In a recent presentation on the theme of “Boom and bust scenarios for airports,” de Backer, drawing on the expertise of his company’s involvement in many major cargo projects, said one of the key factors was aligning the terminal development with the forecast cargo volume growth. These projects include Hong Kong’s new extension to the Asia Airfreight Terminal which opened in December 2006, SATS in Singapore, the Nippon Cargo Airlines facility in Los Angeles, and the … [Read more...] about Good design is key to successful cargo terminals
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Competition hurting Britain’s Royal Mail
Royal Mail blamed falling mail volumes, rising competition and higher pension fund costs for a 34 per cent drop in annual profit, but added its chief executive would collect 74 per cent of his performance related bonus. State-owned Royal Mail, which lost its 350-year monopoly on postal services last year and recently faced strikes by workers, said revenue in its letter business was down 78 million pounds (US$162 million) in the first five months of the current year. The group reported an … [Read more...] about Competition hurting Britain’s Royal Mail
New tech no threat to postal world
The head of the Universal Postal Union said that rather than being a threat to the postal sector, new technologies are playing an increasing role in postal operations which is making the sector a vital componentin the communication era. “New technologies today place the postal sector at the heart of all forms of communication. In my opinion, the postal sector is the only one where its physical, electronic and financial dimensions converge to place it at the heart of the communication … [Read more...] about New tech no threat to postal world
India post to expand air express service
Buoyed by the success of its maiden air cargo service to India’s northeastern states a couple of months ago, the Department of Posts (DoP) is now seeking government permission as well as funding to acquire or lease at least five more aircraft to expand its freighter service. The DoP has said it has been given in-principle approval for the expansion plan, but is seeking immediate funding approval so as to add at least one more freighter as soon as possible. The plan would then be to … [Read more...] about India post to expand air express service
DHL Global Mail opens new terminal in S’pore
DHL Global Mail, Deutsche Post World Net’s international mail division has opened a new domestic terminal in Singapore. The new facility, located near Singapore’s Changi Airport is equipped with state-of-the-art technology for printing and fulfillment, with a capacity to handle over five million pieces of mail per month - a four-fold jump over its previous facility. It also complements DHL Global Mail’s existing operations at its Airport Hub terminal which caters to the … [Read more...] about DHL Global Mail opens new terminal in S’pore
Terrorists may target air cargo
Terrorists could concentrate their activities increasingly on the highly vulnerable supply chain and in particular the air freight industry. This was one of the key warnings experts emphasised during a recent Lufthansa Cargo securityconference in Frankfurt. “The passenger traffic is well controlled nowadays, which makes it complicated and risky for any possible attacker to pass by explosives, devices or weapons by the x-ray machines and security people to get them on board of an … [Read more...] about Terrorists may target air cargo
