Ezhou welcomes inaugural Etihad Cargo flight 
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has operated the carrier's inaugural flight to Ezhou Huahu Airport. Etihad Cargo's Boeing 777-200 freighter arrived in Ezhou on 18 August 2023, making the carrier the first international airline other than SF Airlines... more
China revitalises rural rail transport
China Railway Shanghai recently completed its first container train journey in the Yangtze River Delta region, delivering grain cargo from Anhui to a warehouse in Yibin, Sichuan. With the maiden train, China has launched a fast rail channel for grain transports. The aim is... more
Japan's largest logistics park in the making
The 750,000 sqm ESR Kawanishi Distribution and Techno Park is poised to be the largest distribution hub in Japan. When completed, it will increase the supply of large, modern, and environmentally and worker-friendly logistics facilities, further strengthening Japan’s hub in the... more
Q Terminals Group grows footprint in Europe
Q Terminals Group, a joint venture of Qatar Ports Management Company and Qatar Navigation, has acquired a majority stake in Kramer Holding, a logistics and container services provider at the Port of Rotterdam. The Dutch company operates in key locations with tri-modal transport... more
Dronamics appoints general manager Australia
Dronamics, the world’s first cargo drone airline, has appointed Gavin Gomes as general manager, Dronamics Australia and a member of the senior management team, effective 1 August 2023, as the company prepares to strengthen its presence in the Asia Pacific region. Gomes has a... more
CAI: two agreements with Cairo Airport
Changi Airports International (CAI) has inked two agreements with Cairo Airport Company to jointly develop Cairo’s International Airport, one of the busiest airports in Africa and Egypt’s largest airport in terms of passenger and cargo traffic. The first consultancy... more
Haulier increases vehicle fleet to 82 units
Armstrong Logistics in UK has taken delivery of ten new Volvo FM 420 Globetrotter 4x2 tractors, thus expanding vehicle fleet to 82 units. Armstrong Logistics’ new trucks will be primarily used to deliver to supermarkets in UK, clocking up an expected annual mileage of... more
Luka Koper expands storage capacity
Luka Koper has bolstered its reefer capabilities by adding 315 new reefer plugs, which now total over 1,000 units. This is to prevent interruptions in cold chains during peak seasons. The upgraded section accommodates five reefer containers, thus boosting efficiency. ... more
Chad Raube joins Intellitrans
Intellitrans, which provides global multimodal solutions for optimising supply chain operations for bulk & break-bulk industries, has elected Chad Raube (right) as president and CEO, replacing Ken Sherman (left), who has retired. Raube has over thirty years of experience... more
New warehouse automation for Onboard Logistics
US-based freight forwarder Onboard Logistics has partnered with intelligent logistics platform Raft to optimise warehousing operations. The provider now has a fully automated warehouse pre-check process, utilising Raft’s platform to improve the receipt and processing of cargo... more