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Sydney tops airfreight figures

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Sydney has dominated Australian airfreight figures for the year to October 2008, handling 31,473 tonnes during the period, Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) figures reveal.

Air pockets to save money

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

DK Group of Rotterdam, Netherlands has created an improved hull design for ships that reduces water drag and so cuts fuel consumption by around seven per cent.

ANA ponders A380 buy

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Japan’s All Nippon Airways is expected to announce deferral or cancellation of its plans to buy Airbus’s A380 as it cuts capital spending over the next four years to cope with weakening passenger demand. As many as five A380s are at stake.

Schipol figures down

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Netherlands’ Amsterdam Schipol airport has reported 2008 cargo traffic declined by 1.4 per cent to a total of 1.59 million tonnes and some 47.4 million passengers travelled through the airport, down 0.8 per cent on the previous year.

Famous opens Melbourne facility

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Air and sea freight forwarding company Famous Pacific Shipping has expanded its Australian hub in Melbourne and is launching a road haulage subsidiary.

CEVA relocates in Thailand

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Supply chain management company CEVA Logistics has moved its freight management office to a new location in Thailand.

GAC management changes

: Latest News; Tuesday, 06 January 2009

Dubai-based shipping and logistics provider GAC Group has confirmed several senior management changes, these include: Christer Sjödoff, presently holding two portfolios as regional director for Asia Pacific region and Group vice-president, GAC Solutions will move to Dubai, UAE as the dedicated Group vice-president. Replacing Sjödoff in Singapore is Bengt Ekstrand as regional director for Asia Pacific.

Delta extends checked bag fees

: Latest News; Tuesday, 06 January 2009

US carrier Delta Air Lines has extended its ‘first checked bag’ fee policy to include government employees on domestic flights.

Airtime has a phoney sound

: Latest News; Tuesday, 06 January 2009

Allegedly serious reports out of South Africa claim a new South African carrier named Airtime Airlines and based in Durban will charge for flights between cities in mobile phone airtime minutes instead of hard currency.