Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines deepen partnership 
In a meeting at SF Airlines’ headquarters in Shenzhen on 18 September, key representatives of this subsidiary of SF Holding and of Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, convened to formalise their intention to establish a joint venture. The project... more
Finnair Cargo picks sales director Asia
Finnair Cargo has hired Jukka Hämäläinen as its sales director Asia. He assumed his new role as the beginning of September 2024, and he is based in Helsinki, Finland. Hämäläinen has held numerous sales and senior management positions during his career and has also worked in... more
Rhenus invests in Central Asia
The logistics group has signed an agreement with the Uzbek Railway to establish a JV to realise a modern logistics centre in Andijan (Uzbekistan) and a declaration of intent with the Kazakh company "Aktau Sea Commercial Port" for the development of an intermodal... more
Geodis gains pharma certificate
Geodis has gained a Iata certification for its pharmaceutical logistics in Australia, bringing the total number of its certified pharma sites to 29 globally. Designed by Iata’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (Ceiv) specifically for the pharmaceutical sector,... more
Cathay Cargo refreshes its Courier solution
Cathay Cargo has refreshed its Cathay Courier solution for urgent, small shipments and has added transparency to its existing features of speed, guaranteed capacity, dedicated handling and customs clearance. Cathay Courier offers businesses speed, flexibility and access to... more
Setup for commercial-vehicle business
The German automotive supplier Bosch is reorganising its commercial-vehicle (CV) business. Starting January 2025, the company will pool important competencies in a new business unit, bringing together system development and product and portfolio management for trucks and... more
Pactl upgrades CMS with minimal downtime
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd (Pactl), one of the largest single air cargo terminal operators worldwide, has successfully rolled out Hermes 5 at four cargo terminals. Three cargo terminals at Pudong International Airport, as well as the Pactl... more
Strengthening Singapore's e-commerce
Singpost is collaborating with Cainiao to enhance growth in Singapore’s cargo and logistics sector, with a particular focus on the e-commerce market. Having signed an MOU last week, the two companies are looking to tap into Southeast Asia’s expanding e-commerce market. They will... more
Second TIR hub opens in China
The new facility is located in Urumqi, an important transit city along the Belt and Road Initiative in western China. It consolidates all essential transit services under one roof: customs clearance, warehousing, cargo handling, route development, and transport-capacity... more
Marin EV begins trials for electric cargo vessel
Yinson Greentech's Marin EV has commenced commercial trials of Singapore's first fully electric cargo vessel, “Hydromover”. Developed by the Goal Zero Consortium and funded by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Maritime Institute, the 18.5 m... more