Energy shock easing, according to RWI / ISL 
The RWI / ISL Container Throughput Index, a measure of global trade activity, decreased slightly in October to a seasonally-adjusted 125 points. This slight decline follows a period of recovery from the impacts of energy price shocks. Chinese ports experienced minor... more
When medicine becomes dangerous
On 20 November the USA's Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) inspected a shipment that had arrived from Hong Kong and was manifested as vaginal tightening gel. The shipment was found to contain commercial quantities of a gel inside injectables and required the user to... more
Chinese cars travel multimodally to the Urals
The specialists from RZD Logistics (RZDL) handled a recent car transport on a special route by ship, rail and truck. A batch of 28 wagons was loaded into 40 ft containers and shipped by sea from Shanghai (China) to Vladivostok (Russia), where the containers were transferred... more
New Oceania representative for DHL Aviation
From today, 1 December 2023, all DHL Aviation air cargo sales activities in Australia and New Zealand will be managed by the Wexco Group and by Wexco NZ, two long-established subsidiaries of the ECS Group. The four-year GSSA contracts were concluded at the end of September.... more
How many keels laid down – and by whom? 
An overview of new ships on order in South Korea. The euphoric years of 2021 and 2022 are over for shipowners, but their effects in the form of newbuildings are now only gradually reaching the market. An analysis of the order backlog in South Korea was recently carried out by... more
Melbourne Port's new face
Victoria International Container Terminal (Vict) in Melbourne is finalising its Phase 3A expansion, set for completion in December. This phase, part of an AUD 235 million (USD 156 million) project, enhances VICT's capacity by 30% to 1.25 million teu. It extends the quay to... more
Rerouting cargo in Central Asia
In Turkmenistan, construction has begun on the new railway line between Darbaza (Turkmenistan) and Maktaaral (South Kazakhstan). With a length of 152 km, the line will also include a new checkpoint across the Kazakh-Uzbek state border. It will enable carriers to move cargoes... more
Haeco to support Nippon Cargo Express
Haeco will be supporting Nippon Cargo Airlines in the maintenance of GEnx nacelle components, including inlet cowls, fan cowls, and thrust reversers, for its Boeing 747-8 fleet. This service will be provided at Haeco's composite facilities in Jinjiang, Chinese Mainland, one of... more
New direct USA-India link
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has introduced the West India North America (WIN) service, linking India's western coast with the eastern coast of the USA. This enhances ONE's market presence in the Indian Subcontinent, which has seen a 15% growth in export volume in 2022. Since... more
Looking for very big gifts, anyone?
The Taiwanese carrier China Airlines, which is switching its maindeck cargo operations to a B777F fleet, has mandated AMS Aircraft Services to sell, via a request for proposal (RFP) process, five Boeing 747-400 freighters. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in the UK,... more