Air China returns to Geneva from today
Air China will be resuming flights between Geneva and Beijing on 26January 2023. One weekly flight is planned to start with, on Thursdays using Airbus 330-200 aircraft. After a long and difficult period of travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company is... plus
Hapag-LLoyd on the trail of Vasco de Gama
Hapag-Lloyd strikes in India. The Hamburg-based carrier has signed an agreement to acquire 35% of the shares of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited (JMBPL). Seller is a Bain Capital Private Equity affiliate. In addition, Hapag-Lloyd agreed with JMBPL and its promoters,... plus
Skyports Drone Services launches hiring programme
Drone operator Skyports Drone Services has initiated a large-scale employment programme aimed at recruiting personnel to support the roll out of drone operations across existing and emerging markets. The hub operator programme is an open call for applicants willing to travel... plus
An overland route from China to Europe
With its latest service, Lithuania-based Girteka Logistics is offering a new option for land-based logistics solutions from China to the whole of Europe. Starting from major cities in China, such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Qingdao and up to the Chinese mainland, goods can... plus
Emirates to resume pre-pandemic Aussi ops
Two months from today, on 26 March 2023, services between Melbourne and Emirates' Dubai hub via Singapore will increase from two to three flights per day, with a third direct service to begin to Sydney from 1 May. The expansion of services follows the airline's recent... plus
Ordering fifteen new units in three months
Grimaldi has extended the agreement that try Holdings CMI) in late October 2022. In addition to the construction of five new PCTC (pure car & truck carrier) vessels, the group has exercised the option for another five units. With this extension, the Neapolitan company... plus
Fiata welcomes new vice chairs for CAI and REU
Fiata has elected Samir J. Shah and Tomas Arvidsson as Customs Affairs Institute (CAI) and Region Europe (REU) vice chairmen, respectively. Shah is a past chairman and advisor to FFFAI - Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations in India - and managing committee member... plus
Third market for Amazon Air
Amazon Air is now high up in the clouds in India. The group is the first e-commerce company in the country to establish its own dedicated air cargo network to fly across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. It provides the cargo capacity of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft at... plus
ONE tightens links to Latin America
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is introducing a new Altiplano Service (ATS), which is scheduled to commence in February 2023. Connecting Arica and Iquique, Chile, from Callao, Peru, the new ATS service provides an extended coverage of Northern Chile and complements ONE’s existing... plus
Une situation qui demande du souffle
Un GSSA prévoit une reprise du fret aérien au deuxième trimestre ou au deuxième semestre. Après une haute saison qui n’en était pas une, le secteur du fret aérien fait face à un avenir incertain. Andrius Antanaitis, responsable du développement commercial en Europe chez Strike... plus