AAT tonnage up again in May
Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) announced that its tonnage throughput in May 2013 was 65,268 tonnes, a rise of 12 percent compared to the same period last year.
Boeing steals the show
in Paris
Boeing Co has stolen the show on the second day of the international aerospace jamboree at Le Bourget as the plane maker's order books continue to bulge despite record order backlogs.
EasyJet order rekindles Airbus-Boeing subsidy row
An order for more than 100 Airbus passenger jets by UK low-cost carrier easyJet has re-ignited a long-running trade spat between the European planemaker and US rival Boeing, reported Reuters.
Greece considers speeding up port sale
Greece is considering speeding up the sale of the country's principal port as well as other assets as it scrambles to plug a giant hole in its sputtering privatisation programme.
Slow growth worries port
firm China Merchants
Slowing growth in mainland terminal throughput in May and uncertainty about global export markets in the second half are worrying Hong Kong-based port operator China Merchants Holdings (International). Growth at mainland container ports slowed to 7.
DHL setting sights on China's western regions
Deutsche Post DHL, one of the first foreign courier companies to enter China, will tailor its services for the country's booming western regions, a top company executive said, reported China Daily.
FedEx freight arm opens new distribution facility
FedEx Trade Networks, the Customs brokerage and freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp, opened a distribution facility at Romulus, Michigan, reported Business Wire.
Orders for big jets make a splash in Paris
Big finance waded into a rain-soaked Paris Airshow with more than US$10 billion in orders for jumbo passenger jets as planemakers duelled over strategy for large aircraft, reported Reuters.
Airbus clinches $11b easyJet order
Airbus clinched a deal worth about $11 billion to supply British budget airline easyJet with 135 planes, dealing a blow to its US rival Boeing, reported Reuters.
| | Qatar mulls being launch customer for 777 upgrade
Qatar Airways is talking to Boeing about being a launch customer for a successor to its mini-jumbo, the 406-seat 777-9X, chief executive Akbar Al Baker said at the Paris Airshow, reported Reuters.
China group gets more time to seal ILFC deal
American International Group (AIG) and the Chinese consortium that agreed to buy its plane-lease unit extended the window to complete the US$4.
Embraer gets orders for 365 E-Jets
Brazilian plane manufacturer Embraer has booked orders for up to 365 aircraft for its new E-Jet family, chief commercial officer John Slattery said at the Paris Air show, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
Top three lines form alliance on routes
The container shipping unit of Danish shipping and oil group A P Moller-Maersk has entered into an alliance with its two biggest rivals Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and CMA CGM to improve operations and services, reported Reuters.
MOL ship breaks up and drifts in Indian Ocean
An 8,540 TEU vessel operated by Japanese line MOL broke in two during rough weather and drifted in the Indian Ocean about 200 miles from the Yemeni coast yesterday while en route from Singapore to Jeddah.
Saudi Arabia to spend $914m on port development
With traffic continuing to rise at all of the country's major seaports, the Saudi Ports Authority (SPA) and King Abdul Aziz Port plan to spend US$914 million on port development, reported Mist News.
Box throughput continues to rise at China ports
The growth of container throughput in Chinese ports continues to lead the world, according to a forecast report released by the Centre for Forecasting Science under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported Xinhua.
Vinalines to pull out of freight firm
Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), the country's biggest shipping firm, plans to sell its entire 1.18 million shares of Sea & Air Freight International (SFI) between June 19 and July 18, according to Vietnam News Briefs Service.
Mumbai to get new packaging centre
A state-of-the-art packaging centre specially designed to meet the international standards of exporters and manufacturers across India will open in Mumbai on September 1.
York takes over JAXPORT chair
AT&T senior executive Joe York will serve as the next chairman of the Jacksonville Port Authority board of directors, taking over from James Citrano on July 1.
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