The air cargo industry in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) is under pressure as a result of the US-driven slowdown in the global economy along with the growth of Hong Kong International Airport’s cargo activities. This month saw the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cathay Pacific cargo terminal, set to open in 2011, as well as a doubling of capacity at DHL’s central Asia hub. Lilian Chan, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal’s (Hactl) general manager of marketing and customer … [Read more...] about PRD airports struggle as US cargo dries up
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Cargo priority on Canada’s W. Coast
It’s tempting to observe that Canada has pretty much ‘missed the boat’ when it comes to air cargo. With an airport system long in the hands of government bureaucrats, a near solitary focus on passengers and the absence of any Canadian cargo-savvy passenger airline, let alone a globally-focused, dedicated cargo carrier, has all conspired to give air cargo a very low profile at the majority of airports across the country. It is surprising considering the vast country was … [Read more...] about Cargo priority on Canada’s W. Coast
Cargo priority on Canada's W. Coast
It’s tempting to observe that Canada has pretty much ‘missed the boat’ when it comes to air cargo. With an airport system long in the hands of government bureaucrats, a near solitary focus on passengers and the absence of any Canadian cargo-savvy passenger airline, let alone a globally-focused, dedicated cargo carrier, has all conspired to give air cargo a very low profile at the majority of airports across the country. It is surprising considering the vast country was … [Read more...] about Cargo priority on Canada's W. Coast
Middle East: Aramex joins Gulf Air’s incentive plan
Bahrain-based Gulf Air has signed in Aramex International Ltd, a leading global transport solutions company, to its Global Incentive Agreement Programme (GIAP).The GIAP, introduced by Gulf Air last year, is designed to provide its key global partners with incentives to boost their cargo traffic volumes and reciprocally ensure that Gulf Air is endorsed as a "Core Carrier" of its partners."We are delighted to have Aramex on board as our partner in this incentive programme and are … [Read more...] about Middle East: Aramex joins Gulf Air’s incentive plan
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The US Department of Transportationsays it will not block express carrier DHLin its attempt to hire United Parcel Serviceto handle its domestic air cargo and alsoto dump incumbents ABX Air and AstarAir Cargo. … [Read more...] about DHL
DHL and METRO roll out RFID in France
DHL has announced that beginning in late 2008, it will equip all shipments to 89 Metro Cash & Carry self-service wholesale stores in France with RFID (radio frequency identification) transponders. Nearly 1.3 million pallets per year will be fitted with the RFID tags to facilitate automated monitoring of the supply chain."This project is setting the trend for the whole logistics industry as it brings the era of pilot projects in the RFID technology to an end," said John Allan, chief … [Read more...] about DHL and METRO roll out RFID in France
