“There is a difference between just moving a container and moving it in the most sustainable, easy, and reliable way.”

Freight volumes at Frankfurt have been hurt by a night flight ban imposed at the end of October, with volumes down 11.7 percent in the first three months of 2012, reported Reuters.

Recently, SAS Software (Thailand) Co Ltd, the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, held a seminar on “SAS Master Data Management Day” to show how to manage a huge data for the success of business.  Mr.Taveesak Saengthong, Managing Director of SAS Software (Thailand)   Co.,  Ltd. (2^nd from left) , Mr. Mazhar LeGhari, Senior Director, Market Strategy, DataFlux , A SAS Company (3^rd from left), Mr. Manish Desai, Associate Director, SAS South East Asia (1^st from Left) Mr. Wirayut Jantrapornsin, Solutions and Partner Manager, SAS Software (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (4^th from left) provided the details.

Rotterdam, April 23^rd 2012 - For EMO, the largest transshipment terminal for coal and iron ore in Western Europe, VSTEP created a crane simulator for preparation and training of their future and current EMO dry bulk crane operators, increasing their effectiveness and precision.

 Dean Thorpe (centre), Managing Director of CEVA Thailand recently hosted a corporate lunch for over 200 flood-affected staff. A total amount of THB2,184,000 has been collected from the CEVA Community across the globe through CEVA’s Thailand Flood Relief Program in efforts to provide support for CEVA staff in Thailand who have been impacted by the floods.

India’s fast-growing Hyderabad Airport has ambitions to become the country’s main gateway for air cargo.

Global carrier reliability improved from 78% in February to 79% in March, according to SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.

FedEx is to acquire privately-held Polish package and mail operator Opek in a deal that sees the US firm advance its European expansion plans on the heels of rival UPS’s US$6.8 billion offer for TNT Express.

Asean cooperation as food demand grows

Thailand should join forces with other Asean countries to supply raw materials to global food businesses and to push for an increase in the supply of Asean farm products in world markets.

Lufthansa Cargo, the freight arm of Germany’s largest airline, has shelved plans to invest around €1 billion (US$1.35 billion) at Frankfurt Airport, as a result of the night-flight ban there.