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PT FPS Indonesia Opens for Business in Tangerang … Secures ISO9001 Quality Re-Certification
PT FPS Indonesia, a member of the international forwarding and logistics network - Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS Group) - has opened a new branch office at Tangerang to consolidate the forwarder’s growing business in Indonesia. - January 27, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Seabury Cargo Advisory Presents Launch Customers of Global Ocean Database
Seabury Cargo Advisory today announced a positive reception by customers for its new Global Ocean Database. This new analysis tool provides insight into global ocean trade volumes per commodity type, in weight and number of TEU. Seabury Cargo Advisory is a practice area of Seabury Group’s... - January 22, 2010 - Seabury Group
Aircraft Landing on a Road Near Leogane, Haiti to Deliver Food, Supplies and Doctors
Tradewind Aviation has been delivering supplies, food and doctors to an isolated area near the epicenter of both the earthquake and aftershock in Haiti. There are no airports in the area so a 1200 foot stretch of road has allowed the Cessna Grand Caravans to land and deliver up to 3000 pound of... - January 21, 2010 - Tradewind Aviation
Private Jet Charter Service Noble Jets Offers Passengers New Deals for 2010
Noble Jets, the world renowned private jet charter service, is creating new deals for passengers in 2010. By calling 877-653-8738 or emailing charter@noblejets.com, passengers can learn of the many great deals Noble Jets has to offer. Whether a client needs a private jet to New York, Los Angeles... - January 20, 2010 - Noble Jets
Famous Pacific Shipping Seeks Global Expansion
New freight forwarding members sought from the Commonwealth of Independent States, North Africa, and parts of the FSU, such as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, especially. - January 13, 2010 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Adds Twice Weekly Door-to-Door Services Between the UK and Poland
Now working with Hellmann Worldwide in Poland. Customers using Davies Turner’s overland trailer services between the UK and Poland now benefit from direct door-to-door services with Tuesday and Friday departures from Davies Turner’s main regional distribution centres in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Dartford. - January 07, 2010 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
New Golf Caddie Service for VIP's
VIP Caddymates - Makes your golf game fun. Now available in Las Vegas, soon expanding to Phoenix and Orlando - January 06, 2010 - VIP Caddymates
Aviation Experts Release New Emission Trading Software for Airlines
Aviation Experts, a consulting company specialized in the aviation sector, recently developed a software solution to manage ETS activities. - December 30, 2009 - Aviation Experts
Plane Guts, Based Out of Tyler TX, Begins Unique Pricing Method for Aircraft and Jet Interior Remodels
Plane Guts, by buying bulk materials and passing the savings onto the customer, has reset the aircraft remodel industry. Their upfront pricing and easy to receive quotes give them a leg up on other interior companies. - December 25, 2009 - Plane Guts
Noble Jets Offers One Way Private Jet Flights
Noble Jets, the world renowned private jet charter service, is announcing new One Way Service options for all of its clientele. Noble Jet’s One Way Private Jet Service will now fly clientele all over the world, and the company has even made booking a flight that much easier. Alex Volis, CEO... - December 25, 2009 - Noble Jets
Famous Pacific Shipping Restructures Top Management
In Macau, at the 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group (FPS Group), delegates agreed to a restructuring of the Asia-based NVOCC and freight forwarding network’s senior management team. - December 10, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner Offers Greener Modes for Turkish Freight
Five years after Turkey’s dynamic economy and burgeoning garment trade encouraged the independent UK freight forwarder Davies Turner to further expand its presence in the market by locating its own delegate in Istanbul, the company is offering re-engineered supply chain services using greener transport modes and increasing the exports and imports of general freight to improve utilisation of its road trailers. - December 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Advance International Helps Power Bulgarian Shipbuilding
Global project cargo forwarder Advance International Transport Inc has commenced a three-year contract to provide heavy lift transport management services for Japanese-built ship engines destined for a multi bulk-carrier order being undertaken at a leading Bulgarian shipyard. - November 29, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Execflyer Completes Eye in the Sky PR Tour
Execflyer recently worked alongside Brighton based Pegasus PR, to provide helicopter charter transport as part of a regional launch for a new eye care product. The brief was to transport over 20 journalists to a series of lunchtime briefings, designed to introduce the new product and educate more... - November 25, 2009 - Execflyer
Noble Jets Announces One-of-a-Kind Card to Its Clients
Noble Jets, a premiere private air charter service, announces they are offering clients a unique card that makes their travels more pleasant and less time consuming. - November 23, 2009 - Noble Jets
Aloha Air Cargo and Hawaii Farm Bureau Partner for Island Sustainability-New Collaboration Offers Local Farmers Discounted Shipping Rates and Enhanced Membership Benefits
Aloha Air Cargo and Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation (HFBF) have cultivated an unprecedented new partnership that champions local farmers and fosters enhanced sustainability in the Hawaiian Islands. Starting today, associates of HFBF now have access to a members-only webpage and exclusive discount... - November 11, 2009 - Aloha Air Cargo
Elite Helicopter Tours Donates Free Tour
Elite Helicopter Tours, a Los Angeles based helicopter tour company, is dedicated to contributing back to society in any many ways. Most recently they have made a charitable contribution to Wildlife Waystation, a non-profit animal rescue and rehabilitation facility in the Angeles National Forest,... - November 07, 2009 - Elite Helicopter Tours
Great Western Transportation Offering Special Rates and Has Expanded Their Social Media Exposure
Great Western Transportation announced today they have begun offering special rates in preparation for the expected increased holiday freight traffic. The special rates will apply to all shipment throughout the Continental United States, Canada and Mexico. In addition Great Western has expanded... - October 31, 2009 - Great Western Transportation
Encore Aviation’s Revolutionary “Aviation Country Club” Will Bring Better Options at Lower Cost
Encore Aviation, Inc. provides special dedicated private jet programs for members of its Exclusive Aviation Country Club. Combining the best attributes of charter and fractional ownership programs. - October 29, 2009 - Encore Aviation, Inc.
London Private Jet Charter Service
Noble Jets, the world renowned private jet charter service, is heavily invested into delivering top notch London private jet charter service. London is a major destination for international finance, European business transactions and global vacationers, and Noble Jets regularly helps people arrive in London with style, luxury and safety. - October 27, 2009 - Noble Jets
Execflyer.com Flies Its 100th Air Charter Client Since Going Live
Execflyer is pleased to announce serving its 100th air charter client since the company was conceived in 2008. - October 24, 2009 - Execflyer
Great Western Transportation Now Offering Air Freight Services
Great Western Transportation announced today it has begun offering Air Freight Services throughout North America and Mexico. Listening to the needs of their clients they have expanded their already expansive Land Freight and Transportation services to include an Air Freight option. These services... - October 10, 2009 - Great Western Transportation
Famous Pacific Shipping’s New Oceanfreight Consolidation Service from Hong Kong Opens New Gateway for Central and Eastern Europe
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, now offers weekly oceanfreight consolidation services from Hong Kong to a key central European gateway. - October 01, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Davies Turner’s Offers Daily 48-Hour Groupage Services Throughout Germany
Despite the severe economic downturn affecting traffic volumes in Europe, Davies Turner – Britain & Ireland’s leading independent forwarder - continues to make strategic improvements to its E.U. trailer services. - September 30, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Advance Shows Its Heavyweight 'Bottle' in Poland
International freight forwarder, Advance International Transport, is working on a major project freight management contract on behalf of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), shipping thousands of tonnes of machinery and material to support the construction of the first PTA (purified terephthalic acid) plant in Poland. - August 30, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Famous Pacific Shipping Adds Oceanfreight Services Between Europe and South America
Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Rotterdam has beefed up its South American oceanfreight connections with the launch of a new fortnightly consolidation service to Cartagena, Colombia. This service adds to FPS Rotterdam’s existing services to Santos, Buenos Aires, Callao, Valparaiso and Colon. - August 21, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
International Air Charter Launch the JetSet 20 Scheme
International Air Charter are one of the world's leading private jet charter companies who offer luxurious and tailored private flight solutions to those who require the very best in air charter travel. Here they inform you of the launch of their new IAC JetSet card. - August 07, 2009 - International Air Charter
Humidity Control Room Boosts U-Freight’s Aviation MRO Logistics Services
In Singapore, the U-Freight Group (UFL) has opened a new logistics facility, which allows appropriate levels of humidity to be maintained during the handling and storage of aircraft engines and aviation components. - July 29, 2009 - UFreight
Icon Jet, LLC Shoots for the Moon with New Luxury Aircraft
VIP charter corporation adds to five-star fleet and garnishes national media coverage It takes a very special person to completely appreciate a Boeing 737 aircraft that is “all jet” on the outside – and a five-star hotel on the inside. Icon Jet, LLC, is a brand new corporation... - July 25, 2009 - Icon Jet
Small Dallas-Based Company Breaks Hollywood Barrier; Air Charter Guru "Goes to the Dogs"
When Walt Disney studios recently hired Dallas-based, Air Charter Guru to fly dozens of dogs to Mexico to film Beverly Hills Chihuahua it showed that one small company can break the Hollywood barrier. According to 'head guru', Jeff Alan, “For many years, my company, Air Charter Guru has... - July 08, 2009 - Air Charter Guru
Famous Pacific Shipping Invites AGM Sponsors
Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast-expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services provider, is inviting container shipping lines to sponsor its Annual General Meeting and conference which will be held later this year in Macau from October 25-29th. - July 01, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Construction Starts on U-Freight’s Iconic Logistics Facility at Shanghai Pudong
Ground breaking has taken place on a RMB200 million/USD29.26 million strategic warehousing and office complex at Shanghai Pudong International airport for the UFL Group (www.ufreight.com) - the international freight service and logistics company. Completion of the building work is expected within 15 months. - June 28, 2009 - UFreight
Advance International Assists Azerbaijan Go for Gold
Advance International Transport is playing a significant role in efforts by Azerbaijan to capitalise fully on its goldfield resources. - June 25, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Anderson Cargo Services Expands Sales Effort Into Dallas Market
Anderson Cargo Services offers teams up with Al Martinez in Dallas Market. - June 18, 2009 - Anderson Cargo Services
Imperial Jets Assisting with Evacuations from Battle-Worn Region of Somalia
Imperial Jets, a leading private jet charter firm with headquarters based in New York City, is currently assisting with evacuations out of the at-threat areas of Somalia from their office located in Tanzania. - June 18, 2009 - Imperial Jets
Anderson Cargo Expands Warehousing and Logistics Efforts in Minneapolis
Anderson Cargo, a Minneapolis based transportation and logistics company adds two new experts to their staff in the area of warehousing and logistics. - June 17, 2009 - Anderson Cargo Services
Mercury Jet Charter Announces New Mercury Express One Way Pricing/ Empty Leg Program and American Express Promotion for Business Aviation Customers
Mercury Jet Charter, Inc., a full service private jet charter brokerage and aircraft management company, today released details of their new Mercury Express One Way Pricing/ Empty Leg Promotion for business aviation customers and American Express Promotion. - June 12, 2009 - mercury jet charter, inc.
Davies Turner Breaks Own Records in Supplying Tehran Book Fair
Freight forwarder, Davies Turner has smashed its own transport records and moved more than 300 tonnes of books and other literature to Iran for this year’s Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). - June 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Aircraft Charter Company Oxygen 4 Breathes Easy with a 76% Business Increase and Has Significantly Exceeded Their Year 2 Expectations
Aircraft Charter company Oxygen 4 announces having completed their recent accounts that the company is able to boast an increase in sales from GBP 9m to GBP 15.8m. Mark Green advises, "Year one was something of a revelation for the industry, we surprised all of our competitors with our... - April 29, 2009 - Oxygen 4
U-Freight Expanding in China
The U-Freight Group (UFL) - www.ufreight.com - is continuing to increase its presence in China through a range of strategic office openings and relocations that is working to consolidate its involvement in one of the world’s busiest and most important freight markets. - April 29, 2009 - UFreight
Freight Broker Logistics World Wide Expansion
Freight Broker Logistics objective is to connect shippers with dedicated local freight consultants around the world. - April 20, 2009 - Freight Broker Logistics
Advance International Transport Cements Heavy Shipment
International project freight forwarder, Advance International Transport has undertaken the shipment of a cement-making machine and ancillary quipment from the United States to Turkmenistan. - April 10, 2009 - Advance International Transport
Davies Turner Air Cargo Hosts EU/China Customs Fact-Finding Delegation
A high-level delegation of representatives from a joint EU/China Customs project studying the implementation and delivery of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status accreditation has visited the London Heathrow HQ of Davies Turner Air Cargo (DTAC). - April 10, 2009 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
U-Ocean Adds Oceanfreight Consols ... Plans to Build on Success of Services Launced in 2008
Less than a year after U-Ocean, the oceanfreight arm of global freight forwarder the U-Freight Group (ufl) - www.ufreight.com - launched scheduled oceanfreight export consolidation services from New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to Hong Kong, the global operator is undertaking a major expansion of the services that will boost its coverage of key markets throughout South East Asia. - April 10, 2009 - UFreight
Famous Pacific Shipping in Expansion Mode
Despite the tightening global freight market, the Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS), is following a programme of network expansion in established and emerging freight markets. - April 10, 2009 - Famous Pacific Shipping
Private Jet Charter Company Planemasters Adds Two New Aircrafts to Its Fleet
Planemasters, a Chicago private jet charter company, recently added a King Air 350 and Citation Ultra aircraft to its versatile fleet. - April 02, 2009 - Planemasters, Ltd.
SkyBridge Private Air Offers a Better Way to Fly Private
Despite a sinking economy, SkyBridge Private Air, the nation’s leading private jet charter broker, is making sure those who need to fly private still can. SkyBridge arranges clients’ private jet travel on an “as needed, pay as you go” basis, utilizing a network of select... - March 06, 2009 - SkyBridge Private Air
Saanich Peninsula Finally Has a Scheduled Air Service to Downtown Vancouver
Commuters, visitors and shoppers travelling from Vancouver Islands Saanich peninsula, no longer have to rely on BC ferries. The new air service will allow them to soar over the long line ups, increasing fares and slow boats to Vancouver. Arrive in the centre of downtown Vancouver in 30 minutes, a fraction of the time it takes on the water. - February 21, 2009 - SaltSpring Air
Amerijet International to Operate Boeing 767-200 Cargo
Amerijet International, Inc. announced today it has signed a seven year agreement with Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc. (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) to lease five Boeing 767-200 freighter aircraft. The 767s will enable the airline to increase capacity on its... - February 19, 2009 - Amerijet International, Inc.
Jetcharters.com Featured in Forbes.com Article
Is the private plane still a viable business tool? - February 11, 2009 - Elite Jet Charter