New rail service along Eurasian Middle Corridor 
Maersk has introduced a new rail-sea service connecting Asia to Europe along the Middle Corridor. Departing from various locations, the service connects China and Europe via Central Asia in about 40 days and helps to ease current logistics woes, Maersk said. After passing... plus
Skycell picks Emma Wong and Daniel Kwa
Skycell is expanding its APAC presence by hiring key industry executives in Singapore and Hong Kong. Daniel Kwa (left) takes on the role of head of sales APAC, whereas Emma Wong (right) becomes top account executive director APAC. “Having spent 20 years within the pharma and... plus
Cool play in Singapore
Global Cold Chain Solutions, a Singapore-based courier for temperature-controlled logistics, is changing its address and enhancing its warehouse. Spanning about 5,000 sqm in combined warehouse and office space, the property will be equipped with its own... plus
Customised B2B solutions with Cargo Ai
After a series of tests with digital freight forwarders and TMS systems worldwide, Cargo Ai is officially launching its API Suite services, allowing air freight players to plug in to the API Suite and retrieve real-time schedules, availability, rates and tracking information.... plus
Long awaited fruit returns to Japan
At the request of Cyprus-based Unifrutti Corporation, which cultivates, transports, processes and distributes fruit entirely in-house, Nippon Express Italia has provided across-the-board support for the transport of blood oranges from Sicily to Japan. This rare fruit variety had... plus
ECS Group supports Air Premia
Established in 2017, South Korea's Air Premia has restructured its air cargo business and chosen Seoul-based Globe Air Cargo Korea, ECS Group's newest subsidiary, as its cargo GSA. The agreement includes cargo sales, reservations and the handling of scheduled and full charter... plus
Trevor Caswell elected chairman of Pharma.Aero
At its general assembly at the end of March, Pharma.Aero elected Trevor Caswell as the new chairman to lead its board of directors for the next two years. Caswell is manager, demand & product development (cargo) at Edmonton International Airport – a member of Pharma.Aero... plus
Shanghai is starting to feel it now
In April, the port of Shanghai’s throughput went down by approximately 25% and the port’s average daily container handling capacity has now fallen to around 100,000 teu. While the port remained operational despite the shutdown, hinterland connections were seriously... plus
CJ Logistics surges ahead
Seoul (South Korea)-based CJ Logistics has reported its results for Q1/2022. While revenues went up by 6.1% to KRW 2.85 trillion (USD 2.2 billion), operating profit soared by 57.2% to KRW 75.7 billion (USD 570 million, which was mainly driven by the boom in the parcel and... plus
PSA extends its JNPT terminal
PSA international has finally given the green light for its Indian project. The 2.4 million teu capacity addition at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has got underway, an add-on to its first phase development that began in early 2018. The terminal was awarded a... plus