PSA celebrates a milestone – 100 million teu
PSA International set a new record in 2024 by handling 100.2 million teu globally, marking its first year surpassing the 100 million teu milestone. This achievement includes 40.9 million teu from PSA's Singapore terminal (+5.5%) and 59.2 million teu from its terminals outside... more
SF Airlines now serves Norway
On 14 January the first SF Airlines freighter departed from Ezhou Huahu airport (China), bound for Oslo airport, marking the launch of an Ezhou–Oslo freight route. “This is the first time SF Airlines has flown to Norway, and the first freight route from Ezhou to Norway,” said... more
Strengthening Hamburg’s position in Asia
The port of Hamburg liaison office in China (HHR Shanghai) welcomed a new leader on 1 January, when Lars Anke took over as chief representative. Anke’s no stranger to representing Hamburg in China, having previously headed the office from 2006 to 2019. His predecessor Pan Hua... more
Asian air cargo rates remain high
Despite the usual drop in global air cargo spot rate prices in January, an analysis of market data conducted by World ACD shows that they are 20% up compared to the second week of last year. Although average global spot rates decreased by 3% to USD 2.76/kg compared to week one... more
Naval piracy on the rise in Asia
In its annual report the ReCaap information sharing centre (ISC) has confirmed a rise of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia in 2024. Incidents rose by 6% compared to the previous year. Eleven of the 107 incidents in 2024 remained attempts. In 2023 only one attempt... more
Not yet automatic
From January to June 2024 CBP stopped 155 shipments carrying 354 ‘Glock switches’, which are used to modify weapons to make them fully automatic. In the months of July, August and September officers seized 241 shipments containing 948 switches. Most of these seizures were... more
Building a Bangkok cold chain
Logisteed has invested in cold storage near Bangkok, commencing temperature-sensitive logistics operations earlier this month. The hub is located in Samut Prakan, 35 km from the Thail capital Bangkok and 25 km from Suvarnabhumi airport. The warehouse covers more than 43,000... more
Hong Kong GSSA happy to expand in Latin America
Two weeks after becoming China Cargo Airlines’s GSSA in the Philippines, the Tam Group opened a new office in Mexico City on 15 January. The expansion supports growing demand for air cargo services in Latin America, complementing the company’s operations in Brazil, Chile and... more
Efis Maroc partners China Eastern Airlines
Efis Maroc, a subsidiary of the ECS Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with China Eastern Airlines, further solidifying its leadership in African cargo logistics. The agreement introduces three weekly flights between Casablanca (CMN) and Shanghai (PVG) via Marseille... more
‘OOCL Sunflower’ joins trans-Pacific route
OOCL recently named its third 16,828 teu containership, the ‘OOCL Sunflower’, at the Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (Dacks). The vessel is part of a series of ten ships designed to improve environmental performance and operational efficiency. It will operate on the... more