Dutch-based freight forwarder TNT has recently begun using the Boeing 747-400 ER Freighter, with a payload capacity of 110 tons, to serve its Southeast Asian, Chinese and European markets. With four new Boeing 747-400 ER Freighters being put into operation last week, TNT now has a fleet of 51 aircraft.

Ika Krismantari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Australia-based Oxiana Ltd. plans to spend US$310 million this year to construct a gold and silver plant in North Sumatra. According to Oxiana general manager for external relations Bruce Loveday on Tuesday, the company has secured a contract of work (CoW) for the project as well as the approval for the project's environmental impact analysis, locally known as Amdal.