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... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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... plus
Russian shunting locomotive delivered
The Lyudinovo Diesel Locomotive Plant (part of Sinara Group) recently produced and dispatched a TEM9 shunting diesel locomotive to the Priargunsky Industrial Mining and Chemical Association (part of the Russian Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom). The four-axle shunter with... plus
Geodis: IIP accreditation in APAC
Geodis has achieved “Investors in People” (IIP) accreditation in twelve locations, as a result of the global supply chain operator’s recent efforts in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). The IIP certification is an international standard for people management, which is based on... plus
Major GE90 support contract in Asia
As an airline-MRO, and with an extensive technical development programme, AFI KLM E&M has acquired resources and expertise in GE90 engine overhaul and maintenance. Now the company has taken a new step in its Asia Pacific market and entered the Taiwanese market. The MRO... plus
Seaspan extends containerships lease for Cosco
The Seaspan Corporation, an independent owner and operator of containerships and a subsidiary of Atlas Corp, recently forward-fixed contracts and extended the lease terms for Cosco Shipping Lines of 17 containerships representing around 117,700 teu. The vessels’ charters were... plus