TPP signing by all 12 countries, a formality

Official portrait Hon Andrew Robb MP (Lib Vic Goldstein) Last week in Auckland, representatives from 12 Pacific Rim countries signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the world’s largest trade deal. The 12 nations include the United States and Japan, the world’s largest and third-largest economies, which together account for approximatey 40 percent of the global economy[…]

TNT Express to sell airlines to ASL

Turns out the long-discussed rumors were true. Ireland-based ASL Aviation Group has indeed agreed to purchase airline operations currently owned by TNT Express and will continue to operate them on behalf of the merged FedEx-TNT entity, according to a Reuters report. The deal was struck as part of the ongoing FedEx-TNT acquisition process, which is[…]

Emerging Myanmar will require patience

After more than two decades of isolation, the nation of Myanmar is moving back into the international market. As this Southeast Asian country makes cautious steps towards democracy, the forwarding industry is watching – and waiting – for opportunities to turn Myanmar into the region’s next logistics powerhouse. For some logistics firms, the wait may be[…]