Logistics & Transportation

China - Up to 3,796 passenger planes needed in twenty years

Source: SinoCast Transportation Beat, 29 September 2009

According to prediction by China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), the country's largest aviation conglomerate, China would need 3,796 commercial passenger aircrafts in the following 20 years. In particular, the Chinese civil aviation industry will need 2,922 jumbo jets and 874 regional airplanes.

In the two decades ahead, the passenger turnover of China will rise 8.2% yearly on average, and the fleet of passenger airplanes will expand 2.6 times from 1,191 ones in 2008 to 4,233 ones, foresaw the Aviation Industry Development Research Center of China. The Chinese airfreight market is predicted to witness an annually average growth of 10.2% in the period, and the fleet of airfreighters will swell 7.6 times to 583 from 68 planes in 2008.

Indonesia - Shipping industry expands 40% in five years

Source: Asia Pulse, 01 October 2009

Boosted by the government regulation on cabotage principle, Indonesia's shipping industry expanded 40% in the past five years. In 2005, the government announced gradual adoption of the cabotage principle under which foreign vessels are not allowed to carry domestic cargoes and government imports.

At the moment, Indonesia has 8,525 units of merchant ships up from 6,500 units before the cabotage principle was adopted, the Indonesian National Ship owner Association (INSA) said. The number of ships flying Indonesian flag has been growing 10% annually since 2005. The cabotage principle is to be fully implemented in 2010.

Singapore - Airport operator may increase fees after 2011

Source: Straits Times, 02 October 2009

After 2011, passengers and airlines could be paying more for using Changi Airport, with the aviation industry regulator's announcement that the cap on the amount of revenue the airport can collect for every passenger will be increased. It will be left to the newly formed Changi Airport Group (CAG), which operates the airport, to determine how much the charges should be, and when they should kick in.

CAG has till early 2011 to work that out with the regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), which will allow the operator to raise the maximum amount of revenue collected per passenger by 12%, from $14.40 (US$10.30) in 2008 to $16.15 (US$11.50). Revenue per head is derived from a number of streams, such as passenger departure taxes, money collected from airlines in parking, landing and other charges; and others such as franchise fees paid by ground-handling companies.

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