Dragonair to offer express parcel service from July 28
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines said it will offer an express parcel service from July 28 to meet the needs of customers doing business in China.
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DHL open new service center in Hong Kong
DHL Worldwide Express has opened its new Kowloon Central Service Centre in Cheung Sha Wan, beginning operations on June 4
Read MoreCargoSmart portal stakes up for grabs
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) wants to sell stakes in its CargoSmart Internet portal, and last week announced that it is in discussions with five Asian carriers.
Ken Chih, OOCL’s chief information officer, said: “We’ve just signed a three-year deal with Hewlett Packard (HP) for it to host CargoSmart. We recognised that if a neutral
party didn’t host it, we wouldn’t get other carriers using it.”
OOCL has set a 30 June deadline for the carriers to decide whether they want to take up to a 20% of the portal.
Threat of postage increase blamed on British rival
HONGKONG Post has threatened a postage increase after its United Kingdom counterpart allegedly exploited a loophole to set up a delivery company in the SAR, causing it to lose $9 million in the first three months of the year. Incoming mail from the UK plummeted 36 per cent in the period compared with that of last year, Hongkong Post said. It attributed the drop to a new practice – established in October – under which mail from the UK is brought in by the company and selectively delivered to major business areas and densely populated areas
Read MoreExpress carriers ink Hong Kong pacts
Four associations representing many of the world’s biggest air express operators signed a series of cooperative accords with Hong Kong Customs & Excise aimed at streamlining operations and fighting fraud
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