About 150 cargo containers withexport articles have been stranded atvarious parts of the country for a week,thanks to a general strike called byMadheshi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) inthe eastern Terai region, The HimalayanTimes reported. Foreign trade has been hit the hardestdue to the strike, which has beengoing on for several days in easternTerai, blocking the main customs pointsincluding Birgunj-Raxaul and Rani-Jogbani. These two customs points arethose through which over 45 percentof Nepal's … [Read more...] about Strike cripples Nepal’s exports, imports
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FAPAA
The Federation of Asia-Pacific Aircargo Associations comprises 17 organisations: HongkongAssociation of Freight Forwarding and Logistics, Japan Aircargo Forwarders Association,Korea International Freight Forwarders Association, Aircargo Forwarders of thePhilippines Inc, Taiwan Airfreight Forwarders Association, Singapore Aircargo AgentsAssociation, Thailand Airfreight Forwarders Association, Indonesian Forwarders Association,Macau Air Freight Forwarding (Logistics) Association, Federation of … [Read more...] about FAPAA
WFS inks cargo deal with Silverjet
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS)has won the contract to handle cargoin the UK for exclusively-business classcarrier, Silverjet. Silverjet commenced passengeroperations in January and started toaccept cargo on board its aircraft atthe end of February. The airline now offers daily cargoservices between London and NewYork. Silverjet's Boeing 767 flightsfrom London Luton to Newark offer10 tonnes of payload outbound to theUS and 15 tonnes inbound. … [Read more...] about WFS inks cargo deal with Silverjet
Aviapartner to acquire Aero Groundservices
Aviapartner and VCK Holding saidin a statement that Aviapartner is closeto a take-over of VCK Holding's sharesin its cargo-handling subsidiary AeroGroundservices BV. Final agreementwill be reached with the approval fromthe relevant authorities. Aero Groundservices has traditionallybeen strong in the Asian full freightercarrier sector at Schiphol, where it has astrong and diversified customer base. With this deal, Amsterdam-Schipholbecomes the largest cargo station inAviapartner's network … [Read more...] about Aviapartner to acquire Aero Groundservices
Menzies wins Lufthansa contract at Houston
UK-based ground handler, MenziesAviation has been awarded the LufthansaAirlines' ramp handling contract atHouston George Bush IntercontinentalAirport. The multi-year contract began onMarch 1, 2007. Lufthansa operates adaily flight to IAH using A340 aircraft. Menzies' managing director, CraigSmyth, said that the contract extendsthe company's long-standing relationshipwith Lufthansa Airlines. In other news, Menzies Aviation hasgained two new customers – JetBlueand BAX Global – … [Read more...] about Menzies wins Lufthansa contract at Houston
Swissport Cargo upgrades security
Swissport Cargo Services, has announcedan upgrading of securityacross its entire network. The company recently introduced anetwork-wide four-point action plan.This makes provision for all centralhubs as well as the smaller stations to bere-proofed and security levels improvedabove industry standards. In addition,Swissport will become a more activeplayer of the TAPA (Technology AssetProtection Association). QMS Audits and Cargo 2000 willbe rolled out in a standard fashionthroughout the … [Read more...] about Swissport Cargo upgrades security