Boosted by its cargo handling business, Aviapartner posted a 35 per cent jump in turnover for the financial year ended 31 December, 2007. Aviapartner realised a consolidated turnover of €378.6 million in 2007, in comparison with 2006 when it posted a turnover of €280.5 million. The airport handler attributed the revenue growth to a 44 per cent rise in turnover in its cargo business unit which was boosted in April last year through the acquisition of Amsterdam cargo handler, … [Read more...] about Aviapartner results boosted by cargo
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Mercator ups Indian IT stake
Mercator, the information technology division of Dubai-based Emirates Group, inaugurated a new Dedicated Development Centre (DDC) in Bangalore, India, as part of its joint agreement with Covansys, a computer sciences corporation company. Going forward with CSC India, Mercator's new DDC will off er its travel and Dubai, transportation industry clients scalable IT services including product development, applications development and maintenance, testing services, technology consulting and … [Read more...] about Mercator ups Indian IT stake
Hyderabad’s new airport selects UFIS
UFIS Airport Solutions (UFIS-AS) has played a key role in the opening of the new Rajiv Gandhi International airport at Shamsabad in Hyderabad. Th e new airport was officially inaugurated on March 14 and began commercial operations on 23 March. In partnership with Siemens Information Systems Limited (SISL) India, UFIS-AS has successfully delivered their airport system technologies. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), which was formed to design, finance, build, operate and … [Read more...] about Hyderabad’s new airport selects UFIS
Etihad Crystal Cargo goes with OAG
Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of UAE-based Etihad Airways, has signed a contract to publish airfreight rates and post important operational announcements to freight forwarders on OAG Cargo Solutions' worldwide cargo portal. Th e airline's rapidly growing cargo business boosted its freighter fleet capacity by more than 30 per cent in 2007 and expanded its cargo terminal in Abu Dhabi to handle more than 270,000 tonnes of freight per year. Under the agreement, Etihad will use OAG Cargo's Air … [Read more...] about Etihad Crystal Cargo goes with OAG
THAI Cargo chooses GLS HK
Global Logistics System (GLS), a Hong Kong-based provider of cargo information management, has announced that it has been chosen by Th ai Cargo as its total solution provider for the implementation of e-booking for the carrier's cargo division. GLS is the proprietor of online booking portal Ezycargo, which will provide the cargo arm of Thailand's flagship airline with the connectivity, network, systems, and technology it needs to make electronic cargo booking a reality. The move to an … [Read more...] about THAI Cargo chooses GLS HK
New food logistics contract for K&N
Global logistics player Kuehne + Nagel has announced a new contract to manage the distribution of food on behalf of Whitbread plc, the UK's largest hotel and restaurant group. Whitbread, which manages the number one brand in hotels, restaurants and coffee shops, including Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, and Costa has taken the decision to fully outsource its food logistics activities to Kuehne + Nagel in a new fi ve-year contract. Th e operation, which is expected to handle over … [Read more...] about New food logistics contract for K&N
