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Mainfreight spends NZ$26.4m to buy Halford

: Latest News; Friday, 13 June 2008

New Zealand's Mainfreight says acquiring Australian freight forwarder Halford International will improve its position in air freight and that it has signed a call option deed to buy the privately owned Halford for NZ$26.4 million in a deal expected to be finalised next month.

Cargo chief warns of Asian slowdown in air shipments

: Latest News; Friday, 13 June 2008

With the US recession deepening, an air freight executive is predicting slight growth for international cargo and no growth, perhaps even a decline in domestic freight, during the next year and a half.

Virgin doubles HKG freight capacity

: Latest News; Friday, 13 June 2008

Virgin Atlantic is to increase its frequency between China's Hong Kong and UK's London Heathrow from daily to twice a day.

Sydney meeting to discuss latest developments in livestock transport

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008

LiveAir, the association responsible for professional handling of animals transported by air, is to host a market update meeting/seminar in Sydney.

HACTL releases positive figures

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (HACTL) has reported May 08 cargo throughput up 7.5 per cent year-on-year to 218,700 tons.

SAS figures expected to drop

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008

Scandinavian airline SAS says May group traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), rose 12.5 per cent year-on-year, and passenger load factor rose 0.7 percentage points year-on-year to 71.7 per cent.

China drops the boom on hazardous cargo

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008

The freight forwarding industry says China might extend a hazardous cargo ban from sea ports to airports in cities where the 2008 Olympics will be held.

US cargo industry worried about airline mergers

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008

Three decades on from the introduction of US airline deregulation which led to around 120 airlines launching into the US skies, congressman James Oberstar and US shippers are voicing concern that the planned merger of Delta and Northwest airlines will limit shipping options and could drive up prices.

Distribution meet ponders congestion

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008

Delegates at a recent freight conference have been urged to consider 'big picture solutions' to cargo congestion and bottlenecks in Europe and elsewhere.

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Mainfreight spends NZ$26.4m to buy Halford

: Latest News; Friday, 13 June 2008

: Latest News; Friday, 13 June 2008

SAS figures expected to drop

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008

: Latest News; Thursday, 12 June 2008