Call for stronger data governance standards 
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (Fiata) and the Global Shippers Forum have jointly issued an agreed charter for protection and governance of data in international trade. The charter sets out the minimum arrangements for data security and... more
"Sunflower Murasaki" fuelled by LNG
The LNG-fuelled ferry (liquefied natural gas) “Sunflower Murasaki”, the second of Japan’s first two vessels of this type, entered service on 14 April 2023. It is owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower. Beyond offering greater transport capacity and... more
Mutual benefits for Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's SF Airlines. Following the MOU, both carriers will start operating flights via their respective fleets to the other carrier’s hub in April, which will... more
Geodis strengthens position in China
Geodis has been growing its capabilities in Asia-Pacific recently, and in China in particular. Last month, the company's Shanghai headquarters were officially certified by the local government as one of twenty newly recognised ‘regional headquarters of a multinational company,... more
Emtelle’s UAE facility under construction
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad) Group, a subsidiary of AD Ports, and Emtelle celebrated the ground-breaking of one of the world’s largest facilities for the manufacture, distribution, and R&D of blown fibre units and ducted network solutions in Abu Dhabi,... more
Upward trend for CM Port's foreign trade
The Hong Kong-based China Merchants Port (CM Port) has reported its results for the full year 2022. In total, the company's ports handled 136.5 million teu, up 1.1% compared to 2021. Total dry and bulk cargo throughput was at 547 million t, down 3.6%. During the operator's... more
Third time record for the port of Yantian
The world’s largest container vessels called at the port of Yantian (China) recently: “MSC Tessa” and “MSC Celestino Maresa”, with a carrying capacity of 24,116 teu, arrived on 21 March and 4 April 2023, while “OOCL Spain" (24,188 teu) and "MSC Irina" (24,346... more
A new solution to simplify air freight shipments
"ECU360", the digital logistics platform of Mumbai-based ECU Worldwide, has launched a new digital air freight service to streamline the entire shipping process for businesses of all sizes, from quoting to booking, including real-time tracking and live schedules. With... more
ESR to develop logistics park in Gujarat
Expanding its presence in Gujarat in India, the logistic construction specialist ESR has acquired a 154.000 sqm site in Sanand and will invest INR 4 billion (EUR 0.04 billion) in the construction and development of a logistics park. With the project, ESR aims to capitalise... more
Changes at the helm of DHL
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group and Hillebrand Gori – a DHL company, have announced that Dominique von Orelli (left) has taken over as CEO Hillebrand Gori with immediate effect. Von Orelli succeeds Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL... more