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China Revises Restricted and Prohibited Categories
To maintain steady growth of China's foreign trade, a total of 1,730 products including textiles, plastic products, wooden products and metal products have been removed from the restricted category...
UPS Opens Shanghai Hub
UPS today placed in service a new international hub in Shanghai, China. The company says the new hub will improve access to China and speed the movement of express packages and heavy freight around the world...
Air Cargo in Decline as Chinese Air Takes a Hit
The big three of Chinese Airlines have begun to ground aircraft and cut flights as their domestic market continues to slump...
Expanding Asia-US Freight Options
Averitt Express is growing its Asia-Memphis service to reach two new origin points—Hong Kong and South China...
China Suspends Trade Customs Duty Deposit
China's Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued Announcement No.97 [2008] on November 21, 2008, under which the "actual payment" of customs duty deposit will be suspended with effect from December 1, 2008...
Making History Moving Freight by Rail from Asia to Europe
While most goods move today by air and water from Asia to Europe, the first shipment of Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) via rail marks what DB Schenker says will be regular service to begin after Chinese New Year in February 2009...
Sourcing is Moving Away from Asia, Closer to Home
The 15th Annual 3PL Provider CEO Perspective study uncovers evidence of “reverse globalization” due to climbing expenses for labor, concern over Asian governmental regulations and shipping costs rising in response to higher fuel prices...
Evergreen Air Chosen for US-China Cargo Route
The US-China aviation agreement of May 2007 permits the US to name a new all-cargo carrier to begin service in the market on March 25, 2009...
Agility Extends Its China Reach
With its second major purchase this year, the provider of integrated logistics solutions puts another building block in its domestic China distribution network...
What is the future for the Asia Pacific logistics market?
The global logistics industry is going through an uncertain period...
Asia-Pacific Leveling After Soaring Growth
The condition of US and European markets is affecting export growth from the Asia-Pacific region...
Olympic Brown?
In its role as official logistics and express delivery sponsor of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, UPS expects to deliver 19 million items by the end of the games...
Global Distribution Strategies--Asia
Kerry Logistics, UPS, Penske and Capgemini are among the featured speakers for the upcoming Global Distribution Strategies Asia Pacific event December 2-4, 2008...
The Continuing Challenge of Doing Business in China
Anthony Lau, president of the CILT in Hong Kong, noted that the Chinese mainland's rapid growth has increased Hong Kong's importance as a gateway between East and West...
AirBridgeCargo Increases Asia-to-Russia Service
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has launched non-stop services to Moscow from Shanghai and Hong Kong. The airline will use recently delivered extended range Boeing 747 freighters...
Perspective on Outsourcing to China and India
Though not a new phenomenon, it is now possible to analyze and qualify the processes that have made overseas outsourcing successful and profitable, write the analysts at Capgemini...
The Continuing Challenge of Doing Business in China
“China's economic growth has made a major impact on the global logistics and transportation industries,” Yansheng Zhang, director of the Chinese Mainland's Institute of International Economic Research, told a meeting of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)...
TNT Begins Road Service Between China and SEA
Global express company TNT began scheduled intra-Asia road services linking China and five countries in Southeast Asia...
China Southern joins Air France-KLM in a Cargo Joint Venture
The new airline will be called AE (Asia Europe) and will be based on the Chinese Mainland...
China's Economic Arteries
Since China’s opening up policy began 30 years ago, the coastal regions have enjoyed a sustained period of double-digit economic growth...
Roadway Introduces Expedited Ocean Transport from China
The less-than-container-load service cuts six days off standard ocean transit time....
Reports from China
Some access to earthquake-affected area is open, but companies remain cautious about reopening...
YRC Adds Mexican and Chinese Services
YRC Logistics, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, is expanding international air and ocean freight forwarding services into Mexico. The carrier already has...
Security Cooperation With China Moves Ahead
The pilot between the US Customs and Border Protection and the General Administration of China Customs involved three C-TPAT importer partners whose supply...
Lufthansa Cargo Offers E-Freight, Expands China Service
Getting rid of paper documents for air cargo shipments has been a goal of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that began its Simplifying...
China At War With Nature
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has ordered its troops to go all out to combat the lingering heavy snow in the southern part of the country,...
Singapore Link For China Eastern Nixed
China National Aviation Holding Co. (CNAC) and Air China reportedly will make a bid for China Eastern Airlines in the wake of a failed effort to link...
China Invests in Hong Kong
The largest share of total direct investment in Hong Kong came from Mainland China in 2006, according to the Census and Statistics Department. At 35.1%...
China Southern Joins the SkyTeam Alliance
The addition of China Southern widens SkyTeams global hub network to include the new Baiyn International Airport in Guangzhou. It also is the first Chinese...
Staples and UPS Co-Brand Stores in China
Called Staples UPS Express, the stores offer office supplies and document processing services with packaging and international shipping services. While...
New US-China Air Routes Awarded
The Department of Transportation (DOT) awards went to Delta Airlines for the Atlanta connection and United Airlines for the San Francisco flight. Delta...
Choosing a Path in China
The tools of diplomacy vary with time and the parties involved. In the case of China, logistics can play a major role in the development of the nation...
The Many Faces of Logistics In China
The economic miracle of China goes beyond the evolution of its manufacturing capacity and extends to the development of its logistics capability. A critical...
China, Germany and Russia to Hookup on a Railroad
China, Germany and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation signaling Eurasian railway transportation aimed at providing competitive market services...
Mexico is taking a hit from the Chinese 'invasion'
Now that a "China Syndrome" is clobbering the Mexican economy, the nation is beginning to wake up to the harsh reality that it is a loser in every way...
