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Shipping is a dirty business

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 October 2007

Evidence of shipping's carbon footprint is growing by the day. Inventory of air pollution connected to the Unified Port of San Diego, USA shows ocean-going vessels accounted for most of the nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and particle emissions last year. Ships also produced more greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming, than any other port-related sector.

Korean plans JV

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 October 2007

Korean Air plans a joint venture with Shanghai-listed Sinotrans Air Transportation Development, two other Republic of Korea companies and Dongli Economic Investment Development Co of Shanghai to construct and operate an airfreight yard at Tianjin Airport, north-east China. The joint venture will engage in loading and unloading, bonded warehousing, office and warehouse renting, parking and other airfreight transport related services. Construction is expected to start in the first half of 2008 and be completed in the second half of 2009. -JH

Korea endorses Montreal Convention ‘99

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 October 2007

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the endorsement of the Montreal Convention of 1999 (MC 99) by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea as a positive step towards enabling that nation for e-freight.

Qantas to train Nippon Cargo pilots

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 September 2007

Qantas Group Flight Training and Nippon Cargo Airlines have signed a five-year deal for Qantas to provide B747-400 training for up to 200 Nippon Cargo Airlines' pilots.

Air cargo economics focus at Helsinki conference

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 September 2007

The 7th Air Cargo Economics Conference will feature several prominent speakers including Antero Lahtinen, senior vice president Finnair and managing director of Finnair Cargo.

Briefly - TCI wins CII award

: Latest News; Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Integrated supply chain and logistics firm Transport Corporation of India Ltd (TCI) has won the CII Award for Supply Chain Excellence for Excellence in Supply Chain Design, Re-engineering & Delivering value to customers. The award was presented by India's union minister of State for Industries Ashwani Kumar.

SV cargo privatisation closer

: Latest News; Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Saudi Arabian Airlines is to privatise its cargo unit, following the successful privatisation of its catering division last year.

Pilots vote for strike

: Latest News; Wednesday, 26 September 2007

US observers say there is little prospect of a pilots’ strike at Astar Air Cargo, despite a pilots’ vote Friday to authorise their union to call a strike if Astar and the union are released from mediation by the National Mediation Board.

Mainfreight buys Target Logistics

: Latest News; Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Mainfreight, the New Zealand-based but increasingly global forwarding, transport and logistics group, has spent US$53.7 million to buy US-based Total Logistics.