Air cargo automation system for ULD palletising 
Speedcargo, a tech start-up that offers A.I. and robotics solutions for air cargo, and Güdel, a manufacturer of high-precision machine components and provider of sophisticated automation solutions, have jointly developed the world’s first fully automated robotic freight handling... mehr
Ethiopian Airlines: direct flight to Karachi
Ethiopian Airlines has finalised preparations to launch direct flights to Karachi, Pakistan as of 1 May 2023. Ethiopian first served Karachi from July 1966 to December 1971, and resumed the service from June 1993 until July 2004. The upcoming flight will be operated four times a... mehr
ESR opens new logistics facility near Tokyo
ESR Group has completed the ESR Higashi Ogishima Distribution Centre, the first-ever nine-storey logistics facility in Japan. The newly completed facility is close to the Haneda Airport and the port and central Tokyo, as well as the centres of Yokohama and Kawasaki city. The... mehr
Another agro express train from Russia to China
RZD Logistics (RZDL) has introduced a new service to deliver agricultural products from Russia to China. The first direct train bound for Xian has already left Moscow. In the refrigerated containers, meat and chicken products from Moscow region were transported across the... mehr
Budapest Airport cargo connects to Western China
Budapest Airport welcomed a new airline to its cargo carrier roll call last week, as the Hungarian gateway celebrated the arrival of Sichuan Airlines. Inaugurating a route from its base in Chengdu, the regional airline of Western China will operate a three times weekly service... mehr
Preventing excessive container roll at sea
Hyundai Heavy Industries has received the Approval in Principle (AiP) award for its new software system from Lloyd’s Register. The "Onboard Guidance System" is designed to prevent excessive container roll at sea, which is a risk of significant environmental damage as... mehr
All business units profitable in Q1/2023
For Kuehne-Nagel, the start of the 2023 business year was marked by geopolitical and inflation-related challenges worldwide. Nevertheless, the Switzerland-based global logistics company achieved a high profitability in all business units compared to the years before the... mehr
Digital Freight Exchange goes live in India
India’s National Digital Freight Exchange (NDFE), powered by Semi Cab, has now gone live. The platform is an initiative supported by major supply chain players to make India’s transport network more efficient. NDFE is intended to provide live tracking for every load, achieve... mehr
ONE’s containerised wind assist units
Two containerised wind assist units will be installed on one of Ocean Network Express’ (ONE) operated container feeder ships before the end of 2023. The Singapore-based company has developed a cost optimisation project called “Sapphire + Project”, which will contribute to the... mehr
