on RFID field test in Netherlands
Martinair Cargo utilising OAG rate product
OAG Cargo announced last month that Martinair Cargo has successfully integrated and cut over a fully customised version of OAG’s next generation Airfreight Rates (AFRA) product. It is the carrier’s new global internal rates management system, designed to increase operational efficiencies and drive improvements in its internal and external rate communications. OAG said that in addition to streamlining existing internal processes, the airline will have the flexibility to … [Read more...] about Martinair Cargo utilising OAG rate product
CHAMP joins Cargo 2000
CHAMP Cargosystems, a provider of IT solutions to over 85 airlines and 200 customers worldwide, including GHAs, GSAs and freight forwarders, has joined Cargo 2000. James Fernandez, VP Sales & Marketing said: “CHAMP has enjoyed a long association with Cargo 2000 (C2K) and has been operating a C2K Data Management Platform (CDMP) exclusively for a major carrier for many years. By joining Cargo 2000, CHAMP will now be able to fully contribute to the programme not only by providing a range … [Read more...] about CHAMP joins Cargo 2000
