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
A new digital solution for postal shipments
Cathay Cargo has enhanced its integrated mail platform with Cathay Mail, a refined digital solution that re-envisages the mail-shipment process, generating greater transparency for post offices and providing the track-and-trace visibility their customers expect. Cathay... more
First yard in Bangladesh certified by NYK
The Japanese Group NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) has certified PHP Ship Recycling Facility as the first yard in Bangladesh for complying with NYK’s standards for ship-recycling measures pertaining to the environment, safety, occupational health, and respect for human rights. The... more
Avia AM Leasing supplies fourth B737-800BCF
Dublin-based Avia AM Leasing, a global aviation holding company that specialises in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced another delivery of a 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). This is the fourth aircraft in its passenger-to-freighter (P2F)... more
A contract to reach net zero goal
Netherlands-based Samskip Group has signed a ship building contract with India’s Cochin Shipyard (CSL) for two hydrogen fuel powered vessels. Samskip Group wants to go into “zero carbon emission free shipping services” and is pursuing the “goal of reaching net-zero by 2040,”... more
ABC about to return?
Izvestia has learned that Russia's largest cargo airline, which ceased all its operations March 2022, is soon to be reactivated. According to two sources of the Russian daily, Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) will begin regular flights on the Moscow-Beijing route from June 2023.... more