Laurels for RMI 
The ship registry of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has achieved a ranking in the top three on the white list of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as reflected in the Paris MoU’s Annual Port State Control Report, released on 1 July 2021. Currently, it is... more
IRClass appoints Vijay Arora
At the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society providing ship classification and certification as well as technical inspection services, Vijay Arora took over the helm as managing director on 1 July 2021. This appointment follows... more
20 refrigerated semitrailers to extend fleet
Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck is acquiring 20 new refrigerated semitrailers from German manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull. Deliveries already began in June and are scheduled to be completed in the current month. The new trailer model ensures high accuracy of... more
Seven more B737-800SF conversions
Aero Capital Solutions (ACS), based in Austin, TX, with offices in Dublin and Singapore, will be provided by Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) with seven additional B737-800SF freighter conversions. This news follows an AEI announcement in January 2021 providing ACS with ten... more
ANZL's second Australia-LAX cargo service
From tomorrow, 3 July 2021, and initially until 31 October, Air New Zealand weekly cargo flights between Melbourne (MEL) and Los Angeles (LAX) will be taking off after the airline was awarded the route as part of the Australian government's international freight assistance... more
Aircalin connects New Zealand and New Caledonia
Aircalin, a carrier based in Nouméa, the capital of the oceanic island of New Caledonia, which belongs to France, is flying to New Zealand again. Last week, the airline launched an A330-900 service operating every Thursday to Auckland and back - but exclusively with cargo on... more
GDP for Gerry's Dnata in Karachi
Gerry’s Dnata, a ground services provider which handles 150,000 t of cargo annually at seven Pakistani airports, has been awarded the good distribution practice (GDP) certification for the safe and reliable pharmaceutical handling services its state-of-the-art facility in... more
Test train run Taijuan – Paris in 24 days
Together with its Chinese and European partners, Transcontainer of Delo Group has arranged a test block train dispatch from Taiyuan city (Shanxi province, China) to Paris (France) via Mongolia, Russia and Belarus. The freight train carrying 50 containers loaded with consumer... more
Fiata and ICHCA join forces
Fiata (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) as global representation of freight forwarders and the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) and thus reinforced the ties between the... more
Jaxport hits the jackpot in May
In May, Jacksonville Port in Florida (USA), aka Jaxport, set a new record for monthly container volumes. Box movements increased by 37% over the same month in 2020, to more than 128,900 teu in May 2021. Previously the record, set in October 2019, had stood at 123,700 teu. In... more