Bolloré Logistics picks Olivier Boccara 
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Olivier Boccara as CEO of Bolloré Logistics Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, he takes over from Cyril Dumon. Bocarra aims to launch new projects to drive the company's growth in several key sectors such as aeronautics, healthcare, luxury goods... more
More TIR routes along China - Central Asia line
Ceva Logistics, a member of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), has activated a new TIR route that is essential for connecting China with Central Asia. Loaded with industrial components, auto parts and daily necessities, the first TIR truck departed from western... more
Freja expands business in China
Freja is opening a new office in Shenzhen (China). The company already has three locations in the country, namely Shanghai, Qingdao, and Guangzhou. With the fourth branch, Freja aims to expand its air freight, sea freight, project forwarding and e-commerce portfolio. It also... more
PSA forms strategic partnership with ITL
Through its subsidiary PSA Cargo Solutions Vietnam Investments, PSA International has acquired a strategic minority stake in Sotrans Group (STG) from Indo-Trans Logistics (ITL). The Vietnam-based logistics provider STG was established in 1975 and has local expertise in... more
DHL Global Forwarding picks Niki Frank
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, reports that Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Asia Pacific, will retire from the group after more than two decades of valued contribution. His successor, Niki Frank, currently CEO, DHL... more
Two new "Transverse" tugs
Svitzer has signed a contract with Uzmar Shipyard to build two new "Transverse" tugs for its Australian business. Svitzer CEO Kasper Friis Nilaus, CEO of the company which is part of A.P. Moller-Maersk: "These tugs offer significant improvements in operational... more
Changes in executive team at Çelebi Aviation
Çelebi has announced the following changes to its executive management team which will come into effect on 1 June 2023: Thomas Konietzko, executive vice president of sales and marketing, has decided to step down from his current position for personal reasons. Cem Şensöz,... more
New LNG-hybrid vessels for NYK Line
Swiss marine power company Win GD has supplied dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines to power two newly delivered car carriers for the Japanese shipping company NYK Line. The engines will be 40% more energy efficient than conventionally fuelled ships in NYK Line’s fleet. With the... more
More support needed to halve road fatalities
Seven members of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) committed USD 3.6 billion for road safety initiatives in developing countries during the period 2018-2022. Among the initiatives were three standalone road safety projects - in Bangladesh (World Bank), India (Asian... more
A cool 270%
Kerry Logistics has implemented sorting robots for a global fast fashion brand to enhance sorting productivity and delivery efficiency in e-commerce fulfilment. The company began to roll out the Kool Bee robots in various phases in logistics facilities in Hong Kong, Tianjin and... more