Aiming to provide a cheaper option to air freight, Bolloré Logistics recently introduced its new road service from Singapore to Bangkok, Thailand aimed at retail, aerospace, and healthcare clients. The key objective, the company said, is to offer customers the fastest door-to-door transit time for Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) cargo on a weekly basis. The twice-weekly departures and the speed of the service (3.5 days door-to-door delivery) at what Bolloré says is a very competitive price "make … [Read more...] about Bolloré takes aim at air and sea with Singapore to Bangkok road service
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Icelandair’s Q1 cargo revenue rises 8% y-o-y
The Icelandair Group has reported revenue of US$211.8 million for the first quarter of 2016 – an increase of 14 per cent year-on-year. Cargo and mail rose 8.0 per cent for the period to US$11.02 million for a 5.0 per cent contribution to group revenue. Commenting on the results Icelandair Group president and CEO Björgólfur Jóhannsson said: "The year is off to a good start. The first quarter of the year is always difficult, as many of the company's expenses are incurred in the course of the … [Read more...] about Icelandair’s Q1 cargo revenue rises 8% y-o-y
KLM beefs up Asian services, KUL goes 10x weekly
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will add two new intercontinental destinations to its network this year, namely Miami and Colombo (Sri Lanka). In addition, daily service will be operated to Havana (Cuba) and KLM will continue operating extra flights to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) during the winter season. This week KLM has also launched service to two new intercontinental destinations: Astana (Kazakhstan) and Salt Lake City US). Throughout the winter season, KLM will operate thrice-weekly service to … [Read more...] about KLM beefs up Asian services, KUL goes 10x weekly
UPS partners on Rwanda drone network for humanitarian delivery
The UPS Foundation today announced a partnership with Zipline, a California-based robotics company, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to explore using drones to transform the way life-saving medicines like blood and vaccines are delivered across the world. To the support the initiative UPS has awarded a US$800,000 grant to support the initial launch of this initiative in Rwanda. All too often, UPS notes, critical health products spoil or fail to reach the individuals who urgently … [Read more...] about UPS partners on Rwanda drone network for humanitarian delivery
Singapore Airlines, Air France KLM said to be in talks on possible partnership
Singapore Airlines and Air France KLM are said to currently be in discussions around some form of commercial partnership, in a large part driven by the competitive pressure of the Middle East carriers on routes between Asia and Europe. A Singaporean delegation was recently in Paris for talks with Air France, according to a report in France’s La Tribune newspaper. The outcome will be guided in a large part by the requirements of both carrier’s alliance obligations:The Star Alliance for … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines, Air France KLM said to be in talks on possible partnership
Garuda to go door-to-door to boost cargo contribution to 20%
Garuda Indonesia is expecting the contribution from air cargo revenue to rise to more than 20 per cent from the current levels where it contributes less than 10 per cent of the revenue, according to president director of Garuda Indonesia, Arif Wibowo. Wibowo, speaking to local media, said part of the effort to enhance cargo demand is by adding door-to-door service for customers, compared to the traditional airport-to-airport model. In 2015 Garuda uplifted 351,741 tonnes of cargo. "But … [Read more...] about Garuda to go door-to-door to boost cargo contribution to 20%
