NAV Aero and Oman Air Cargo join forces 
Nav Aero, a global cargo GSSA and brokerage network, has entered into a partnership with Oman Air Cargo, a carrier recognised for its innovative airfreight solutions. This agreement enables Nav Aero to provide increased flight options, advanced scheduling flexibility and... more
Asia-Pacific to Europe tonnage fails to rebound
According to the latest weekly air cargo trends supplied by World ACD, global airfreight tonnage rose by 8% in week three of 2025. In the previous week tonnage rebounded by 29%. This means that tonnage is up to 90% of the level reported in the last week before Christmas. Average... more
Developing India’s next big port
HMM, represented by Daljoong Jeong (managing director of HMM India, right), has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), represented by its chairman Unmesh Sharad Wagh (left), to collaborate on developing Vadhvan Port. Under the... more
Cargo volumes up in Singapore
A total of 1.99 million t of airfreight throughput was handled at Singapore Changi airport in 2024, surpassing 2023’s level by 14.6%. Growth was seen across all cargo categories – exports, imports and transhipments, driven by major improvements in flows between Singapore and... more
Azeri-German partnership on the Middle Corridor
The Azeri company Ady Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, and the German logistician Hellmann have completed their first joint cargo transport on the Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road. The blocktrain transported 55 feu carrying mixed cargo. It departed from... more
13 years and counting as #1, thanks to three runways
Traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw robust growth in 2024, when the airport entered a new era, as it added a third runway last year. Flight movements in December rose by 12.5% to 33,550 year-on-year. Cargo throughput in December increased by 6.6% year-on-year... more
LH Cargo welcomes regional executives
Lufthansa Cargo named two executives to new positions at the beginning of this year. On 1 January Andre Schulz, previously the head of the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and CIS region, took over as the head of Europe. He’s thus been in charge of all of Lufthansa... more
Qantas Airways joins Aapa
Qantas Airways, the world’s oldest continuously operating airline, has joined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa), a trade association for international airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region. Aapa director general Subhas Menon said he’s “very pleased and... more
CN Logistics launches international charter flights
The international logistics solutions provider CN Logistics has launched charter flights between Ezhou (China) and Milan (Italy). The service is part of a strategic partnership with Wuhan Financial Holdings and Hubei International Logistics, the organisation stated in a media... more
Northern route now allows refrigerated rail transport
Russian Railways Logistics (RŽDL) has expanded its route network for export transports of smaller specialist shipments on express container trains. Freight trains now connect Russia and China via the Grodekovo railway station, at the Far Eastern border crossing in Pogranichny... more