air freight

K+N interested in part of DB Schenker’s business

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Klaus-Michael Kuehne, chairman of Swiss global forwarding company Kuehne + Nagel, has said he would be interested in the acquisition of DB Schenker’s land transport business, which he described as a ‘pearl’, if it was put up for sale, according to an interview in the German business newspaper WirtschaftsWoche. Kuehne suggested that Deutsche Bahn’s new chief executive, Rüdiger Grube - who replaced the disgraced former chief Helmut Mehdorn - should return DB’s … [Read more...] about K+N interested in part of DB Schenker’s business

Schenker goes green at its hub downunder

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DB Schenker says it is building a green ‘mega-hub’ in Melbourne which will allow Schenker Australia to expand its forwarding and logistics operations at Melbourne’s international airport from July. The hub comprises of 11,000 square meters warehouse area for a wide range of logistics services and 2,500 square meters office space for 230 employees. The new building will bring teams together that currently work in four different locations. The facility has a strong … [Read more...] about Schenker goes green at its hub downunder

Logistics confidence down, but some optimism

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Overall confidence in the logistics industry has declined slightly in March over the past month, according to the latest edition of Recession Watch, by industry analyst group Transport Intelligence (Ti), but looking ahead respondents were slightly more optimistic than in the previous survey. According to Ti’s Global Logistics Business Confidence Index (GLBCI), the overall results of the survey show that confi dence in the present state of the logistics market has fallen slightly … [Read more...] about Logistics confidence down, but some optimism

New leadership for Indonesian freight forwarders

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On March 2 and 3, 2009 the Indonesia Freight Forwarder Association (INFA) held its 4th National Congress, an event which is conducted every 5 years. The congress was opened by Indonesian Vice President, His Excellency H.M. Jusuf Kalla and attended by representatives from 19 provinces representing the air and sea freight forwarders nation wide. More than 320 of Infa’s 2,700 active members attended the congress. Among the orders of business the association has changed its name to become … [Read more...] about New leadership for Indonesian freight forwarders

BIAL belly flops with Cargo Village

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The 200-odd rooms (120 small rooms meant for freight forwarders and 80 large rooms for customs house agents) are part of the now four-month-old Cargo Village, created by BIAL to facilitate the cargo community. The rooms are scheduled to be handed over sometime this month. But even before the rooms get their tenants, there is general disenchantment about the facilities at the CargoVillage. The Cargo Village had been inaugurated in December 2008 by members of the executive management of BIAL … [Read more...] about BIAL belly flops with Cargo Village

Bemoaning the modal shift

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Increasingly, Payload’s editorial contributors and I, find ourselves writing about the migration of cargo from air to other modes. In Asia, TNT for instance, has been busy building its pan-Asian road network, specifically targeting a vast market it believes will jump at the chance to move goods faster than sea, but cheaper than air. And others too have their eye on this multi-modal shift. DB Schenker, with its obvious European rail strength was all set to launch its unique China to … [Read more...] about Bemoaning the modal shift