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- Edition: 1476


Headlines

SAS launches new routes to Germany and UK

Airbus in talks for 100-plane easyJet order

Launch of Boeing 787-10 imminent

Skepticism as Nicaragua approves canal project

Maersk to pay $100m less for 20 mega ships

Shareholders OK Cosco sale of CIMC stake

Evergreen expecting a profitable year

GEFCO opens Shenzhen office to drive China expansion

TNT Post steps up rival UK delivery service

DHL inaugurates global hub at Cincinnati airport

Russian billionaire to sell stake in Aeroflot

French air traffic strikes intensify

New levies rock Exim trade at Kochi

Kerry opens doors to three logistics centres

Kazakhstan opens newSilk Road rail route





Contents

SAS launches new routes to Germany and UK
Scandinavian airline SAS is launching new routes to the German city of Bremen and Humberside in northern England, while its direct route to Bangkok reopens in November, reported Dow Jones Newswires.



Airbus in talks for 100-plane easyJet order
Airbus is in advanced talks to complete a US$10 billion order for at least 100 planes from British low-cost airline easyJet, sources familiar with the matter said, reported Reuters.



Launch of Boeing 787-10 imminent
Boeing Co is close to formally launching a third version of its 787 Dreamliner and securing its first firm orders for the stretch-bodied jetliner, according to two people familiar with the company's planning, reported Dow Jones Newswires.





Skepticism as Nicaragua approves canal project
A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among



Maersk to pay $100m less for 20 mega ships

Danish oil and shipping group AP Moller-Maersk will pay about US$100 million less than predicted for 20 mega-size container vessels ordered from Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.



Shareholders OK Cosco sale of CIMC stake
Cosco Pacific has won shareholder approval to sell its entire holding in the world's biggest container maker, reported Dow Jones Newswires. The sale was sanctioned by more than 99 percent of voting shareholders. It is selling its 21.



Evergreen expecting a profitable year
Despite facing challenging supply-and-demand conditions this year, Evergreen Marine Corp still aims to return to the black, or at least break even, by implementing cost control measures and grasping every possible opportunity to raise fright rates, a



GEFCO opens Shenzhen office to drive China expansion
Global automotive and industrial logistics operator GEFCO has expanded its China footprint by integrating its regional operations in South China and launching a new office in Shenzhen.



TNT Post steps up rival UK delivery service
Britain's second largest postal firm TNT Post will expand deliveries in London next week, in its latest move challenging state-owned Royal Mail's dominance, reported Reuters. TNT Post, which is owned by Dutch mail group PostNL and handles 3.



DHL inaugurates global hub at Cincinnati airport
Logistics company DHL celebrated the inauguration of its newly expanded hub for the Americas at the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky (CVG) Airport, reported Business Wire.



Russian billionaire to sell stake in Aeroflot
Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev has been in talks with investors about selling his 4.5 percent stake in flagship carrier Aeroflot, the tycoon was quoted as saying on by business daily Vedomosti.



French air traffic strikes intensify
Hundreds of flights scheduled to and from France have been cancelled Wednesday as industrial action by French air-traffic controllers intensified on the second day, reported Dow Jones Newswires.



New levies rock Exim trade at Kochi
The shipping fraternity at Kochi Port is up in arms over the different forms of charges levied by DP World, the terminal operator, on various services offered at Vallarpadam ICTT (International Container Transhipment Terminal), reported The Hindu.



Kerry opens doors to three logistics centres
Kerry Logistics, a logistics service provider, has opened the doors on three new logistics centres with a combined total area of 140,000 sq m in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, as the company continues to strengthen its logistics network to better serve its



Kazakhstan opens new
Silk Road rail route

Kazakhstan has launched a new transit railway linking China to Europe, aiming to beat rival routes for journey time in the competition to handle a growing flow of goods along the ancient Silk Road trade route.



 

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