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In
The Same Boat
The biggest container transportation company in the world----Maersk
Group recently declared that would share port of its North
American sea lines with two competitors----one is MSC, the
No.2 in the world; the other one is CMA, the No.3 in the world,
due to the stagnant American economy made the sea freight
companies?business lower down. This cooperation is the biggest
saving cost plan in 103-year history of Maersk.
Be The Champion
COSCO HQ took the 1st place of the top 50 Chinese logistics
in 2007, as its annual business revenue is 40% higher than
the 2nd one. The No.2 to No.4 is China Shipping Group, Sinotrans,
CMST and CRE. The logistic portfolio in China is rising quickly.
The revenue increase of compositive logistic enterprises is
obviously faster than the storage ones and transportation
ones. At the same time, the cost of logistic business also
increase quickly.
The Price Backspin
From Apr.1st, Maersk will fix the price in EUD, instead of
USD, including the lines that from Europe to North Africa
past Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Ocean, etc..
This change maybe lead another new change in the currency
of sea freight service fees.
The USD has always being the 1st currency in the sea freight
industry. Its depreciation caused great damage to the the
global sea freight industry. Because most of the shipping
companies?revenue is USD, and the other currency is as cost,
including EUD and koruna.
Make Persistent Efforts
UPS promoted its international economy express service in
China and the other Asia-Pacific market. Delivering the unurgent
package which below 68KG in a more economical price than the
“preferential express?and greatly enlarging the international
freight business. The cities that UPS covers will be 3 times
more than before.
What is more, UPS will add two more services in HK this year----the
first no-paper invoice system in the world and the global
return service.
Stride The Doorsill
The China-Europe Union Sea Freight Agreement became effective
on Mar.1st. Under the key principle of entering the market
without limit, the international sea freight companies and
logistic companies found branches in China will never encounter
the policy doorsill.
The agreement includes unrestricted sea freight service, unrestricted
cargo ship use & crossed trade, unrestricted port use
& the other accessorial services, as well as unrestricted
& indiscriminated branches founding. After the agreement's
effecting, the investors from China & Europe Union are
easier to put great investment into port and basic logistic
facilities.
When The River Rises The Boat Goes
Up Too
Due to the great increase of shipping in Panama, from Mar.1th,
in panama canal, the tug service fees increased 8%, the loading
& unloading fees increased 7% and the accessorial engine
service fees increased from USD200 to USD300 per towline.
It is the main reason for the rising container quantity in
panama canal that the enlarging construction of the wharf
and the development of the transfering business. 75% of FCL,
nearly 4 million containers in last year, rising 32% compared
with the same time in the year bafore last year.
The Great Battle in Air
The Air China successfully affect the small shareholders in
China Eastern Airlines by the way of increasing the purchase
price. It leaded the two-year joint venture project between
China Eastern Airlines and Singapore Airlines failed. After
the Air China put forward the shareholder project on Jan.18th,
China Eastern Airlines claimed that it is insincere due to
its way of handing letters, the procedure and the maturity
of the legal proceedings.
In the evening of Jan.22th, China Eastern Airlines and China
Southern Airlines signed the cooperation agreement, declaring
that they would cooperate in 10 items: flight share, airplane
purchase, ground service, marketing, flight network, club
and guest share, etc.. A situation that three large airlines
groups tripartite confrontation founded.
Great Acceptance
The enlarging construction of Shanghai Pudong Airport will
put into use in April, including the public cargo station
in the west freight area and its backup facilities. The public
cargo station takes up 0.41 million square meters, including
10 complete cargo plane parking places and 7 lift stackers,
which are the most advanced in the world. Its cargo handling
capacity per year is 1.20 million tons. Its acreage is the
biggest one in the world and its cargo handling capacity is
No.2 in the world. Its cargo handling is automatic and controled
by the computer accurately.
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