Tag: Asia

Japan Post: Data System can be reprogrammed quickly

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

Japan Post Corp. said it will be able to reprogram its information system in time for the privatization of postal services, wiping out concerns that the 10-year process may be delayed from its scheduled launch in October, the Kyodo news service reported. The postal privatization law stipulates that the government is allowed to put off the launch of privatization for six months if a substantial delay in the preparation of the information system is considered likely to hinder the process, the report said. Kyodo said the entity in charge of preparations for postal privatization is required to report such a delay, if any, to the government by March 1, 2007.

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China Southern freighter expansion to lift Baiyun airport Move will force Hong Kong to rethink air cargo policy as dominance comes under threat, say analysts

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

China Southern Airlines, the biggest mainland airline by fleet size, plans to grow its freighter fleet to 14 aircraft from two by 2011.

Analysts say the move will mean more freight connections and volume for Guangzhou’s Baiyun International Airport, forcing Hong Kong to rethink its air cargo policy.

Like its mainland rivals, China Southern has been slow to develop its freighter business because of a long-standing imbalance between exports and imports.

Load factors for inbound cargo traditionally have been much lower than for outbound, keeping profit margins thin.

China’s airlines operate only 33 freighters with 7,700 tonnes of capacity. UPS and FedEx, the two biggest dedicated cargo carriers in the United States, between them operate 1,000 freighters.

However, China’s swift economic growth, spurring demand for such prime air freight commodities as high fashion, fine wines and delicate electronic products, means that imports and exports are coming into a better balance.

Chinese airlines have begun forming cargo alliances with international carriers.

Shenzhen Airlines teamed up with Lufthansa to form Shenzhen-based Jade Cargo Airlines which operates two Boeing 747s and plans to expand the fleet to six aircraft by next January.

China Southern has a code-sharing arrangement with Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo.

By 2011, China Southern expects to take delivery of six Boeing 777s, which can stay in the air for 10 hours and six Airbus A300s which can be adapted for passenger and freight service. The first of the A300s, which are principally designed for use on regional routes, will be delivered at the end of this year.

Mr Dodwell said the Hong Kong government needed to update the import-export ordinance to facilitate more transshipment business.

And he said the efficient use of air space was being hindered by the conservative air spacing regime in Hong Kong and the refusal by the Beijing government to allow planes bound for or leaving in Hong Kong to fly through the mainland’s air space below 10,000 feet.

“I can see healthy growth of 5 per cent to 8 per cent a year in Hong Kong for the next five years,” said Matthew Ma, vice-president of Cargolux, an airline based in Luxembourg. “It is a performance-based industry; it’s not only capacity that counts.”

Mr Ma said Guangzhou could not match Hong Kong for reliability and just-in-time management. However, Hong Kong still needed to embrace the “open skies” concept and address the issue of high service charges, he said.

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Blue Dart appoints new Managing Director & Sales up by 24.51%

Posted by | Feb 23, 2007 | |

Blue Dart Express Limited today announced the appointment of Anil Khanna as Managing Director of the company with effect from February 21, 2007. Anil Khanna will replace Malcolm Monteiro who has moved to DHL Express, Asia Pacific, as Senior Vice President and Area Director for South Asia.

The Company posted Rs 50.23 crores profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to Rs 43.41 crores for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 of the previous year. Income from operations for the year ended 2006 was 668.02 crores. Blue Dart, last year, moved to a financial reporting for the calendar year from the earlier fiscal year.

Anil Khanna has 27 years of experience in various industries and has been with Blue Dart for over 14 years. He moves to the position of Managing Director from his earlier position as Senior Vice President – Western Region. As the Head of the Western Region, he has been responsible for developing business potential, driving strong growths in the region, which contributes to a third of the company’s revenues, and enhancing service quality. Anil is a graduate from St Stephen’s College, Delhi and holds anMBAdegree in Marketing and Finance fromUBS, Chandigarh

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India Logistics Industry: USD125 Billion Goldmine

Posted by | Feb 21, 2007 | |

India’s third-party logistics (3PL) market is all set to experience a period of explosive organic growth, going by independent market analyst Datamonitor’s (DTM.L) latest research. The report, “India Logistics Outlook 2007,” predicts high double-digit growth rates for both outsourced and contract logistics in India. With India’s gross domestic profit (GDP) growing at over 9% per year and the manufacturing sector enjoying double digit growth rates, the Indian logistics industry is at an inflection point, and is expected to reach a market size of over USD125 billion in year 2010.

“Strong growth enablers exist in India today in the form of over USD300 billion worth of infrastructure investments, phased introduction of value-added-tax (VAT), and development of organized retail and agri-processing industries”, say Praveen Ojha, Logistics analyst with Datamonitor and author of the study. “In addition, strong foreign direct investment inflows (FDI) in automotive, capital goods, electronics, retail, and telecom will lead to increased market opportunities for providers of 3PL in India.”

However, as a result of the under-developed trade and logistics infrastructure, the logistics cost of the Indian economy is over 13% of GDP, compared to less than 10% of GDP in almost the entire Western Europe and North America. “As leading manufacturers realign their global portfolios of manufacturing locations, India will have to work on such systemic inefficiencies, in order to attract and retain long-term real investments.”

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DHL Global Forwarding appoints chief operating officer

Posted by | Feb 19, 2007 | |

DHL Global Forwarding (Thailand) has appointed Vincent Yong as deputy country manager and chief operating officer, the Bangkok Post reports.

Mr Yong will be in charge of air freight, ocean freight, customer programme management and branch offices. He worked with the Asia Pacific office of Danzas Regional Management in Singapore for six years, before moving to Thailand where he was instrumental in restructuring the sales and operation departments over the past two years.

In addition, DHL has promoted country integration manager Krishavan Chuecharoenchai to serve as director for commercial affairs, overseeing business development, marketing and sales.

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