A bumpy start in Hong Kong 
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has released the traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for January 2022. During the month, HKIA handled 391,000 t of cargo, representing a year-on-year decrease of 4.7%. Flight movements saw year-on-year growth of 5.5%... mehr
Converting signatures in Singapore
Airbus projects that by 2040, there will be a need for some 2,440 freighters in Asia-Pacific, of which 880 will be newly built. On the conversion side, during Singapore Airshow last week, CDB Aviation committed to twelve conversions with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), expanding its... mehr
Ro-ro activities return to Karachi
It's the new beginning of an old story. The Pakistan International Container Terminal (Pict) achieved a new operational milestone with its recent handling of Messina Line’s Jolly Quarzo, the first ro-ro vessel to call the terminal. This marks the resumption of ro-ro services at... mehr
40 freight locomotives delivered
Azerbaijan Railways recently received the last two of a total of 40 Prima freight locomotives produced by Alstom. The locomotives will be put into operation initially on the Baku-Boyuk Kesik and Bilajari-Yalama sections of the east-west and north-south transport corridors.... mehr
Atlas Air expands partnerships
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Cainiao Network (“Cainiao”), the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, are expanding their strategic partnership by adding a new Boeing 747-8 freighter under a long-term agreement to increase capacity on routes between China... mehr
K Line's new terminal in Yokohama
In April 2022, K Line and Daito Corporation will jointly launch the K Line Group’s first finished-vehicle terminal in Japan, at Yokohama. The Japanese shipping group leases the terminal from Yokohama Port Terminal Corporation (YPC) and operates it at Yokohama port, which is... mehr
Infranord to invest in signalling system
Manufacturer Hitachi Rail is installing new digital signalling technologies on board two yellow maintenance trains operated by Swedish rail maintenance company Infranord. The digitisation of these vehicles will help Infranord to better maintain rail infrastructure across the... mehr
Cargo Line and Leman become partners
The German general cargo network Cargo Line and the Danish transport and logistics services provider Leman have inked a cooperation agreement. In an initial phase, the partnership will cover procurement logistics by sea freight from six Chinese metropolises – Shanghai,... mehr
Upgrades for Strategic Marine in Singapore
Singapore-based Strategic Marine shipbuilder has finalised the acquisition of the fixed infrastructure as well as the lease of the shipyard at 5 Benoi Road and completed the lease transfer from JTC Corporation, the lessor of the shipyard. This facility will represent a... mehr
RATs everywhere
Operating nine charter flights through to 20 February 2022, Air New Zealand is currently helping to bring in tens of millions of rapid antigen tests (RATs) to support the country's Covid-19 response over the coming months. General manager cargo Anna Palairet: "We've been... mehr