Record growth in air cargo demand – Iata 
The newest data from the International Air Transport Association (Iata) shows that, compared to 2023, full-year demand in 2024 increased by 11.3%. With those numbers it exceeded record volumes from 2021, according to Iata. Full-year capacity also rose by around 7%, while... more
Harmonising digital operations in Mozambique
Kale Logistics Solutions, an IT services provider from Mumbai, is set to develop Africa’s first airport cargo community system (ACS). The company celebrated this milestone with Mozambique Airport Handling Service (Mahs), a leading airport handling provider supporting aircraft,... more
NTG picks CEO for air and ocean activities
The Nordic Transport Group (NTG) has appointed Diederick de Vroet as CEO of its air and ocean division. He started his career at Kuehne + Nagel in Rotterdam, before spending a decade in Asia, taking diverse international roles in forwarding. He held various commercial,... more
Serene through heavy seas 
United Heavy Lift launches weather / routing platform, Syroco, a French tech start-up that supports the energy transition in maritime transport, is equipping eleven vessels of a maritime transport services provider for heavylift, general cargo and project freight activities with... more
Improved facility doubles rail capacity
DP World and NSW Ports are co-investing AUD 400 million (EUR 240 million) to extend the rail terminal at Port Botany in Sydney (Australia). The project – which will start in June and take two years to compete – comprises the addition of five new rail sidings to accommodate 600 m... more
ONE launches rail/sea connections
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has opened two new services to route export/import cargo via the Balmer Lawrie CFS in Kolkata, utilising rail services to connect with mainline vessels at the port of Nhava Sheva (India). The links have been designed primarily for customers in Kolkata... more
Keeping cool with CO2
CO2 refrigeration systems are part of a Singaporean cold chain company’s innovations in energy-efficient storage that simultaneously also reduces health and fire risks. Cold Chain Refrigeration is expanding by incorporating CO2 (R-744) technology into its operations, which has a... more
Promoting belly capacity between Bangkok and Mumbai
The ECS Group, in the form of its subsidiary, AVS GSA Thailand, has entered into an agreement with Thai VietJet, creating improvements on the Bangkok–Mumbai route. The first shipment under this agreement was successfully transported on 21 January. The partnership allows Thai... more
Convoy delivers aid to Gaza
305 trucks carrying 6,000 t of humanitarian aid, along with eleven ambulances, departed from Cairo (Egypt) en route to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, 26 January. The lorries are loaded with medical supplies, equipment, medicines, large quantities of food and bottled drinks, milk... more
Partnership to last four more years
A handling contract between Vienna airport (VIE) and Korean Air Cargo has been extended and will now run until the end of 2028. Thus the Austrian airport, represented by Julian Jäger (on the right), joint CEO and COO, and Michael Zach (on the left), senior vice-president for... more