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2007 CHINA PORT TOP 25
The Comprehensive Index of China Port Competence (CICPC) research conducted by Shippingchina.com, International Economy Faculty of Dalian Maritime University and China Shipping and Port Academy has been published. more... DEVELOPING WORLD China’s Africa Overture Needs Common Touch Francois Baird is co-chairman of Baird's CMC, an international communication management consultancy. This is an edited version of his talk to the China Europe Business Meeting of Horasis. more... GLOBAL TRADE Shippers Pay as China Cimbs the Value Chain Rising costs are expected in sourcing in China writes Greg Knowles in Cargonews Asia as labor shortages will begin to bite. more... GLOBAL TRADE EU asks US Push for Economic Governance to Absorb Rise of China Europe and the US must put "equitable economic globalization" at the core of their relations just as in 1949 they made NATO the bedrock of global security, European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson said in a speech. more... >>EU Trade Chief says Dispute Could Sink Global Trade Deal CHINA-EUROPE BUSINESS MEETING Keynote Speech President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet delivered the keynote address at the China-Europe Business Meeting in Frankfurt on 8 November 2007 "The Emergence of China in the Global Economy: A European perspective" more... GLOBAL LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES Western 3PLs Flock to China's Big & Bustling Logistics Market By Jean V. Murphy Aggressively positioning themselves to take advantage of China’s economic boom and huge logistics market, these providers aren’t coming to the party empty-handed. They bring much-needed investment capital and expertise. Like most things in China, the logistics market is big, bustling and bursting with potential—and Western third-party logistics providers are getting in on the action. more... COLLABORATION KEY TO OPTIMIZING CHINA SUPPLY CHAINS Companies moving cargo from China to the US must adopt a more collaborative approach to improving the efficiency of their supply chains, says Brian Lutt, president of APL Logistics. more... |
CHINA TO SPEND 1.2 BILLION RMB ON LOGISTICS HUB FOR TIBET
China's government will spend 1.2 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S. dollars) this year on a logistics center for the Qinghai-Tibet railway, project officials have said. more... UPS TO OPEN SHANGHAI CARGO HUB IN NOVEMBER UPS plans to open its new 1 million-square-foot air cargo hub in Shanghai in November. It will be the first US cargo carrier to open a hub in the burgeoning China market. more... CHINA'S LOGISTICS FLOW GROWS 25.5% IN 2007 China's total logistics flow in 2007 grew 25.5% year-on-year to 74.8 trillion yuan (10.27 trillion US$), according to the estimates of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. more... CHINA'S TRADE SURPLUS REACHES NEW HIGH China's trade surplus jumped to a new all-time monthly high in October, despite government pledges to restrain export growth more... XHINA & ASEAN ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON PORT DEVELOPMENT China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued a joint statement on port development and cooperation aiming at shore up the role of shipping and ports in China-ASEAN trade. more... >>China & ASEAN Pledge Deeper Food Safety Co-Operation CHINA USES VLADIVOSTOK FOR NEW SEA ROUTE An agreement with Russia over the use of Vladivostok has allowed China to open a sea trade route between its landlocked northeastern province of Heilongjiang more... LATECOMERS WARNED OF CHINA'S TOUGH LOGISTICS SECTOR Larry Alberts, director of consultancy Oliver Wyman, a specialist in the surface transportation and energy sectors who advises companies on the Asian market and customer and business strategy, has given his view on China’s logistics market. more... >>To read Article in Full at C argonews Aisa please click here LOGISTICS MUST IMPROVE TO KEEP IN STEP Serious money exists in the middle class which is growing in China year by year. According to McKinsey, 77% of urban Chinese households live on less than RMB25,000 a year, but by 2025 that figure will drop to 10% more... BULK OF CARGO NOW BOUND FOR ASIA The amount of cargo being moved on ships is up nearly 150 percent over last year. China and India are buying up boatloads of food, coal and other raw materials to fuel their explosive growth. more... >>To Listen to the Story Please Click Here CHINA READY TO HANDLE 8 BILLION TONNES BY 2010 Statistics released at the China Ports and Terminals Summit held in Tianjin show the handling capacity of China's ports is scheduled to hit 8 billion metric tonnes a year by 2010. more... |
