Global air passenger numbers were surprisingly strong in July, while freight markets stagnated and the end of 2011 is still expected to be weak, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday.
International passenger traffic rose 5.9 percent in July year-on-year, while freight traffic fell 0.4 percent, mainly due to weakness in the Asia-Pacific region following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, IATA said.
The rise in passenger numbers in July meant airlines filled 83.1 percent of available seats, even though capacity -- available seat km -- rose by 5.4 percent.
Planes were fullest in North America, where the passenger load factor was 86.8 percent in July, though that was also the region with the smallest increase in available capacity.
IATA said the increase in international passenger travel, which went beyond the normal seasonal fluctuation caused by holidays in the northern hemisphere, probably reflected optimism earlier in the year. The outlook, however, looked less rosy.
"With business and consumer confidence now tanking, sluggishness in international trade, and high fuel prices, the expectation is for a weaker end to the year. We are already seeing this in the shrinking air freight markets, which were 0.4 percent down on the previous year," Tony Tyler, IATA's director general said in a statement.
Governments are partly to blame, he said.
"Some of our challenges have a high percentage of government-made content. The recent downsizing of Air Berlin is a clear reminder of the high cost of the German departure tax on the economy, jobs and communities.
"Governments should not compromise aviation's role as an economic catalyst for the short-term revenue gain of gratuitous taxation -- particularly when economies remain weak," said Tyler.
Domestic passenger numbers were much weaker than international figures, largely because of the slump in Japan, where passenger traffic fell 16.7 percent from July 2010.
However, Indian and Brazilian domestic passenger traffic leapt by 20.6 percent and 17.8 percent, respectively. But the biggest markets, the United States and China, were sluggish. US growth was 2.1 percent, while Chinese traffic growth "slowed abruptly" to 5.1 percent, IATA said.
In freight markets, the overall fall of 0.4 percent since July 2010 reflected a 3.9 percent decline in the Asia-Pacific region and a 0.5 percent slip in Europe, which together outweighed single digit growth elsewhere in the world.
"Freight load factors have declined significantly (1.8 percentage points) to the pre-recession level of 45.0 percent. Asia-Pacific carriers, the largest in the market, have seen load factors slip to 58.1 percent (from 60.2 percent in July 2010)," IATA said.
Monday, September 5, 2011
DHL: Shipping from China to Germany
George is a business man for mobile phone parts in Germany. Recently, he plans to purchase mobile phone parts from a chinese supplier -- DBX Electronics Ltd. However, this is his first time to import. And he still purchase from other chinese supplier. So George want to find a freight forwarder who can help him shipping the goods from China to Germany. George asked suggestion from his chinese supplier DBX and they introduce CarryGo International Logistics Ltd.
CarryGo International Logistics Ltd. located in Liwan District, Guangzhou city, where is closed to the biggest market of electronic products. Since 2000, CarryGo cooperated with many trading companies and ship electronic products from China to North America, West Europe, East Europe, South America, South Asia and Oceania.
George contacted CarryGo and asked for their service. The weight of the package is around 32KG, the size is 70cm*60cm*50cm. After communicating with George, CarryGo recommend George to ship by DHL, because the cost is less and DHL can ship the package from China to Germany fast and safely. More important, it is convenient for custom clearance if shipping by DHL from China to Germany.
George calculated the shipping cost and the cost of the products. He found it is still much cheaper to purchase on Germany. Therefore, he made his decision soon and accepted the recommendation. 4 days later, he received the package from China. George open the package and checked all the products. He is very satisfied with the service of CarryGo as well as his chinese suppliers, such as DBX. He believes he will import more products from China in future.
CarryGo has more than 10 years experience in shipping goods from China, not only DHL, but also air freight, UPS, Fedex, TNT, HK Post for small package and sea freight.
CarryGo International Logistics Ltd. located in Liwan District, Guangzhou city, where is closed to the biggest market of electronic products. Since 2000, CarryGo cooperated with many trading companies and ship electronic products from China to North America, West Europe, East Europe, South America, South Asia and Oceania.
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George contacted CarryGo and asked for their service. The weight of the package is around 32KG, the size is 70cm*60cm*50cm. After communicating with George, CarryGo recommend George to ship by DHL, because the cost is less and DHL can ship the package from China to Germany fast and safely. More important, it is convenient for custom clearance if shipping by DHL from China to Germany.
George calculated the shipping cost and the cost of the products. He found it is still much cheaper to purchase on Germany. Therefore, he made his decision soon and accepted the recommendation. 4 days later, he received the package from China. George open the package and checked all the products. He is very satisfied with the service of CarryGo as well as his chinese suppliers, such as DBX. He believes he will import more products from China in future.
CarryGo has more than 10 years experience in shipping goods from China, not only DHL, but also air freight, UPS, Fedex, TNT, HK Post for small package and sea freight.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
How to ship commodities from China to USA and Canada?
If your goods is small, weight is less than 2KG and you don't have requirement on arrived time. You can choose Hong Kong Post (HK POST). HK Post is almost the best shipping method from China to all over the world for small package. The estimated arrived time is around 10 days. The shipping cost is also cheap.
If the weight of your goods is more than 2KG and less than 60KG, international express service is the best way. UPS, Fedex and DHL are the biggest express service company in the world. All of them are the best choice to ship to USA and Canada. You just need to compare their shipping cost. It takes around 3 days
from China to USA and Cannada. Shipping by DHL, UPS or Fedex is the best choice for electronic products, such as tablet pc, mobile phone, LCD, accessories and batteries, because electroinc products is more valuable and shipping fast is required for electronic products. By the way, generally, custom clearance is easy if send by express service company from China to USA and Canada. If you want to know how express service calculate the shipping cost, you can read my another article.
If the weight is more than 60KG and less than 5 cubic meter, you can send your goods by air freight -- airport to airport. If your goods is larger than 5 cubic meter, you have to send by ship -- harbor to harbor. If send by air freight or sea freight, you have to pick up the goods on the port and prepare custom clearance documents.
CarryGo is a freight forwarder in Guangzhou, China. Since 2000, CarryGo help customers shipping all kinds of products from China to all over the world. CarryGo does well in international express service for electronic products.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
UPS Joins FedEx in Planning Delivery Service on Aug. 29 as Damage Permits
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) and FedEx Corp. (FDX), the biggest package-delivery companies, said they intend to resume normal operations tomorrow as damage from Tropical Storm Irene permits.
“Our intent is to dispatch Monday everywhere we’re allowed,” Norman Black, a spokesman for Atlanta-based UPS, said in an e-mail.
FedEx, which operates the world’s largest cargo airline, is preparing to move aircraft back to airports that were in Irene’s path as soon as the airports open and it can get employees in position to handle the planes and packages, said Scott Fiedler, a spokesman for the Memphis, Tennessee-based company.
Some customers may experience delays in pickups and deliveries because of downed trees and power failures, said Fiedler, who estimated that FedEx has more than 10,000 employees in the Irene storm zone.
“Our intent is to dispatch Monday everywhere we’re allowed,” Norman Black, a spokesman for Atlanta-based UPS, said in an e-mail.
FedEx, which operates the world’s largest cargo airline, is preparing to move aircraft back to airports that were in Irene’s path as soon as the airports open and it can get employees in position to handle the planes and packages, said Scott Fiedler, a spokesman for the Memphis, Tennessee-based company.
Some customers may experience delays in pickups and deliveries because of downed trees and power failures, said Fiedler, who estimated that FedEx has more than 10,000 employees in the Irene storm zone.
FedEx ups Korea to Europe capacity with A300F
FedEx Express has announced that it has enhanced its services along the Asia-Europe route with the roll out of a new A300-600 aircraft on the existing route from Incheon, Korea into Europe over the FedEx Asia-Pacific hub in Guangzhou, China, ten times per week.
The maximum load capacity of an A300-600 aircraft is approximately 50 tonnes, about 13 tonnes more than the A310-300 currently used on the route, which will allow for more goods to be transported.
The new aircraft deployment was launched in Guangzhou and a number of key locations throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. This latest enhancement is expected to assist in meeting the increased demands for logistics services in Asia-Pacific and Europe, FedEx said in a statement. In addition, FedEx plans to deploy the new freighters in the FedEx AsiaOne network, which connects major cities in Asia within 24 hours.
The maximum load capacity of an A300-600 aircraft is approximately 50 tonnes, about 13 tonnes more than the A310-300 currently used on the route, which will allow for more goods to be transported.
The new aircraft deployment was launched in Guangzhou and a number of key locations throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. This latest enhancement is expected to assist in meeting the increased demands for logistics services in Asia-Pacific and Europe, FedEx said in a statement. In addition, FedEx plans to deploy the new freighters in the FedEx AsiaOne network, which connects major cities in Asia within 24 hours.
DHL consolidates Asian road network
DHL Global Forwarding has consolidated its network of secure road freight services connecting Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand with three new services - DHL Asiaconnect, DHL Asialine and DHA Asianet.
DHL Asiaconnect provides an LTL connection from Singapore to Penang, with overnight delivery, and a two-day door-to-door service from Singapore or Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok.
"DHL Global Forwarding has been offering customers road freight services in Asia for years as it is faster than sea, cheaper than air and can offer customers more pick-up flexibility and shorter lead times." said Amadou Diallo, DHL Global Forwarding CEO for Africa and South Asia Pacific.
DHL Asiaconnect provides an LTL connection from Singapore to Penang, with overnight delivery, and a two-day door-to-door service from Singapore or Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok.
"DHL Global Forwarding has been offering customers road freight services in Asia for years as it is faster than sea, cheaper than air and can offer customers more pick-up flexibility and shorter lead times." said Amadou Diallo, DHL Global Forwarding CEO for Africa and South Asia Pacific.
Cathay, Dragonair see 11% cargo drop in July
Cathay Pacific Airways has released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for July 2011 showing a year-on-year decline for cargo and mail tonnage while passenger numbers rose alongside a rise in capacity, compared to the same month in 2010.
The two airlines carried 140,050 tonnes of cargo and mail in July, an 11 per cent decrease compared to the same month last year, while the cargo and mail load factor was down 9.4 percentage points to 66.6 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 4.2 per cent, while cargo and mail tonne kilometres flown were down by 8.6 per cent. For the year to date, tonnage has dropped by 5.2 per cent compared to a capacity increase of 12.9 per cent.
The two airlines carried 140,050 tonnes of cargo and mail in July, an 11 per cent decrease compared to the same month last year, while the cargo and mail load factor was down 9.4 percentage points to 66.6 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 4.2 per cent, while cargo and mail tonne kilometres flown were down by 8.6 per cent. For the year to date, tonnage has dropped by 5.2 per cent compared to a capacity increase of 12.9 per cent.
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