Thailand’s new international airport risks losing out on the opportunity to become a regional hub for air freight unless it establishes express cargo facilities, industry executives warn. The express warehouse and custom-free zone planned for Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi international airport will be about half a mile from the airside area with space of 1.5 million square feet, against 2.1 million at the current Dong Muang airport.
Read MoreDHL-Sinotrans, a 50/50 joint venture between the world’s leading express and logistics company DHL and China National Foreign Trade Transportation (Group), recently announced the establishment of the Taizhou Branch in Eastern China’s Zhejiang Province.
During the last four months, DHL-Sinotrans increased branches in china from 39 to 50.
Read MoreThe Latvian public services regulator decided to approve a postal license for Latvia’s a/s Diena, publisher of one of the country’s leading daily newspapers.
The company has been licensed to deal with express parcel and express mail correspondence throughout the territory of Latvia. The license is valid for one year.
Read MoreDHL Express, the express and logistics arm of Deutsche Post World Net, will launch new services in Chile over 2004 in an attempt to register annual growth rates of 20%. The strategy is aimed at consolidating its expansion and leading position in the domestic market.
Read MoreDeutsche Post AG have said no decision has been made on moving the European hub of its DHL express package carrier from Brussels airport to a new location -but that the German city of Leipzig was in the running if it chose to quit Belgium.
“There are capacity problems (in Brussels) which have to be resolved,” said Ina Quilling, a spokeswoman for Deutsche Post which owns DHL.
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