DHL Global Forwarding recently inaugurated a warehouse cum airfreight office inside the new air cargo terminal at the Bengaluru International Airport. With an area of 1255 sq meters dedicated for imports and exports the facility is considered to be a major development in the air cargo space in India, as this is the first time any organisation has been given the permission to have direct access to cargo within a bonded area at an airport. Tony Widmer, head of air freight, DHL Global … [Read more...] about New Bengaluru facility for DHL’s India ops
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Brazil’s Mercúrio becomes TNT Mercúrio
TNT introduced a new brand for its express delivery services in Brazil following its recent acquisition of Mercúrio, which becomes TNT Mercúrio. Combining two well-established names, the new brand embodies the successful transformation of Mercúrio, the Brazilian express leader TNT acquired in January 2007, the group said. TNT Mercúrio is the leader of the Brazilian domestic express market with a market share of 15 per cent. Its operations cover more than 4,000 … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Mercúrio becomes TNT Mercúrio
Nippon Express completes Sing-Shang road link
Japanese global forwarder and logistics provider Nippon Express has launched a new road transport service, called the 'Mekong Land Bridge Express', linking Hanoi, Vietnam with Bangkok, Th ailand. Th e new service is aimed at tapping rising trade flows since the December 2006 opening of the second Mekong bridge. "The principal modes of transport between Hanoi and Bangkok at present are air transport and marine transport – and door-to-door marine transport service takes 14 days,” … [Read more...] about Nippon Express completes Sing-Shang road link
DHL builds Central America’s largest hub
DHL, one of the world’s leading express delivery and logistics companies, recently inaugurated the industry’s largest hub in Central America. The new facility increases DHL’s capacity to sort up to 5,000 packages per hour, representing a 250 per cent jump from its previous handling capacity, the company said. Strategically located at Tocumen International Airport in Panama the new DHL hub boasts the infrastructure and capacity needed to efficiently respond to the accelerated … [Read more...] about DHL builds Central America’s largest hub
2008 Calender of Events
Jun 8-10 Freighters World Conference, Hyatt Recency Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey [email protected] Jun 9-10 Air Cargo Handling 2008, Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany www.evaint.org Jun 17-19 Transport Logistic China/Air Cargo China, Shanghai New International Expo, Centre Shanghai, China www.aircargochina.com Jun 18-20 Eco-Aviation, Making it Work for the Aviation Industry and Planet, The Capital Hilton, Washington, DC, USA [email protected] Jun 21-24 … [Read more...] about 2008 Calender of Events
Alitalia
Italy's prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi has floated the idea of nationalising Alitalia instead of selling off the state's 49.9 per cent share in the loss-making airline. He said the government was still looking for stakeholders, but might decide to acquire Alitalia using the country's national railway, the Ferrovie dello Stato,as a vehicle. … [Read more...] about Alitalia
