Logistics Roundup: January 20, 2008
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:19
General Logistics
MRC expands business chase with Chinese office
Air
Air China’s parent to purchase East Star Airlines
Kunming Airlines to start operation soon
Air China parent targets central foothold, East Star
China’s Shenzhen Airport 2008 passenger throughput up 3.8 pct
Tianjin to lure new airlines to increase traffic
Air China expects to fly into its first annual loss
Japanese carriers reduce flights to China
Water
Chu Kong snaps up southern China river port
China ports seek empty box boost
Dalian Port handles 28 pct more containers in ’08
Shanghai Port Gains on City Plan to Be Shipping Hub
Road
Improved transport links boost thailand-china-laos trade
Beijing to buy 1,000 environment-friendly buses
China way ahead on border infrastructure
Harbin-Russia freight transport road opens
Rail
More trains reduce strain
Rail ticket sales peak across China
Warehousing/ Distribution
Borouge expands China presence
Technology
First RFID show for China
Strasbaugh Ships nSpire CMP System to China’s Tianjin University of Technology
STX launches first China-made diesel engine
