Indian air express and courier firm Blue Dart is looking to add new cargo facilities and expand existing ones at major domestic airports as demand soars. The company is setting up a 1,000 square metre temporary facility at Hyderabad Airport at a cost of about INR250 million (US$6.2 million), which would be operational by end of March 2008. This would be increased to about 2,500 square metres in the coming months, according to a report in DNA Money. Blue Dart currently has a 1,500 square … [Read more...] about Blue Dart seeks more space
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AeroLogic unveiled
German airline Lufthansa (LH) Cargo and the DHL Aviation division of mail and logistics group Deutsche Post have settled on the new brand name of their 50/50 cargo joint venture. The JV, formerly known as NewCo has been named AeroLogic. The cargo newcomer will be airborne in April 2009 and service 17 global destinations, among them Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Dubai, Mumbai and destinations in the US. According to DHL's Global Aviation CEO Charles Graham, 61 per cent of the total … [Read more...] about AeroLogic unveiled
EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Skyport's new owner unveils strategy and growth plans
The former Air Cargo Terminal, now re-named Skyport has a designed 100,000 tonnes annual capacity and handled 44,000 tonnes in 2007. In the fourth quarter of 2007, Prague airport posted 11 per cent growth over 2005, Slavik said. According to market analysts at Frost & Sullivan, the Eastern Europe market is set to show considerable growth in the next few years, based on the trend of the past few years. Chairman of both CEH and Skyport, Kamil Slavik, said expansion plans for the terminal … [Read more...] about EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Skyport's new owner unveils strategy and growth plans
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DHL, the provider of express and logistics services announced recently the appointment of Lili Koh as head of global communications for Global Customer Solutions (GCS). Based in Singapore, she will be a key member of GCS' global marketing services team reporting to Sven Hoemmken, head of GCS Global Marketing Services Brussels. Koh will lead internal and external communication functions to DHL's business objectives across all international markets and their top key account customers. She will … [Read more...] about DHL
DHL buys out its China Sinotrans partner
DHL, one of the world's largest express services providers, has signed an agreement with Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co., Ltd. to purchase the remaining 50 per cent share of the Sinotrans-Exel JV in China, which was formed in 1996. The new wholly owned foreign entity (WOFE) will facilitate the continued integration of the heritage Exel and DHL business units under the DHL Logistics brand in China, which DHL said will create greater business synergies and enhanced customer … [Read more...] about DHL buys out its China Sinotrans partner
SATS sells Singapore express centre to DHL
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) has announced that it has sold SATS Express Courier Centre Two (ECC2) to DHL Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd (DHL) for S$38 million. Purpose-built by SATS for DHL's Singapore hub operations, ECC2 is located within the Singapore Changi Airport Free Trade Zone and has a total floor area of about 18,000 square metres. The facility has been largely occupied by DHL on a long-term licence since September 2001, with SATStaking an area of about 940 … [Read more...] about SATS sells Singapore express centre to DHL
