China's eastern city of Suzhou has started co-operation with the Customs at Shanghai's Pudong Airport and Wuxi airport to offer one-stop clearance for international express cargo, Xinhua reports. A customs clearance express cargo facility, which has been built in Suzhou, recently started operations. Local shippers and freight forwarders now only need to go through clearance procedures at the new facility instead of clearing the airport customs in Shanghai or Wuxi again. The report said … [Read more...] about One-stop clearance for Shanghai
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Good morning TNT!
Global express company TNT, has announced a new service portfolio offering customers an extended range of morning services acrossthe globe. Adding two new timeguaranteed services – '10:00 Express' and '12:00 Economy Express' - to the existing '9:00 Express' and '12:00 Express', TNT puts a strong emphasis on morning deliveries and now offers more morning delivery services than any ofits competitors, it said. The new service portfolio, launched globally, was operational from … [Read more...] about Good morning TNT!
FedEx speeds up Macau
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, announced that its delivery commitment time has been advanced by fi ve hours, to 1 pm, for all of its International Priority and International Economy shipments from anywhere in the world to Macau. Backed by a money-back guarantee, this enhancement enables FedEx to offer the earliest delivery time each business day in Macau of any express delivery company, it said. In 2006, the value of imports into Macau reached US$4.6 billion, 45.1 per cent of … [Read more...] about FedEx speeds up Macau
DHL boosts HK-Beijing service
DHL increased its dedicated fl ight frequency on its overnight Hong Kong-Beijing service in response to growing demand fuelled by the robust trade between Hong Kong and mainland China. The addition of weekend fl ights to the 10-times weekly schedule represents a 25 per cent increase in capacity, it said. DHL will use a larger Boeing B727-200F aircraft operated by Air Hong Kong – a 60:40 joint venture between Cathay Pacifi c and DHL, giving customers nearly a 58 per cent increase in … [Read more...] about DHL boosts HK-Beijing service
time~matters in Frankfurt
Express company time: matters has replaced Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) as the terminal operator for express and courier shipment handling at Frankfurt Airport'sCargoCity North. While FCS will continue to play a central role as key co-operation partner, time: matters now directly operates the handling of express and courier shipments – both for its own customers and other logistics service providers andtheir customers. "This provides time:matters with the highly interesting … [Read more...] about time~matters in Frankfurt
Bigger Taiwan Gateway
DHL has announced its intention to invest NT$210 million (US$6.3m) to expand its gateway at Taoyuan International Airport to 3.5 times the size of the previous facility. The gateway will move from the Evergreen Air Cargo Services building to the newly completed Farglory Free Trade Zone.When completed in 2009, the total footprint of the new Gateway will be more than 13,500 m², with a 9,500 m², operational area, increasing import and export throughput to 11,000 pieces per hour. … [Read more...] about Bigger Taiwan Gateway
