Zim connects Asia with East Med 
Zim Integrated Shipping Services has expanded its ZMP service, which connects Asia with the East Mediterranean, to include a new stop at Cai Mep Port in Vietnam. This addition positions Zim as the sole major carrier offering a direct connection from Vietnam to the East... mehr
Globallink augments Eurasian services
The multimodal transport specialist has introduced a new transport link between the Port of Pit, Georgia (USA) and Central Asia, combining sea-rail and sea-road services. The company’s network covers Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America and connects 65 countries... mehr
Uncertainties and opportunities in 2024
In its latest weekly market data analysis, ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform Xeneta says that 2024 may herald the start of a new economic growth cycle for the global air cargo industry after last year ended with a +9% year-on-year rise in... mehr
GW in Austr(al)ia
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has been keeping busy over the New Year, from artwork transportation in Austria to new expansions in Australia. In December 2023, the company transported Barbara Anna Husar’s atelier from Vienna to Bludenz. The Austrian artist’s fragile artwork was... mehr
China Cargo launches Miami freighter service
China Cargo Airlines is extending its relationship with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, in North America with a new handling contract, marking the start of the first services of a Chinese airline to Miami. The airline will launch three Boeing 777... mehr
Enlarging container handling capacity near Almaty
Eastcomtrans is to receive a USD 40 million loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Kazakhstan’s largest private rolling stock operator will use the funds to further develop its Zhetygen logistical centre near Almaty, acquire up to 250 new rail cars... mehr
Unilode extends partnership in Thailand
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a global provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Thai Air Asia X, a low-cost medium-haul carrier based in Bangkok, have extended their full-service ULD management partnership until 2029. Thai Air... mehr
New year, more e-commerce
The Hong Kong-based U-Freight group is expanding the e-commerce logistics services of its E-plus Solutions brand, targeting start-ups and SMEs. U-Freight’s E-Plus brand was established in 2019, offering storage space for the entrepreneurs' products, order processing and... mehr
Saudischer Drehpunkt 
Neue Zusammenarbeit von Saudia Cargo, Cainiao und WFS/Sats. Ende November stellten drei Partner, die verschiedene Abschnitte der Luftfracht-Lieferkette abdecken, ein Geschäftsmodell in Jeddah vor, das zukünftige Gateways für die E-Commerce-Logistik an Flughäfen schaffen will.... mehr
Schnelligkeit ist Trumpf
Die Schienenverbindungen zwischen Fernost und Europa entwickelt DHL seit 2013 stetig. Im Windschatten der grossen Politik wächst eine west-östliche Zusammenarbeit weiter. Vor dem Propeller Club, Port of Basel, trug Thomas Kowitzki, Vice President und Global Head of China Rail... mehr