Supply chain, warehousing and last-mile delivery across the region.
Phuket Airport’s new international terminal is set to double its passenger capacity when it opens next May, according to airport director Monrudee Gettuphan. Construction of the terminal is more than 80 percent complete. It will undergo initial systems checks…
Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok’s hub for low-cost airlines, will reopen its newly renovated Terminal 2 for domestic flights on Christmas Eve. Due to the popularity of the budget airline service, Terminal 2 was put into renovation to improve the…
Budget travelers can now hop on a cheap flight to Europe as low-cost German carrier Eurowings launches flights to Bangkok and Phuket this week. Its first flight from Cologne to Phuket leaves on Friday, while its first flight from Cologne to Suvarnabhumi…
Hong Kong and Shenzhen are key points on China’s planned “Maritime Silk Road”, and the emergence of east and south axes in the Pearl River Delta bay area will help to realize Beijing’s bigger strategy. However, the existing transport infrastructure, based on…
Malaysia-based low cost carrier AirAsia Berhad plans to launch its latest direct flight between tier-two Chinese city Guangzhou and Langkawi, Malaysia at the end of January 2016. The choice of tourist destination Langkawi for the group’s latest international…
Member of Cimmission I of the House, TB Hasanuddin, said that PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) has produced new choppers NAS 332 a.k.a. EC 225 Super Puma Mark II. Even better, EC 225 Super Puma Mark II has been used by 32 head of states as a executive chopper.…
AirAsia X will relaunch flights to Delhi in February 2016, four years after it suspended the service. The Malaysian low-cost carrier has confirmed that it will start operating four weekly direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and India’s capital on 3 February.…
Embraer Executive Jets and DHL have teamed up on a new global logistics model designed specifically for business aviation. With 930 executive jets (and increasing to more than 1,000 next year) flying in some 60 counties, Embraer clearly has the need for…
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has published its duty free prequalification tender invitation(s) for Hung Hom and Lo Wu railway stations and/or Lok Ma Chau – either as separate bids, or as part of a three-strong station package. The current business comprises…
Flagship airline Garuda Indonesia and Lion Mentari Airlines are adding direct flights to more Chinese cities from Bali next year in a move that would boost tourism for both countries. Garuda will launch the Guangzou-Denpasar and Shanghai-Denpasar routes in…
If you’re an Asian SME and a retailer and you are not pursuing an export strategy – you’re missing out, according to a study completed by FedEx. Small- to medium-size enterprises throughout Asia Pacific that export to overseas markets are twice as likely to…
The shifting of AirAsia’s operations to Terminal 1 next month will certainly be welcomed by passengers, said Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) vice president (inbound) Datuk KL Tan. He said the Terminal 2, which the low-budget-carrier is…
Singapore Post will build a $150 million shopping mall that offers a “complete suite” of e-commerce logistics solutions, the first of its kind in Singapore. The new retail mall at Singapore Post Centre (SPC) will boast 269,097.8 sf of retail space and it will…
DHL Express Philippines inaugurated yesterday its P80 million South Service Center in Las Piñas to complement the logistics company’s goal of widening its presence in the country. The facility is also expected to cater to the growing logistics demand of…
lalamove, the leading professional on-demand delivery service throughout Asia, has added new features to its mobile and web application to handle increased delivery demand in Bangkok during the upcoming holiday season. “The holiday season is a busy time for…
Construction is now underway for Singapore’s first shopping mall that offers e-commerce logistics solutions as well. Scheduled to be completed in mid-2017, the new retail mall will be located at the prent open concourse in front of the SPC, located next to…
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