As the world anticipated the arrival of Jan. 1, 2016, the 10 countries that make up the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) were poised for a New Year’s Eve party with special global trade significance. From that date on, goods, services, capital and skilled labor are supposedly flowing freely between the borders of[…]
Japan-based forwarder, Yusen Logistics, has reached into Southeast Asia, opening its own import operation at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta. Now the company will be able to handle imports more efficiently, from the time they arrive at the airport to delivery to the customer. Services Yusen will offer in Jakarta include freight status tracking[…]
In an effort to attract more main-deck cargo to its airfreight facility, Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo has launched an incentive program, giving a 100 percent landing-fee exemption to cargo-only operations, beginning March 27 and continuing through March 25, 2017. Airlines wishing to participate in the program must meet minimum requirements, such as[…]
When it comes to intercontinental flows of air cargo, the regional air networks in Europe have hardly played a role, as the bulk of this traffic that moves beyond the gateways is carried over the road to its final destination. However, as e-commerce demand booms in Europe, carriers have recently begun placing a greater emphasis[…]
Lars J.T. Droog, the head of EMEA Supply Chain with Tosoh Corp. will chair a new shipper’s advisory committee, created by TIACA. The group is tasked with reviewing all elements in the supply chain in order to make improvements in servicing shippers. “Lars has spent eight years as head of EMEA Supply Chain for Tosoh,[…]
When Ethiopian Airlines Cargo moved its cargo operations from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Masstricht-Aachen in the Netherlands in November 2015, BRU felt the pain almost immediately. But thanks to an amendment of the bilateral agreement between Belgium and Ethiopia, the Belgian federal government said it is open to the possibility of cargo once again being[…]
