Tag: Air Transport

GATS opens first hub in the Caribbean

Posted by | Jun 20, 2003 | |

GATS (Global Alliance of Transportation Systems) has announced its first business agreement to open and operate an airmail hub in co-operation with the Postal Corporation of Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica, is strategically located to serve the entire Caribbean region, Central America and countries in the northern part of South America. GATS and the Postal Corporation of Jamaica will thus be in a position to provide national postal administrations around the world with an effective and efficient network, as well as advantageous mailing solutions.

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TNT targets Hong Kong – Europe cargo flights

Posted by | Jun 16, 2003 | |

TNT, the express courier and mail company, is in talks with AirMark, an Indonesian airline owned by mainly Malaysian interests, about launching cargo flights between Hong Kong and Europe. Hong Kong deputy country manager Ambrose Linn said the move followed the disruption to express shipments caused by airlines cutting back scheduled services in the wake of the atypical pneumonia outbreak.

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Colography releases national survey of U.S. Expedited Cargo

Posted by | Jun 10, 2003 | |

The Colography Group, Inc. released findings from the 2002 edition of its National Survey of U.S. Expedited Cargo; the study reveals buying habits and attitudes shaping transportation trends in the United States.

Nearly half (49.3%) of all domestic overnight air volumes in 2002 moved less than 350 miles, and 31% of all volumes moved within a 150-mile radius. By contrast, less than 20% of all overnight air volumes moved more than 1,200 miles.

Overnight letters accounted for nearly 55% of all overnight air volume in 2002. FedEx Express, FedEx’s air unit, controlled 44% of the domestic overnight air letter market; UPS was second at 30.6%.

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Deutsche Post fails to appease UPS

Posted by | Jun 2, 2003 | |

US-based United Parcel Service (UPS), the world’s largest express forwarding group, is still refusing to withdraw its legal complaint against Deutsche Post, the German postal and logistics group, on grounds of unfair competition, in spite of the announcement by the German company that it is to sell its shares in US airline DHL Airways, which is to be renamed Astar Air Cargo by its new owners.

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