Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has announced that Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has appointed Hactl as the offi cial ground handling agent at the Hong Kong International Airport. From mid-September Hactl will be providing Cargo Terminal Operation service and Air Cargo Documentation service to Hong Kong Airlines (HKA). As a home-based carrier, HKA is aiming for further growth of its business through expansion of its hub network, which will see an increase in the need for … [Read more...] about HK Air appoints Hactl
Air & Cargo Services
Aviapartner to handle Martinair cargo
Aviapartner has signed a network contract with Martinair covering nine German stations: Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Berlin-Tegel, Münster-Osnabrück, Dortmund, Leipzig, Dresden, and Bremen. The three-year contract is estimated to be worth at least €1 million in annual turnover. Under the agreement Aviapartner will provide Martinair with full cargo handling services, including warehousing, ULD build-up and breakdown, inventory control, documentation for import and … [Read more...] about Aviapartner to handle Martinair cargo
La Poste cleared, again
A European Union court has rejected complaints from international courier companies claiming that French state-owned postal services company La Poste unfairly subsidises its own courier express operation. The ruling is part of a larger struggle by EU antitrust authorities and private companies trying to pry open Europe’s monopoly-controlled postal markets while still respecting EU rules that allow for government funding of national postal companies – like La Poste – who … [Read more...] about La Poste cleared, again
New business model for Japan Post
Japan Post Corporation, which will be privatised on Oct. 1, will introduce Toyota Motor Corp.’s business methods, the group announced recently. The model will be implemented under the leadership of Norio Kitamura, a former Toyota Motor Italia president who will be the chairman and chief executive offi cer of Japan Post Service Co., one of four operating fi rms in charge of postal services. Japan Post, which will be divided into a holding company and four operating fi rms including … [Read more...] about New business model for Japan Post
DHL in talks with India Post
DHL and state-run India Post are said to be in negotiations to form some type of joint venture that would allow DHL access to India Post’s huge distribution footprint reaching across the entire country, according to Indian media reports. In exchange for this delivery network, India Post would benefi t from DHL’s technological and organisational capabilities. Although DHL already has a very signifi cant presence in the market through its ownership of air express operator Blue … [Read more...] about DHL in talks with India Post
Customs & Postal cooperation
The Heads of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) agreed in Brussels this week to further strengthen co-operation between the two organisations aimed at facilitating free and secure global trade. With more than 43 million parcels crossing international borders each year, customs is a vital link in the international mail processing chain. Add to this the large number of domestic parcels sent through the postal network and the fi gure rises to 6 billion a … [Read more...] about Customs & Postal cooperation
