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Contents TIACA and ICAO to enhance cooperation
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have committed to enhanced cooperation in the field of air cargo transportation.
Heathrow expansion best option, says Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic Airways' outgoing chief executive Steve Ridgway says expanding London's Heathrow airport is the only "affordable" option to improve the UK's links to key markets abroad, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
Orient Overseas revenue
up 11% on higher rates
Orinet Overseas Container Lines (OOCL), the container shipping arm of Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL), reported a 11 percent rise in its third-quarter revenue from a year earlier, thanks to higher freight rates.
More port rail links to inland China cities
Shenzhen ports in Shekou and Chiwan are planning to strengthen their rail freight links with China's western cities by setting up containerised cargo services to Chengdu, Chongqing and Kunming, a senior Shekou port official has confirmed, reported the
Grand Alliance boosts Tacoma volumes
The positive effects of the Grand Alliance shipping consortium's move to the Port of Tacoma were again showing in the latest port container volume figures, reported The News Tribune Those figures show the port handled 195,718 container units last
Felixstowe plays down new terminal
The boss of Felixstowe, Britain's biggest container port, has played down the competitive threat from the new London Gateway terminal, dismissing its ability to transform company supply chains, reported The Daily Telegraph.
New Australian container terminal must wait
Newcastle would not be used as a container terminal until Port Botany and Port Kembla were at capacity, state Parliament has been told, reported The Newcastle Herald.
Containers to be docked: DP World
Global stevedore DP World is forecasting a possible slowdown in Australia's imports and exports into 2013 as the ports operator considers automating its ports in Sydney and Melbourne, reported The Australian.
First China-Russia container route opens
Chinese shipping companies have opened their first China-Russia container route, shipping more than 100 containers filled with consumer goods, computer components and ironware products from East China's Ningbo port to Russia's Vostochny port, according
| | EC states objections to UPS-TNT deal
US delivery services giant United Parcel Service (UPS) and Dutch rival TNT Express confirmed that they have received a statement of objection from the European Commission addressing the effects of the companies' intended merger on competition in the
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