Growing cargo business in Asia without freighters 
LCC Thai Vietjet Air has signed a master GSSA agreement with ECS Group member AVS GSA Thailand. The strategic partnership allows Thai Vietjet Air to leverage ECS Group's in-house digital tools and expert knowledge to promote its cargo business effectively. Serving... more
Damen's dredger lands in Indonesia
Damen has delivered the inaugural CSD600 dredger to PT Dua Samudera Perkasa in Indonesia, for river maintenance in Kalimantan. This first-of-series, dismountable cutter suction dredger, part of a comprehensive package including crew training and maintenance spares, has a 250 kW... more
Targeting Southeast Asia's project cargo market
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Dominic Toh as director, Singapore. He brings nearly three decades of logistics’ experience and has worked for major multinational project logistics companies. Based in TGP’s Singapore office, Toh will focus on expanding TGP’s... more
From Siemens to Daimler Truck
Eva Scherer will join Daimler Truck Holding’s supervisory board on 1 April 2024. Her current position is executive vice president and global head of investor relations at Siemens. Scherer started her professional career in 2003 as a trainee at Siemens, and then held various... more
Bolstering business in Indonesia
BBN Airlines Indonesia, a part of Avia Solutions Group, the world's largest ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) provider, has added three Boeing 737-800s and one Boeing 737-400F to strengthen its position in the Indonesian aviation sector. The four aircraft... more
Air cargo rates: a new moon rises
Ahead of the Lunar New Year on 10 February, World ACD has reported a strong increase of rates for air cargo shipments from China to North America (+14%) and to Europe (+8%), although rates are still well below their level in early December. The analysis reveals that, in... more
Germany and Mongolia sign agreement
Among other things, the agreement redefines the framework conditions for road freight transport. Until now, Mongolian companies in Germany and German companies in Mongolia had to apply for a special permit for transport to and/or through Germany and Mongolia, respectively. In... more
More than 1,200 flatcars
Transcontainer has signed contracts to purchase 1,230 new 80-foot flatcars in response to the growth of the container transport market that continued in 2023. The intermodal operator and affiliate of the Delo Group will receive the new rolling stock manufactured by Russian... more
CBP intercepts lethal chemical compound
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the port of Cincinnati seized a shipment containing the deadly, addictive, and illegal substance tianeptine on 26 January 2024. Officers seized the 5.443 kg for violation of the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act.... more
Post-lockdown blues 
The Indian air cargo industry hasn’t recovered from Covid-19 yet. The national and international air cargo industry is meeting up in Mumbai for Air Cargo India on 14–16 February. The trade fair and conference will focus on a market that, although very lively, still hasn’t quite... more