IFW E-Bulletin: Warning as ocean rates fall; China eyes private investment in new airports

Latest News Wednesday 9th March Warning as ocean freight rates continue to fall Shipping lines are planning April increases, but brokers fear for their success China eyes private investment in new airports Air freight infrastructure needs to match growing demand Air cargo's message to governments: we don't want 100% screening IATA chief warns of 'knee-jerk' reactions to security situations EU grant for improvements at Baltic ports Cash will fund work to ease cargo bottlenecks and improve infrastructure at Gothenburg, Århus and Tallinn Exclusive: Asia-Pacific will continue as air freight's star performer But carriers on booming intra-Asia trades shy away from freighters Infrastructure upgrades needed now so rail freight can help UK hit emission reduction goal RFG report says loads must be moved off the roads to achieve 80% target Major new fleet for Hong Kong Airlines Carrier orders 38 long-haul aircraft from Boeing Rail freight services up and running to Lyttelton, but slowly Operator aims to resume normal service as soon as possible NOL volumes up this year Increases driven by Asian trade Social networking with IFW Use Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter to get the news and make the news Follow IFW to win a bumper food hamper SaLSA steps in with the right advice Have you got news for us? If you have a story that impacts on the freighting industry, we'd like to hear from you. We Have Mail Re: Trucking costs Carolyn Evans   Opinion Coalitions and cargo: a recipe for Irish recovery? In the days before the General Election, there were those of my fellow Irishmen and women who believed that the most likely result was 'more of the same', regardless of whichever party emerged from the ballot with the largest number of seats, writes John Tuohy The odds are stacked against going it alone Latest Jobs Sea Imports Operations - Freight Forwarding Salary: £17000 - £24000 per annum Location: Middlesex Air Imports Operations - Freight Forwarding Salary: £17000 - £24000 per annum Location: Middlesex Freight Forwarding - Ocean Imports Ops Salary: £22000 per annum Location: Dartford, Kent For all the latest job listings and people news View all jobs Latest Classifieds Fundamentals of Transport Logistics IBC Global Academy Distance Learning Lloyd's List Group Company Credit Reports & Ratings TOC Asia 15-17 March 2011 For all your announcement opportunities and events View all classifieds Interviews A Q&A with Andrew Herdman The Director General of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines on US plans for 100% cargo screening, intra-Asia volumes and anticipated growth in global demand Singapore has big plans Rather than being one of many gateways to South-east Asia, Kelvin Wong, the Logistics Director of Singapore's Economic Development Board tells Damian Brett the island has ambitions to become the gateway to all Asia Features Supply chain agility, via Cloud Andy Stinnes on why agility in supply chain management is more important than ever, and why you need cloud technology to get you there Supply chain software: the new generation In Simon Kaye's previous column, he discussed the three levels of competitive intelligence the best logistics software provides. But today's software is not just a tool for shipment tracking Q&A with Ravishankar Mirle Mike King talks to Emirates' Regional Manager for cargo operations for Asia and Australasia Friday Focus: Transforming supply chain management through agility and innovation Stephen Corbet argues that one of the greatest challenges facing the logistics industry is the need to develop business environments that are capable of addressing the dynamic economic climate with modern supply chain management solutions People Jakub Pelikan SDV

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