A port city on the country's northern Baltic Coast, Rostock comes to the market with a certain pedigree, having been a night mail hub for the Germany post office from 1994 to 2003. But perhaps more importantly, its new managing director is Maria Muller, who put Hahn airport near Frankfurt on the map as itsmarketing manager. The German state in which Rostock is situated - Mecklenburg-West Pommerania - is also not unknown to Asian shippers, as it contains Parchim airport. Th is was … [Read more...] about EUROPEAN AIR CARGO~ Rostock joins list of wanna-be cargo hubs
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EUROPEAN AIR CARGO~ On the rails~ DHL/Luft link Leipzig & Frankfurt
Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL and German railway company Deutsche Bahn will deploy freight trains linking the new DHL/Lufthansa hub at Leipzig/Halle (LEJ) with Frankfurt/Main (FRA) airport with services commencing in mid-2008, according to Deutsche Post spokesman,Manfred Hauschild. Th e rail service is vital for the integrator since they secure the continuous overnight flow of shipments between Rhein-Main airport, Europe¡¯s biggest and busiest cargo gateway, and the new intercontinental … [Read more...] about EUROPEAN AIR CARGO~ On the rails~ DHL/Luft link Leipzig & Frankfurt
EUROPEAN AIR CARGO~ Lufthansa Cargo cautiously optimistic
Kicking off on a positive note, Lufthansa Cargo board member, product and sales director, Andreas Otto noted that the, at times, extreme volatility of the air freight market had become more stable in recent years, although at a relatively low yieldlevel. Air freight rates between Germany and Hong Kong were, in November, at only EURO0.30 per kilogram and EURO0.80 per kilogram on the Germany-Japan trade, for instance. But Otto was optimistic that high single digit yield growth could be … [Read more...] about EUROPEAN AIR CARGO~ Lufthansa Cargo cautiously optimistic
FEATURES
Just after giving birth to her second child, the mother looked at the doctor for confirmation that everything was OK. Th e doctor paused and said, "I have to tell you something about your baby." "Oh my god!" screamed the mother, "What's wrong?" "Well," said the doctor, "is nothing we can't handle. It seems your baby is a little different. Your baby is a hermaphrodite." "What's that?" asked the mother. "It means … [Read more...] about FEATURES
PEELING PAINT
It's good to hear that we are not alone in our criticism of London's Heathrow Airport. The latest to lambast the shoddy and inefficient airport is American Airlines Inc. which last month said the U.K. should break up BAA Ltd.'s monopoly over London airports including Heathrow and Gatwick because the services are so poor that carriers are shifting flights to other cities. Don Langford, managing director of services in Europe and India for American Airlines was quoted as saying by Bloomberg … [Read more...] about PEELING PAINT
RUMOURS
Following the routing of John Howard in the Australian elections in November, the country's new prime minister Kevin Rudd swiftly announced the members of his new cabinet as outgoing Howard and his vanquished team cleared out their desks. Apart from naming Julia Gillard as the country's first female deputy prime minister, we hear there are persistent rumours in the Australian capital Canberra that Rudd could name former Cathay Pacific and British Airways CEO, Rod Eddington as a government … [Read more...] about RUMOURS
