A new maritime route via Colombo 
Sealead Shipping has launched a new direct liner service in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), enhancing maritime connectivity between the Far East, India, and East Africa. The Far East India Djibouti (FID) service, which began operations on 5 September,... more
Yusen selects WMS for UK hub
Yusen Logistics is fitting its new UK distribution hub with a warehouse management system by Manhattan Active, aiming to enhance operational efficiency at the site. On an area of 110,647 sqm, the Japanese logistics provider is establishing another hub in its UK network, this... more
L.I.T. Air & Sea expands management team
Andreas Janetzko joined the management of L.I.T. Air & Sea on 1 September. With his colleagues Simeon Breuer and Michael Borowski, the logistics expert will drive forward the company's global expansion in his new role, particularly in Asia and North and South America, and... more
lRU promotes TIR in Riyadh
Border delays raise the cost of international road haulage by up to 50%, dampening trade potential. At the Global Logistics Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) underlined the significant payoffs of harmonising border-crossing procedures... more
Xinjiang sends vehicles to Central Asia by rail
The first train left Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, last Thursday, 10 October 2024, and is now en route to Almaty in Kazakhstan, carrying vehicles worth over CNY 27 million (USD 3.82 million). The journey combines road and rail,... more
Fleet Management Limited picks CEO
Fleet Management Limited (“Fleet”), a third-party ship management company and part of the Caravel Group, has appointed Rajalingam Subramaniam as its new CEO. He will join Fleet on Monday, 21 October 2024, as “CEO elect,” and officially assume the role on Wednesday, 1 January... more
Lights, cargo, action
Hong Kong international airport has produced a video to showcase its capacities as a strategic logistics location, with U-Freight Group’s e-commerce subsidiary joining in on the film. To give the wider market an insight into the world’s busiest cargo airport, the video... more
Amazon and India Post interlink
Amazon and India Post are working to boost deliveries in the country, leveraging the postal service’s network of 165,000 hubs. They aim to meet a growing customer demand for enhanced last-mile delivery capabilities, particularly when connecting to remote or rural areas. The... more
A proactive approach to customer concerns
Transport and logistics provider Geodis has won the Singapore Customer Experience of the Year – Logistics Award at the 2024 Asian Experience Awards in recognition of its efforts to enhance customer satisfaction through its technology-driven “voice of customer (VOC)” programme.... more
Another gateway to Asia 
Berlin-based airfreight booking platform welcomes new customer Philippine Airlines. Philippine Airlines is set to expand its marketing capacities for digital bookings through a new partnership with Cargo One. The Filipino national airline is currently also in the process of... more