HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITEMAP HELP CONTACT WORK FOR US   Tuesday 7 September 2010 Make SCLN my HomePage    MATERIALS HANDLING STORIES [ 180 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] WA shipbuilder opens Vietnamese facility (Friday, 6 March 2009) WESTERN Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine Company has opened a new $25 million shipyard in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria Vung Tau in Vietnam as part of the country’s Shipbuilding Industry Development Program. Full Story... Emirates pre-eminent forwarder, Qantas catapults into top ten: cargo survey (Wednesday, 4 March 2009) AIR Cargo World’s 2009 Air Cargo Excellence (ACE) 2009 survey has revealed Emirates Sky Cargo as the most impressive freight forwarder, toppling Lufthansa off its number one perch, while Qantas Cargo has vaulted into the top ten. Full Story... Kuala Lumpur, London to get new cargo service (Monday, 2 March 2009) LONG-haul budget airline AirAsia X will start operating a new direct cargo service between its Malaysian hub Kuala Lumpur and London, from March 11, 2009. Full Story... Customs: our freight delays are at the global standard (Wednesday, 11 February 2009) INCREASED customs interest in examining cargo imports is not causing significant delays, according to a landmark study released by the Australian Customs Service this week. Full Story... Trials aim to improve Port Botany logistics efficiency (Friday, 6 February 2009) THE first of three industry trials aimed at improving the performance of Port Botany’s container terminals and reducing costs of road and rail logistics to and from the port has been announced by the Sydney Ports Corporation. Full Story... Trials aim to improve Port Botany logistics efficiency (Friday, 6 February 2009) THE first of three industry trials aimed at improving the performance of Port Botany’s container terminals and reducing costs of road and rail logistics to and from the port has been announced by the Sydney Ports Corporation. Full Story... Schenker signs on for AUSPACK 09 (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) SCHENKER Australia has been confirmed as the official materials handling and freight forwarding partner of AUSPACK organisers Exhibitions & Trade Fairs (ETF). Full Story... Jettainer teams up with Lufthansa to trial lightweight containers, save millions (Monday, 2 February 2009) AIR cargo carrier Lufthansa Cargo has paired up with logistics expert Jettainer to trial the effect of lightweight containers on Lufthansa’s environmental performance and transport costs. Full Story... Eurogate prepares for difficult 2009 (Monday, 2 February 2009) FREIGHT forwarding and logistics company Eurogate Group says that it expects a tricky 2009, despite handling a record 14.2 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year. Full Story... GFC creeps into Middle East, logistics providers remain optimistic (Wednesday, 28 January 2009) THE global financial crisis has begun to chip away at the once strong Middle East with slumping air cargo volumes and oil prices. Full Story... Hino helps cut running costs for PWM (Wednesday, 28 January 2009) SYDNEY-based waste management company Pioneer Waste Management has taken another step to reduce running costs with the purchase of a new Hino SS 700 truck. Full Story... Qantas to expand US freight services (Wednesday, 28 January 2009) QANTAS Freight has announced that it is to introduce a direct weekly B747-400 freighter service between the United States and New Zealand from next month. Full Story... New Middle East shipping service provides US links (Wednesday, 21 January 2009) SWIRE Shipping is to commence a Middle East Service (MES) linking the US Gulf and US East Coast with Dammam and Jebel Ali in the Arabian Gulf on a monthly basis. Full Story... Paramount Airways set to launch cargo division (Wednesday, 14 January 2009) INDIAN budget airline Paramount Airways plans to begin operating its own Chennai-based cargo division, focusing mainly on high-end freight. Full Story... Manitowoc crane business down 20% (Monday, 12 January 2009) US-BASED crane manufacturing major Manitowoc is expecting a 20% reduction in revenue from its crane business for calendar 2008, but has said this will be offset by an approximate 200% revenue increase by its food service equipment segment. Full Story... Hunter Valley coal rail network experiences record haul (Friday, 9 January 2009) THE Hunter Valley coal rail network enjoyed an excellent end to 2008 with a record coal haul of 328,000 tonnes delivered to port over a 24-hour period on the weekend of December 20 and 21. Full Story... Airfreight continues to struggle worldwide (Wednesday, 7 January 2009) STATISTICS published by the International Air Transport Association have revealed that international air cargo volumes nosedived in November 2008, dropping a massive 13.5% on the previous month, even though capacity only declined by 1%. Full Story... Kenya, Uganda to get new rail link (Wednesday, 7 January 2009) KENYAN Transport Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere has announced plans to construct a new railway between Kenya and Uganda at a cost of around $US3.5 billion ($A4.85 billion). Full Story... FedEx China hub to open in Feb (Monday, 5 January 2009) CHINA’S Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is to see the opening of FedEx’s $US150 million ($A209.9 million) intra-Asian hub on February 6. Full Story... Barker technology taps niche market (Friday, 19 December 2008) BARKER Transport Services is using inflatable-bag suspension, as well as custom-designed and built shipping containers, to get a leg-up in the Queensland market. Full Story... Downer on a $350M roll (Friday, 19 December 2008) DOWNER EDI announced yesterday that it has snapped up a series of contracts totalling more than $350 million across the Asia-Pacific region, spread between the company’s rail, mining, engineering, works and consulting divisions. Full Story... SeaBridge confirms new trans-gulf service (Wednesday, 17 December 2008) US-BASED SeaBridge Freight has announced that it will initiate its first “marine highway” short sea transportation service on December 18, 2008, connecting the Port of Brownsville in Texas and Port Manatee in Florida. Full Story... Qantas-Australia Post JV forging ahead (Wednesday, 17 December 2008) AUSTRALIAN air Express – a joint venture freight company between Qantas and Australia Post – says it has greater infrastructure access than any other express airfreight company. Full Story... Maersk Line lays up eight vessels (Friday, 12 December 2008) CONTAINER shipping company Maersk Line has announced it will be laying up eight vessels from now until mid-2009 due to a struggling market environment. Full Story... BA launches new freighter service, awards DHL multi-million contract (Wednesday, 10 December 2008) BRITISH Airways World Cargo has launched a weekly Boeing 767-200 freighter service between Colombia and Barbados. Full Story... US recession bites Kalitta (Monday, 8 December 2008) THE United States recession is biting US cargo companies, with freight specialist Kalitta Air the latest to be hit, decommissioning 8 of its 20 aircrafts, and laying off a quarter of its staff from the Oscoda division. Full Story... Freight company fined $300k for overloading (Monday, 8 December 2008) FREIGHT and logistics company Grasten has been fined in excess of $300,000 for 47 offences involving overloaded or overwidth trucks, a move welcomed by the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority. Full Story... Freight company fined $300k for overloading (Monday, 8 December 2008) FREIGHT and logistics company Grasten has been fined in excess of $300,000 for 47 offences involving overloaded or overwidth trucks, a move welcomed by the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority. Full Story... FMG to reset shipping contracts (Monday, 8 December 2008) THE collapse in freight rates has driven Fortescue Metals Group to suspend its long-term shipping contracts in favour of a free-on-board regime. Full Story... Datalogic releases latest handheld reader (Monday, 8 December 2008) DATALOGIC Scanning has introduced the GryphonI GD4100 linear imager to its Gryphon line of handheld readers which are designed to excel in all sectors, including postal, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing and light industrial environments. Full Story... Prev    Next   Company Search Story Search Advanced Search Disclaimer | © Copyright Aspermont Ltd | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions