FedEx offers 'Next Flight' money-back guarantee rush service
12-03-2009
- FEDEX Express has announced the launch of its "Next Flight" delivery service for customs-cleared, door-to-door international shipments with a special focus on rush shipments, out-of-hours pickup and delivery, Friday pick..
Zimbabwean MD-11 freighter crash at Shanghai Pudong kills 3
12-03-2009
- A McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 freighter operated by Zimbabwe's Avient Aviation has crashed during take-off from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport, killing three crew members and injuring four others.
The US-made aircr..
IATA reports higher volumes as shipper demand ramps up
12-02-2009
- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported international scheduled traffic results for October 2009 showing improving conditions.
Demand for international cargo rose to 0.5 percent below previous year ..
S Korea's KDB pours $1.72 bln fund to beef up shipping industr..
12-01-2009
- South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Monday it reached a deal to purchase of a vessel from a local shipping line in a bid to bolster the nation's ailing shipping industry.
According to the KDB, the..
BDZ's freight volume dropped
11-30-2009
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZ) transported more than 1 million tons of cargo in October 2009. That is an increase by 20.1% compared to September 2009, but still a y-o-y drop by 30.7%.
The transport work in ton/km went up by 2..
Demand for intermodal transport on the upturn at ICF
11-30-2009
- Since the beginning of October Intercontainer-Interfrigo SA has been noticing an upward tendency on the unaccompanied intermodal transport market.
At the same time it has starting drawing up plans for extensions to its ..
FedEx launches expedited delivery service
11-27-2009
- FedEx Express has launched FedEx International Next Flight, an expedited delivery service from the UK and Ireland to most worldwide locations, eyfortransport reports.
The service will be the fastest FedEx service for cu..
Incheon International Airport to host TIACA's International Ai..
11-26-2009
- Incheon International Airport, the world's second largest international cargo airport and home base of Korean Air, the world's biggest cargo airline has been chosen to host The International Air Cargo Association's (TIAC..
New direct service unveiled by DHL
11-24-2009
- A direct less than container load service between Gothenburg, Sweden and Shenzhen, China has been launched by DHL. The new direct service will reduce the freight transit period of the route by up to eight days. The above..
Logistics Industry in China to Recover by 2010
11-23-2009
- According to a new industry research report released by RNCOS, China's logistics industry is likely to recover from the after effects of the economic slowdown in the next couple of years. Industry will witness marginal d..