Services between the Far East and USA
Shortly after its inaugural flight between Billund and Hangzhou (HGH), China, Maersk Air Cargo is connecting North America and Asia Pacific with new regular services. Maersk will commence with two weekly flights between Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) and Shenyang (SHE), China,... more
New brand for enhanced end-to-end solutions
PSA Cargo Solutions, a business unit of Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), will combine with BDP to form the new brand PSA BDP. This decision follows PSA’s acquisition of BDP in April 2022. Backed by the strength of PSA’s global network of more than 60 deep sea, rail, and... more
Farsound relocates
The Farsound team has moved into its new 5,389 sqm headquarters in Brentwood Essex, UK. The state-of-the art property is located close to Farsound’s old HQ building and has been designed and built entirely from scratch. The building, which is considerably bigger than the... more
Ethiopian Airlines: 50 years in China
Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its services to China. The airline made its first flight to Shanghai on 21 February 1973 and operated there for a while before it shifted its flights to Beijing on 07 November 1973, which is one of its very popular... more
Rail/sea transport service to China launched
Trans Container has started to transport export cargoes to China via the First Container Terminal in the Russian port of Saint Petersburg. It is planned to organise shipments twice a month. The sea leg of the journey is arranged by the Chinese company Torgmoll. The service... more
K Line Chile – 50 years of experience
The 50th anniversary ceremony, including a traditional sake barrel breaking ceremony, of the company K Line Chile brought together 150 people in Santiago de Chile, among which were His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan to Chile, Kazuhisa Shibuya, and Chilean governmental... more
Five more Boeing 787-9s for EVA Air
EVA Air has ordered five more Boeing 787-9s following approval by its board of directors on 13 March 2023. The deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2027. And, starting in mid-2024, EVA will update and reconfigure its 787-9s to add its popular... more
Supporting a skyrocketing travel retail market
Bolloré Logistics has launched a new air charter service to support the growth of the travel retail market in the island of Hainan in Southern China. The link will operate from Singapore to the island's capital Haikou via Hong Kong once a week. Since 2020, offshore duty-free... more
Iraq anchors its position as transit hub
The Republic of Iraq, at the crossroads of several trade routes in the Middle East, has become the 78th country to accede to the United Nations TIR Convention, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) reports. Iraq’s accession to the TIR Convention anchors its strategic role... more
Airbus expands its ‘make-in-India’ activities
Airbus has awarded a contract to Tata Advanced Systems (Tasl) to manufacture cargo and bulk cargo doors of the A320neo aircraft family. The contract is a significant step towards increasing Airbus' competitiveness in the single-aisle aircraft market and supporting the ramp-up of... more