A direct connection between India and USA
The Chinese carrier Cosco, including its Hong Kong affiliate OOCL, recently launched a direct service from Asia connection to the US East Coast via Suez. The weekly Awes service calls the ports of Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Mundra, the Suez Canal, New York, Norfolk,... mehr
Etihad Cargo boosts China capacity
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, is further expanding its capacity offering for the Chinese market with the introduction of an additional weekly Abu Dhabi – Shanghai freighter flight from today 2 February 2023. This will increase the carrier’s... mehr
Aapa: 2022 a difficult year for cargo
Preliminary traffic results for the full calendar year 2022 recently released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa) showed robust recovery in international passenger markets after more than two years of prolonged lockdowns and strict border control measures that... mehr
Sudden ebb in used container ship market
What was good in the past can be bad today. The once vibrating market of second-hand container vessels slowed down in the course of 2022. Over the year, sales and purchase levels were only half as high as in 2021, according to Alphaliner's latest global survey. In 2022,... mehr
Preighters between Phuket and Penang
Effective today, 2 February 2023, Qatar Airways Cargo will operate an A330 passenger freighter to Penang (Malaysia) via Qatar Airways’ passenger flights to Phuket (Thailand), four times a week. This adds over 70 t of available capacity each week that will feed into the carrier’s... mehr
Kick off for Inland Rail construction in Victoria
The Australian Inland Rail project has taken an important step forward with the beginning of major construction works in the state of Victoria. Building works are currently also underway in Queensland. Connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales... mehr
Turkish Cargo enters Cargo Ai's marketplace
Turkish Cargo is now live on Cargo Ai’s marketplace solution "Cargomart" for users in four countries. In the pilot phase, users in France, Spain, Netherlands, and Singapore will have access to booking Turkish Cargo’s new services "TK Smart" (general cargo... mehr
Closer cooperation at Shanghai airport
Carsten Hernig, previously vice president region Latin America & Caribbean at Lufthansa Cargo, assumed the dual role of deputy general manager and vice president production, sales & marketing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (Pactl) in... mehr
Trotzdem nach Taiwan
Zwei Technologiefirmen ziehen Logistikbüros aus Hongkong ab. Wie schwer es Hongkong hat, seine globale Ausstrahlung zu wahren, unterstreichen die Überlegungen zweier Chip-Entwickler, ihre Logistikzentren nach Taiwan übersiedeln zu wollen – obwohl über der Inselrepublik der... mehr
Malaysia: double-digit growth for domestic cargo
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), a private company that manages 39 airports in Malaysia as well as Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçan Airport (SAW), reports that overall cargo movements for the network of airports remained resilient for 2022, registering a growth of 3.6% to 1,063... mehr