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June 30, 2011 Category Logistics, Short news
Airlines & airports
- Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co (Haeco) is “actively considering” the development of a fourth maintenance hangar at Chek Lap Kok airport. The facility would be at least half the size of Haeco’s 15,750 square meter third hangar. Other expansion options were also being assessed.
- Eternity Logistics Co has been ordered to pay CNY2.83 million by the Pudong New Area People’s Cour to Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co for chartering a Zimbabwe-registered MD-11 jet ― even though the aircraft crashed at Shanghai and its cargo was destroyed. Eternity had a freight forwarding agreement with Sinotrans under which Eternity was in charge of transferring goods to Sinotrans and applying for customs clearance while Sinotrans would deliver goods to airlines. Eternity received compensation for the cargo from Avient Aviation but refused to pay the fee for chartering the aircraft and the operation fee to Sinotrans.
Express delivery
- More than 90% of Shenzhen’s couriers face a big challenge during a ban on electric bikes in the city from June 6 until December 5. Large courier companies have addressed the problem by buying small vans or opening more sorting stations, but some smaller firms or freelance couriers will likely opt to pay fines. Electric bikes are banned throughout the city except in remote sub-districts. Riders violating the restriction will be fined CNY200. Industry insiders argue that motorcycles used in the courier and catering industries should be exempted.
Inland river transport
- Luzhou, a port upriver of Chongqing, last year handled about 80,000 TEU, but with expansion projects underway at Luzhou and other ports in the upper reaches, capacity would reach 7 million TEU in 2015, compared with forecast throughput of 2.2 million TEU. Xu Weiping, General Manager of Luzhou Port Group and Sichuan Changtong Port, said the port had a capacity of 200,000 TEU, but work was underway to expand capacity to 1 million TEU and the aim was to double this to 2 million TEU. He noted it cost CNY2,800 to transport a container by ship from Luzhou to Shanghai compared with CNY6,400 by rail.
Ports & sea transport
- The price of carrying containers to northern European ports from Shanghai has dropped to USD874, the lowest since July 2009. The peak was USD2,164 in March last year, according to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
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