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    Shanghai Pudong Airport Comprehensive Bonded Area opens

    04-20-2010
  • Shanghai Pudong Airport Comprehensive Bonded Area has passed acceptance inspection by the state government and has become operational, Logistics Week reported. The facility is in the west of the Pudong Airport, covering..
  • Dachser '09 revenue down 9.5pc, but volume rises 1pc

    04-20-2010
  • German logistics giant Dachser said its revenue fell 9.5 per cent in 2009 to US$4.4 billion, despite a one per cent increase volume to 41.8 million consignments. Revenue from moving consolidated consignments in Europe, ..
  • UPS first quarter up 37pc, international package boost

    04-20-2010
  • UPS first quarter earnings increased 37 per cent on the back of stronger than expected growth in both the International Packages, up 18 per cent, and Supply Chain and Freight, up 14 per cent, showing its first year-on-ye..
  • Yangtze River Express starts Shanghai, Prague, Luxemburg cargo..

    04-20-2010
  • Shanghai's Yangtze River Express, has started a Shanghai, Tianjin, Prague, Luxemburg, Shanghai service, Logistics Week reported. This is the fifth intercontinental route operated by Yangtze River Express after launching..
  • Lufthansa Cargo increase first quarter volume 19.3pc

    04-20-2010
  • Lufthansa Cargo has reported a 19.3 per cent year-on-year gain in its first quarter traffic figures, with total volume for the period amounting to 390,000 tonnes. Highest growth was in the Americas, which reported 27.8 ..
  • China cargo throughput surges 20% in first quarter

    04-20-2010
  • China's cargo throughput at ports saw a sharp 20 percent increase year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, reports 21st Century Business Herald, citing He Jianzhong, a spokesman of the Ministry of Transport (MoT)...
  • Cathay, Dragonair cargo increases 22.9pc in March

    04-19-2010
  • Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair have announced a 22.9 per cent year-on-year air cargo volume increase in March, totalling 159,270 tonnes. The cargo and mail load factor was 81.7 per cent, a rise of 13.8..
  • China ports' throughput up 22.2% to 1.81b tons, Q1,10

    04-19-2010
  • The first-quarter trade flows through Chinese seaports gained 22.2% to 1.81 billion tons from Q1,2009. Container counts reported by the Ministry of Transport of China also rose by 22.1% to 31.87 million TEUs. Volumes of..
  • Slovenia's Luka Koper retains Infinity as south-east Asian rep..

    04-19-2010
  • Luka Koper, Slovenia's only port, has extended its agreement with Malaysia's Infinity Logistics, which currently serves as the facility's south east Asian representative. Infinity has organised a number of promotional e..
  • Virginia Ports March container volume rises 22.3pc

    04-19-2010
  • Virginia Ports Authority's (VPA) March figures saw container volume at Hampton Roads increase 22.3 per cent to 167,262 TEU year on year with April promising new gains. Port authority spokesman Joe Harris said the increa..