Logistics

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will inaugurate a conference on One Nation One FASTag in New Delhi on 14 October 2019. MoS in the Road Transport and Highways Ministry General  (Retd) VK Singh …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: DP World’s business in Peru, which began with container handling at the Port of Callao, has expanded into a fully integrated maritime and logistics operation, catering to the needs of customers across the entire supply chain. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened a state-of-the-art export facility at London Heathrow to future-proof the joint venture’s growth plans in the U.K. market. This is supported by new technologies that will enhance business continuity, as well as deliver significant improvements and transparency …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on 9 October 2019 released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted by 3.9% in August 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the tenth consecutive month …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: AirBridgeCargo Airlines has successfully gained its IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification following two-day audit procedures for compliance with IATA’s Center of Excellence for Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification program. The audit, which was carried out IATA’s representing company, was held at Moscow Sheremetyevo International …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network DP World, the official Premier Global Trade Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, has revealed the design of its pavilion, which will be one of the largest at the Expo site. The pavilion will be centered around the concept of ‘Making Trade Flow’, and demonstrate how …

Cape Town: Port Wings News Network: The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) on 3 October 2019 released an updated version of the FIATA Model Rules for Freight Forwarding Services during its 2019 World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. This revision took into account various changes in the …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) commended the significant progress made by governments at the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Environment was at the top of the agenda, and after some robust discussions between states, there were two critical outcomes: The …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Shri NitinGadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME has directed officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to speed up the implementation of projects through faster decision making and stricter monitoring. The Minister, along with the MoS, Gen(Retd) V.K.Singh,  held …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: In its 56th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 27 September 2019 in Chennai, the Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) elected new office bearers of the Executive Committee for the period of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Mr AV Vijaykumar, who earlier was Chairman-elect, …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Global trade enabler DP World said it plans to make Container Multimodal Terminals Ltd (CMTL), its Hyderabad Private Freight Terminal (PFT) as a multi-modal distribution hub for South India cargo by leveraging its rail-road transport connectivity and warehouses. Showcasing, its multi-modal logistics capabilities in     India …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport on 25 September 2019 with a full cargo payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network. The new daily Airbus A330-300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Hyundai Merchant Marine’s (HMM) first block train with a weekly schedule to Tughlakabad (TKD) , a key Inland Container Depot (ICD) serving the National Capital Region (NCR) of India, was launched from PSA’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) on On 25 September 2019 The block …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing the 3rd Edition of CII Port Conclave 2019 with focusing on the theme “Port Led Industrialization” on 23 & 24 September 2019 at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai. The conclave would focus on key areas like Port Led …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Tuticorin Container Freight Station Association on 18 September 2019 received the International Trade Facilitation Innovation Award for successful implementation of CoDEx at VOC Port in the 9th Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2019 held at New Delhi. Shri David Raja, President, Tuticorin CFS Association …