Tag: Asia

DHL boosts Asia Air Network with service upgrade for Hong Kong-Nagoya route

Posted by | Oct 29, 2006 | |

DHL,a leading express and logistics company, has boosted its dedicated overnight service between Hong Kong and Nagoya by replacing its existing A330-200 passenger aircraft service with an Airbus A300-600F aircraft operated by Air Hong Kong, which DHL has a 40 percent stake in.

The new freighter – which will continue to ply between Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) located in the Chubu region of central Japan, and DHL’s Central Asia Hub at the Hong Kong International Airport – has a capacity of 45 tons, which represents an increased capacity of 125 percent, or 25 tons, from the previous belly space agreement with Cathay Pacific, and it offers more than two times the current processing capacity.

The ten times weekly service will commence operations from 29 October 2006, further strengthening DHL’s Asia Air Network. DHL’s air network currently comprises 30 destinations, served by over 20 aircraft in dedicated air operations. This allows major Asia Pacific cities and other business centers to be interconnected through DHL’s regional hubs and gateways, providing DHL’s customers with overnight services across the region.

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SHKP to invest in air cargo complex project in Shanghai

Posted by | Oct 26, 2006 | |

Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016.HK, SHKP) is said to invest in the west air cargo complex (phase II air cargo complex) of Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The news has been confirmed by both parties.

A senior official of Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) said that the air cargo complex project has been divided into several small projects and SHKP might invest in one of the projects.

The official also said that Hong Kong Airport Authority would not invest in the project as it originally planned to.

It has not been fixed yet as to the share proportion of SHKP, but both parties has primarily agreed that SHKP could take 5% shares of the air cargo complex.

UPS and DHL, the global express service giants, had also singed agreements with Pudong Airport to invest in the project.

SHKP, the Hong Kong-based real estate developer, is engaging in air logistics.

It has already invested in an air transport center in Hong Kong International Airport and has the plan to invest in the third air cargo complex in Hong Kong.

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UPS expands HQ at Philippines' Clark into Intra-Asia hub

Posted by | Oct 25, 2006 | |

US-based United Parcel Service (UPS) has expanded its headquarters for US$1.4 million and converted it into its Intra-Asia hub.

The formal conversion of UPS-Clark as Intra-Asia hub was highlighted with the launching of UPS fourth annual global volunteer week conducted in barangay (community village) Cauayan here with some 300 of its Philippine-based employees participating. The UPS-Clark 16,500-square-metre area in the 2,500-hectare Diosdado Macapagal International Airport are worth some USD7 million but the network costs about USD300 million including value of aircraft.

UPS-Clark has 120 weekly incoming and outgoing flights between such routes as Hong Kong, Cologne, Dubai, Taipei, Kansai, Cebu, Narita, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Shenzhen, Incheon and Mumbai.

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DHL Express looks at creating hub in Shanghai

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

DHL Express, the express delivery unit of Deutsche Post, could finalise a contract with the Shanghai Airport Authority to build a hub for its regional operations.

Li Derun, executive vice president of the airport authority, has said that “negotiations with DHL for a Shanghai hub are ongoing”.

There is hope that the parties will be able to sign an agreement before the end of the year, Reuters reported.

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China Post tries to squeeze out small operators

Posted by | Oct 23, 2006 | |

A million people in the express service industry could be out of work in China if a draft proposal revising the Postal Law is passed by the National People’s Congress. It will give China Post’s express arm EMS (Express Mail Service) the sole authority to handle documents weighing under 150 grams, effectively forcing most domestic express companies to shut down as 90 percent of their business is derived from handling such small items.

Domestic freight forwarders as well as foreign express operators expressed their discontent with the draft during a meeting last month with Dong Chaojie, deputy division director of the Legislative Affairs Office (LAO) of the State Council and Da Wa, director general of the Department of Industrial Administration of the State Post Bureau. Attending the meeting were executives of 16 domestic companies as well as representatives from the big four foreign operators – DHL, TNT, FedEx and UPS.

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