Ocean Alliance Day 4 product to take off in April 
The executives of the CMA CGM Group, Cosco Shipping, Evergreen and OOCL have agreed on the launch of the Ocean Alliance Day 4 product. It will be launched in April 2020. Through Ocean Alliance, the carriers will offer shippers 38 services with a capacity of 3.8 million teu... plus
Scheduled road haulage services across Southeast Asia
Geodis Road Network (GRN) is now established as a time and date-specific service along the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -Bangkok (Thailand) axis, with multi-modal gateway services beyond these hubs. Furthermore, 2020 will see the expansion of GRN’s time-definite... plus
Disappointing November results for Asia Pacific airlines
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of November released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that demand for air cargo remained subdued in line with weak international trade flows, with international air cargo demand falling by 1.9% yoy (6,455 million... plus
New intra-Asian service to be launched by Yang Ming
The Keelung (Taiwan)-based Yang Ming Marine Transport (Yang Ming) will extend its Intra-Asia service network by launching a new Taiwan–Japan service (JCH). The JCH service, which will provide weekly direct service between Kaohsiung, Osaka, Kobe and Hakata, will be effective from... plus
ESR announces new lease with Amazon
ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has signed a lease agreement for 72,392 sqm with Amazon at its human-centric development project in Kuki City, Saitama (Tokyo Metropolitan area), Japan. The ESR Kuki distribution centre is a four-storey logistics facility that... plus
Why it's important to invest in road safety innovation
One in three transport operators worldwide consider safety the biggest innovation opportunity, according to the International Road Union’s (IRU) latest study. More than nine out of ten companies have already implemented safety-driven innovations, with solutions ranging from... plus
Air freight demand down "only" 1.1% in November
According to Iata, air fright demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), decreased by 1.1% in November 2019 compared to November 2018. This marks the thirteenth consecutive month of yoy declines in freight volumes. However, this performance was the best in eight... plus
Roll Group enlarges its fleet
The Rotterdam (the Netherlands)-based Roll Group has introduced another module carrier into its fleet. After the extension of its land-based activities into Asia in 2019 with the opening of new offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, the group now officially took ownership... plus
Kale Logistics Solutions and Trade-Van sign MoU
Kale Logistics Solutions, a global IT Logistics partner, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan-based Trade-Van to facilitate the issuance of digital certificates of origin (eCoO) at the 60th Pan Asian E-Commerce Alliance annual conference. This process will... plus
Finnair grows cargo business by almost 10%
Finnair experienced strong demand in 2019: cargo performance in early December was still overshadowed by the Finnish postal and support strikes in late November, but available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 10.9% yoy and revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres... plus