Will confirmation of Maersk's 18,000 TEU vessel order intensify competition for capacity among carriers?

MAERSK Line, the world’s largest shipping line by capacity, is now also confirmed as having placed the largest capacity order in the history of container shipping, with a reported 10 X 18,000 TEU vessels ordered by the Danish shipping giant for delivery between 2013 and...

CSAV boss QUITS after supervising company's METEORIC rise

CHILE's Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) - which moved from 16th to 6th place on the global container shipping league tables in less than two years - must now find a new president with the resignation of Jaime Claro Valdes, the man who made it happen. Mr Claro...

SUSI Airlines has taken a MARKET share of MERPATI Airlines

Susi Air airlines are slowly been taking market share of Merpati Nusantara Airlines. Susi Air is now a direct competitor of Merpati Airlines, which is owned by the government. State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar was deeply impressed with the performance of Susi...

QATAR Airways to Launch THIRD destination in IRAN

Qatar Airways today announced plans to launch flights to the southern Iranian city of Shiraz. The airline will commence twice-weekly flights from its Doha hub to Shiraz International Airport on June 5. Shiraz will become the airline’s 101st global destination and third...

DHL plans to build a multi-user WAREHOUSE facility

One of the express services and logistics company, DHL has plan to build a multi-user warehouse facility to support the distribution chain business in Indonesia. Construction of warehouses in Cililitan, East Jakarta that requires an investment fund worth 3 million Euro...

Lion Air still want to BUILD hangar in INDONESIA

Until now, PT Lion Mentari Airlines still seeking development of hangar for their aircraft maintenance in Indonesia. According to General Director of PT. Lion Mentari Airlines, Edward Sirait, needed a better solution for these efforts. "We still want to build a hangar...

Garuda Indonesia recruit ex-Mandala Airlines pilots

PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk (GIAA) plans to recruit 180 new pilots in 2011, and as many as 36 pilots of whom are former pilots of the Mandala Airlines. "This year we are conducting the recruitment process as many as 180 pilots, 36 pilots are ex-Mandala Airlines," said Emirsyah,...

QATAR Airways add flight route to KUALA LUMPUR

Qatar Airways has announced the increase in their network capacity, including adding of flight routes to Kuala Lumpur become two flights per day, which will start on March 1, 2011. Qatar Airways – the airline from Doha - will be doing some network expansion in their global...

The ten NEWEST aircrafts of GARUDA INDONESIA

Until May 2012, Garuda Indonesia will get the newest ten aircrafts to strengthen their fleet. The latest information which received from Standard Chartered on Wednesday (February 2, 2011) indicates, the Standard Chartered and Garuda Indonesia already signed a cooperation...

Indonesian EXPORT of 2010 reached a NEW Record

Head of Indonesia Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Rusman Heriawan said Indonesia's total exports from January to December 2010 to carve new record in the history of Indonesian exports, which amounted to US$ 157.73 billion. "A total export from January to December 2010...