Transport & Logistics
Air China Cargo launches flight to Paris
12 March 2010Air China Cargo now has a new service from Shanghai to Paris, via Beijing and Copenhagen. more...
218 new aircraft this year
12 March 2010New orders for 218 aircraft needed this year will include jumbo jets and regional aircraft, said Li Jiaxiang, director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
He said China would expect 700 million passenger trips a year by 2020, and the number is likely to double by 2030.
Last year China's passenger transportation hit 230 million trips, and cargo freight volume reached 4.46 million tons.
Li Jiaxiang said this year the two figures are estimated to grow by 12%.
Economic Times reports cargo freight volume nearly doubled in the first two months this year, which got back to the level before the global financial crisis.
CRI English.com reports that as part of the nation's $585.7 billion stimulus package, China built and upgraded 22 airports in 2009.
China Asian rail link
11 March 2010In 1995 officials began plotting a new rail network to link China to six south-east Asian countries and then to extend rail connections through various national lines all the way to Singapore, the southern tip of mainland southeast Asia.
The network is expected to strengthen economic ties by reducing transport costs and making travel more convenient.
A new trade agreement came into effect in January slashing tariffs on most goods exported between China and members of the Association of South East Asian Nations.
Currently the biggest gap is in Cambodia. more...
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Transport aircraft sales (9 March 2010)
C919 jumbo jet design (9 March 2010)
Qingdao Port sees strong start to 2010 (9 March 2010)
Second lunar probe in October (8 March 2010)
Air China aims to buy Shenzhen Air (8 March 2010)
One more Shanghai airport terminal (8 March 2010)
45 years of flying Chengdu-Lhasa (5 March 2010)
Daqing Airport opens September 16 (4 March 2010)
China eyes Arctic shipping (4 March 2010)
Tracker tracks stolen vehicles (3 March 2010)
Emirates A380 ’Capital Club’ (3 March 2010)
Big spending on high-speed rail pays off (2 March 2010)
Cathay Pacific, Air China may share cargo (1 March 2010)
Seaplanes over Shenzhen (1 March 2010)
Kerry Logistics: two China contracts (26 February 2010)
