Swissport launches cargo operations in Australia 
Swissport International, a global provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling, is complementing its offering in Australia with air cargo handling. The launch of the new business line at Sydney Airport (SYD) last month is part of Swissport's overall growth strategy... plus
Rail links Apac countries with Volga region
Transcontainer and marine container operator Global Ports - both are part of Delo Group - have launched a new scheduled container rail service. The new service runs from Nakhodka in Russia’s Far East to Nizhny Novgorod, 400 km east of Moscow. Containers arriving by sea in... plus
ASA: Wellington Koo hands over the baton
Angad Banga of the Caravel Group was elected as new chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) on the 22 November 2023. He succeeded Wellington Koo, of Valles Steamship, who stepped down after completing his two-year term. Banga also took over the chairmanship of... plus
Miami, Singapour, Bruxelles: le secteur vit! 
Au terme d’une période paraissant éternelle et au cours de laquelle les salons et conférences ont dû être soit annulés soit transférés dans l’espace virtuel (et ce à l’échelle mondiale), plusieurs événements récents ont prouvé que le secteur du fret aérien est bien vivant. plus
Redelivery of 150th B747 freighter
The Hong-Kong-based MRO solutions provider Haeco has redelivered its 150th B747-8F aircraft to Atlas Air, marking a significant milestone in a collaboration that began in 2006. The partnership extends beyond the B747-8F to include other aircraft types such as the Boeing 747-400F... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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.... plus
Quels navires et pour qui?
Un aperçu des navires commandés en Corée du Sud. Finies les années euphoriques 2021 et 2022 pour les armateurs! Mais leurs effets sous forme de navires neufs commencent seulement à se faire ressentir peu à peu sur le marché. Une analyse des commandes en Corée du Sud réalisée par... plus