CII NOW A FMC REGISTERED NVOCC
When Pete Lamy and I started CII sixteen years ago, we were quite confident our future was export airfreight to the South Pacific and this niche would satisfy all our needs. Today it still represents 80% of our revenue, but our growth has been such that today our other business activities account four $millions; not [...]
COMPETITION FOR QANTAS
Had former CEO Geoff Dickson, his worthless board of directors and kiss-ass management team got their way and sold the company to a bunch of private equity thugs who were 100% financing the deal, Qantas would today be out of business. Why? Because if it weren’t for their strong balance sheet, there would be no [...]
NO QUESTION TIMES ARE GETTING TOUGHER
Business is continuing to shrink and while President Obama sees glimmers of hope that certainly does not extend to forwarding. Qantas admitted yesterday that the lack of business class travelers and international freight was the root cause in another round of layoffs, this time shedding nearly 2,000, (including 500 management jobs) from its 34,000 workforce, [...]
BATTLING THE RECESSION
Most of us experienced a huge drop in business in December and as January and February are traditional tough months, many of us are hoping for the best as we move into March, but in our hearts know December 2008 could be what we may experience throughout 2009. Trading patterns and volumes will change significantly [...]






