INTRODUCTION Flat Cargo Berhad (FCB) was one of the Malaysia largest investment holding air freight companies listed in Bursa Malaysia on 15th September 2001. FCB core business is to provide air freight services and aircraft ground handling services within the Asian region. FCB whollyowned subsidiaries included FC Spare Sdn. Bhd.‚ Cargo Management Sdn. Bhd.‚ FCB (SPV)‚ Cargo Air Services Sdn. Bhd. and FC Air Ltd. It started in 2006 when Mr. Chuah Mun Soong‚ head of the audit team from Kenchana
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Introduction Air Cargo Industry is a highly competitive with low profit margin industry operated by 85 operators within Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region. Flat Cargo Berhad (FCB) was one of them with several subsidiaries related to this industry. FCB was recognized as one of the biggest air freight companies in Malaysia. With the flourishing of e-business and secured agreements with well-established companies (i.e UPS‚ Nationwide Expressway‚ Citylink‚ Nippon Express etc)‚ the boom of Flat Cargo Berhad
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Proceedings of the 13th Asia Pacific Management Conference‚ Melbourne‚ Australia‚ 2007‚ 431-436 Competitive Strategy for Low Cost Airlines Hongwei Jiang RMIT University‚ Australia Abstract The aim of this paper is to identify challenge faced to Low-Cost Carriers (LCCs) or Low-Cost Airlines and provide new insights into the development and competitive strategy for LCCs. LCCs are still a relatively new phenomenon in Australia since Virgin Blue and Jetstar came to the market. There are over 30 LCCs
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TITTLE: ‘‘THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY’’ (VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINES) Contents 1) Introduction to airline industry 2) Drivers of globalisation using yip’s model 2.1 Market globalisation 2.2 Cost globalisation 2.3 Globalisation of government policies 2.4 Globalisation of competition 3) Localisation- arguments against globalisation 4) Pestle Analysis 5) Porter’s 5 forces analysis and their application to Airline industry 5.1 Rivalry amongst Existing Firms 5.2 Threat of substitution 5.3 Threat
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Airport Security-Air Cargo Out of all forms of passenger and freight transportation‚ air travel represents the highest levels of logistics complexity. Every day‚ thousands of aircraft leave the ground to service domestic and foreign countries. Since the World Trade Center attacks that took place on September 11‚ 2001‚ the world and especially the United States has been on a heightened state of alert. Although the aviation industries as well as the independent carries are working hard to ensure
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A MASTER’S GUIDE TO Container Securing A MASTER’S GUIDE TO CONTAINER SECURING IS THE FIFTH PUBLICATION IN THE MASTER’S GUIDE SERIES. The Standard P&I Club The Lloyd’s Register Group The Standard P&I Club’s loss prevention programme focuses on best practice to avert those claims that are avoidable and that often result from crew error or equipment failure. In its continuing commitment to safety at sea and the prevention of accidents‚ casualties and pollution‚ the Club issues a
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Defining a general cargo ship The term “general (multipurpose) cargo ships” covers many different ship designs that do not fi t into other more specialised cargo ship types. Thus‚ general cargo ships are not specialised for transport of only dry bulks‚ only containers or only heavy-lift cargoes‚ but they have flexibility to carry any of these cargo types. General cargo ships are the world’s most numerous ship types‚ excepting fishing vessels. Thus‚ in the year 2002 their share in the overall world
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Hold cleaning and inspection 1.1 GENERAL INSPECTION OF CARGO HOLD Prior to loading and after discharging‚ hold spaces must be inspected and the cargo/ballast systems should be tested. The inspection is primarily directed towards checking the ship’s integrity. The possible causes for the lack of integrity which can cause damage are the following: Damage to shell and deck plating; Damage to hatch coaming and hatch covers; Improperly closed or blanks ventilators; Leaking pipes and manhole
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In the poem “The Cargo Hulks” by Peter Trower and the selection from “Breaking ships” by Roland Buerk‚ both pieces show how the ships being used as tools to make money for men and end up being abandoned when they are no longer useful as the improvement of ship industry. However‚ the Asian Tiger in “Breaking ships” is not forgotten by people like the cargo hulk‚ which is only getting rusty on the coast. Both ships are only tools in men’s minds. People create the cargo hulk and the Asian Tiger
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In the poem “The Cargo Hulks” written by Peter Trower and the story “Breaking Ships” by Roland Buerk‚ the texts both discuss the ships that are used in people’s lives. In both texts‚ the ships both undergo unforeseen value change as the writer’s use literary terms to show this and while these texts talk about the expected worth of Cargo Hulks and The Asian Tiger‚ the worth of them differ subsequently. In both text talk about the likely worth of the two types of ships. The Cargo Hulks can splash within
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