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Mitsui OSK Lines president Koichi Muto this week warned that the Japanese carrier was facing the largest loss in its history.
At the shipping line’s 128th birthday celebration, he also forecast that 2012 could be just as challenging.
Muto said that for fiscal 2011, which ended on March 31, the carrier is forecasting a loss of around 27 billion yen ($325.5 million).
He said it eclipsed MOL’s previous record loss in 1993 of 5.7 billion [...]
Demand for air cargo rose by 5.2% in February over the same month in 2011, according to the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
However, Latin American airlines saw the most significant decline, with a 3.6% fall compared with previous-year levels.
Several factors distorted the February result when comparing it with last year’s figure, said IATA. They included weaker traffic during the so-called Arab Spring a year ago, and cargo demand was [...]
Week in Review
PROMISING CANAL
With the expansion of the Panama Canal not all is yet said, because there are still challenges and other opportunities that will come along. The term Post panamaxes will give Panama one of the innovations when the mega expansion project becomes a reality and creates an opportunity to move more containers and other products that previously could not go through the Canal, such as liquefied natural gas [...]
Focus Publishing Group (The Bulletin, Hub Logistica and FOB Colon Free Zone) participated in Cargo Expo Peru 2012.
The fair was held from April 17 to 20 and is an event specialized in freight forwarding, logistics and foreign trade.
At this year’s edition China was the guest, while next year it is expected to be the US.
Peru Cargo Week was held at a time that the Peruvian government has set itself the challenge of [...]
With these additions, the carrier’s fleet will include four B777F aircraft, the world’s largest and most advanced twin-engine freighter.
Southern Air has already taken delivery of its third and fourth planes.The new aircraft will be dedicated to DHL Express for its new round-the-world service from Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Leipzig and back to Hong Kong.
Southern Air CEO Daniel McHugh said, “The addition of two new 777Fs to our fleet is another critical step forward [...]
The first postpanamax dredge in the world according to its operator, the Belgian company Jan De Nul, is in Panama for almost four weeks.
Its job is to work on the navigation channel of the Atlantic entrance of the Canal expansion in Colon.
As well as widening and deepening the navigation channel it also served for a maneuverability test to see how post-Panamax vessels will enter the Canal. In the future vessels of this size, [...]
Better collaboration between cargo owners, shipping lines and logistics operators is key to making the most of Asia’s growing economies and robust markets.
This was stated by Mark Holloway, APAC Customer Service and Logistics Director for liquor giant Diageo, at the recent TOC Container Supply Chain Asia 2012 conference in Hong Kong.
Holloway told an audience of shippers, carriers, port representatives and other Asia container supply chain professionals that better partnerships should aim to improve [...]
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