IJS Global Inc., the US-based air and ocean freight forwarder, customs broker and NVOCC said it has launched operations in South Korea with the opening of a company-owned operation headquartered in Seoul. IJS Global Korea Inc. has locations in Seoul, Masan, Busan and Incheon, with operating facilities in Seoul and Busan. It is headed by Y.S. Lee, a 25- year industry veteran with stints at the former Air Express International Corp., and Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, among others. South … [Read more...] about KOREA: IJS Global opens office in Seoul

Korean Air posted a surprise quarterly net loss last month after it booked US$300 million in fi nes for conspiring to fi x fl ight prices, and faces earnings uncertainty over follow-up civil action,analysts say. “The US price fixing probe has been an uncertainty factor since the investigation started in February 2006, but still the size of the fi ne took me off guard. It’s huge,” Reuters quoted Baik Ji-ae, an analyst at Tong Yang Investment Securities, as saying. … [Read more...] about KOREA: Korean Air posts surprise Q2 loss

Emirates SkyCargo Philippines has deployed short messaging service (SMS) as part of its SkyChain service. Rusela Rubin, Emirates SkyCargo Phils manager said with SMS, Philippine exporters could use text messagingin updating the status of their shipments. “You can get the full status of the shipment online but you also received it by SMS. This will also keep us on our toes because the key Emirates SkyCargo staff in Manila are given the same messages, thus, keeping us informed and be … [Read more...] about PHILIPPINES: Emirates uses SMS for cargo status

Customs and international airport offi cials have given the Offi ce of the Ombudsman in the Philippines the green light to study their air cargo handling operation in a bid to eliminate graft and corruption plaguing thesystem, the Inquirer reported. “We are thankful that the Manila International Airport Authority and the Bureau of Customs have opened up for scrutiny of their system, processes, personnel and records,” Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez said. The threemonth study, … [Read more...] about PHILIPPINES: Ombudsman to probe air cargo graft

Warehouse workers at the British arm of a Japanese logistics company went on strike for two days last month in a row over pay and changes to shift patterns, their union said. A total of 37 workers at Nippon Express Co’s Heathrow Airport warehouse began a two-day strike, the Unite union said. It follows an earlier 24-hour walkout last month. Unite is unhappy with the offer of a 2.8 percent salary increase for its members and a change in shift patterns which, it claims, could lead to … [Read more...] about JAPAN: Nippon Express staff at Heathrow strike

Japan Airlines said it will launch a B767 freighter service to Vietnam, which will operate a Kansai (Osaka)– Bangkok – Ho Chi Minh – Kansai(Osaka) routing. The twice-weeklyfreighter service will commence whenthe Japanese carrier receives its thirdB767F in late October. JAL said it will also increase the total number of fl ights per week of its B767F fl eet for additional services on China and Southeast Asia routes. In a statement, the carrier said that in an effort to … [Read more...] about JAPAN: JAL expands cargo services