Air Freight Logistics

Bullied at Changi

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Sometimes even the big boys get bullied. Take for example the mid- January announcement that ground-handling giant Swissport was bailing out of Singapore’s Changi Airport.Although it surprised many, it wasn’t especially earth shaking news to much of the industry familiar with the ground handling sector. But before we get to that, it’s important to put things in context. The 2005 arrival of the Swiss-based, Spanish-owned company, which operates at 179 airports in 41 countries, … [Read more...] about Bullied at Changi

Spatially Challenged (Part II)

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If you’ve lost the plot, don’t worry, you’re not the only one, as the actions of a certain pilot who was to captain a B767 from Moscow to New York a couple of months back demonstrates. And for this story once again we return to theMotherland of Vodka and to Aeroflot. It all began fairly innocuously with the standard cheery reassurance of the pre-takeoff announcement by the pilot. But for Captain Alexander Cheplevsky, his reassuring words evaporated faster than shots of vodka … [Read more...] about Spatially Challenged (Part II)

Spatially Challenged

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Here at Belly Ache we’re not shy to admit that, on occasion, in the spirit of good-natured camaraderie we sometimes over-do our celebratory tipple and temporarily lose our “spatial orientation”. Lucky for us though, not to mention potential passengers, we’re not piloting an aircraft. The most that could happen in the course of our work is to print rubbish on the pages of our beloved Payload. This kind of reminds us of Belly Ache...Hmmm, ok moving right along! … [Read more...] about Spatially Challenged

TNT launches domestic road service in China

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Global express company TNT, has announced it is launching its first domestic day-definite road distribution service in China. The service will be delivered through TNT-Hoau, TNT’s whollyownedsubsidiary in China. Leveraging on TNT-Hoau’s extensive domestic road distribution position in China and TNT’s strong international road distribution expertise, TNT said the premium road service will also move the company into a new value-added arena, in terms of time, security and … [Read more...] about TNT launches domestic road service in China

TNT acquires LIT Cargo of Chile

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TNT has announced the acquisition of 100 per cent of LIT Cargo, a leading express delivery company in Chile. The acquisition gives TNT a strong nationwide road network in Chile and strengthens its position in the country’s domestic express delivery market. It also adds a key building block to the development of its South American Road Network (SARN), linking Chile to Brazil and Argentina. The global express and logistics company said the acquisition fits its strategy, “to become … [Read more...] about TNT acquires LIT Cargo of Chile

DHL creates apparel centre of excellence

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Express delivery and logistics firm DHL Global Forwarding has launched a “DHL Fashion and Apparel Centre for Excellence” in India to facilitate trade in clothing within the region and to Europe and North America. The first-of-its-kind centre across Asia Pacific will comprise of a core team of industry experts and be responsible for developing premium products and solutions that cover the entire logistics value chain – from materials purchasing to sampling, to quality control … [Read more...] about DHL creates apparel centre of excellence