All Asia articles – Page 36
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NewsSea-air boost for Singapore after airport and boxport alliance
Signing the MoUSingapore's sea-air connectivity has received a further boost by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Changi airport ground handler SATS and deep sea container port operator PSA.A joint statement said that the agreement, facilitated by Enterprise Singapore, will provide cargo owners and logistics service providers ...
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Etihad Cargo adds Singapore to B777F schedule
Etihad Cargo has launched scheduled weekly Boeing 777 freighter flights from its Abu Dhabi hub to Singapore’s Changi International Airport.The flight will continue to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, before returning to Abu Dhabi.A spokesperson for the Middle East carrier said that the new service meets customer demand for more ...
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US threatens further tariff hike on Chinese goods
US retailers are bracing themselves for increases in US tariffs on Chinese goods after president Donald Trump took to Twitter over the weekend to threaten further hikes in rates.On Sunday, president Trump said that the 10% tariff rate on $200bn worth of Chinese goods would good up to 25% on ...
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SAA targets high-value cargo with new Guangzhou route
South African Airways (SAA) will launch direct flights between Johannesburg and Guangzhou, China, on September 18, giving customers access to "the heart of China’s export led manufacturing industries".SAA will be the only carrier operating a direct service between Johannesburg and Guangzhou, with flight time of approximately 13 hours and 40 ...
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Saudia Cargo resumes freighter flights to Guangzhou and Mumbai
Saudi Airlines Cargo has resumed freighter flights to Guangzhou in China and Mumbai in India with weekly services, in addition to its current five times a week flights to Dhaka and seven times a week flight schedule to Hong Kong.Saudia Cargo chief executive Omar Hariri said: “This operation reflects the ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines is the wizard of Oz for 80 tons of energy equipment
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported 80 tons of energy equipment from Germany to Australia for General Electric to support the construction of a 32-turbine renewable energy wind farm.A 36-ton wind turbine hub, four metres in length, and three 12.6-ton generators were positioned inside the Antonov 124-100 freighter at Cologne-Bonn airport using ...
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NewsHong Kong traders cautious on US-China trade dispute but unfazed by Brexit
Source: DHL Express Hong Kong and compiled by the Hong Kong Productivity CouncilHong Kong-based traders who use airfreight remain cautious due to the ongoing US-China trade dispute but are are optimistic that the situation will be resolved in the next quarter.That was one key highlight from the latest DHL Hong ...
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NewsRedCargo Logistics signs interline agreement with Oman Air
Source: Red CargoRedCargo Logistics, the cargo and logistics platform of AirAsia, has signed an interline agreement with Oman Air.The new agreement will provide RedCargo customers with access to belly space on Oman Air’s network including to Africa, the UK and mainland Europe.Oman Air customers will be able to book cargo ...
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NewsBudapest Airport strengthens logistics links with Chinese hubs
L-R: René Droese, Péter Szijjártó and Wang ZhendongBudapest Airport will cooperate with two Chinese cargo hubs, Xi’an Xianyang and Zhengzhou international airports, to develop the Hungarian gateway into a major central and eastern European distribution base for Chinese goods.This was the main goal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed ...
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Changi freight volumes dip 1.5% in March
Singapore's Changi Airport saw cargo volumes dip 1.5% year on year in March to 185,000 tonnes, following a 8.3% decline in February.For the first quarter of 2019, Changi's airfreight throughputs were down 3.8% at 493,000 tonnes, which a spokesperson for the Asian hub said was due to "a slowdown in ...
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NewsAtran Airlines boosts e-commerce links between Chinese retailers and Russian consumers
The Atran Airlines crew at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport ahead of the first departure to Moscow Sheremetyevo airportRussian air express carrier Atran Airlines has launched a freighter route linking Xi'an in China with Moscow Sheremetyevo airport, optimising connections between Chinese retailers and Russian consumers.The first flight by the Volga-Dnepr Group ...
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NewsOman Air picks AVS for cargo services in Malaysia
Oman Air has selected AVS GSA to be its sales and service agent in Malaysia as the airline looks to expand in Southeast Asia.The airline offers two flights per day Kuala Lumpur operated by A330 and B787 aircraft. The main routes to be marketed under this agreement are the Middle ...
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Hong Kong airport's cargo volumes edge ahead in March but fall 5.4% in first quarter 2019
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's number one airfreight hub by volumes, saw cargo throughput edge ahead 0.2% year-on-year in March to 432,000 tonnes.Over the first three months of 2019, HKIA handled 1.1m tonnes, a 5.4% decrease compared to the same period in 2018.Exports saw an 11% increase in ...
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Freightos WebCargo acquires Air Freight Bazaar India
E-booking platform Freightos WebCargo has acquired India’s Air Freight Bazaar, a regional air cargo rates and sales platform based in Chennai.Details of the acquisition are undisclosed.A spokesperson for Freightos said that the Indian air cargo market had seen 17% year-on-year growth between 2016 and 2017.Said the spokesperson: “This acquisition combines ...
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NewsA record 40-tonne vessel spare part is plane-sailing for AirBridge
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported a record shipment weight, a 37.5 tonne vessel part, from Frankfurt to Singapore using its abcXL product for oversize and heavyweight consignments.The 8 m long single unit was trucked from the Belgian factory of maritime construction company Jan De Nul Group to the German cargo ...
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NewsAir cargo industry rallies to help Mozambique after Cyclone Idai
Relief goods being loaded at Birmingham AirportUK-based broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has flown almost 500 tons of humanitarian aid and 80 doctors on chartered aircraft into disaster-struck Mozambique.Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe on March 14, leaving at least 700 people dead and 3m in need of ...
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NewsAir Partner collects an Oscar for Asia Pacific expansion
Oscar ThwinGlobal aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight, joining the group’s recently opened office in Singapore.Thwin will report directly to Mike Hill, director - group freight. This expansion in Singapore follows growth in the US, with the opening of offices ...
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NewsCargolux doubles Budapest flights, boosting Hong Kong and adding Zhengzhou connections
L-R : Eva Balazs (Cargolux Budapest station manager), two Cargolux crewmembers, Jost Lammers (CEO of Budapest Airport).Cargolux is doubling its Boeing 747 freighter flights to Budapest from three to six connections per week to the Hungarian capital, increasing its services to Hong Kong and adding Zhengzhou in China.The original three ...
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NewsCEVA's China-Europe trucking service expanded to Spain
CEVA Logistics has expanded its China-Europe trucking service, which the forwarder has pitched as a competitor to air, with a new route to Spain.Just 16 days after setting off, the 70 cu m load of 7,000 kg of garments destined for a leading worldwide retailer in Spain successfully completed the ...
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NewsDHL Express squares Circle K's e-commerce deliveries in Hong Kong
DHL Express has extended its On Demand Delivery service to more than 300 Circle K stores across Hong Kong.Customers will be able to visit Circle K stores to pick up their overseas merchandise, “whenever and wherever it is convenient,” said a DHL spokesperson.Receivers are notified via email or short-messaging system ...