Dachser expands in Australia and New Zealand 
By taking over air and sea freight forwarder ACA International, Dachser is adding six locations Down Under to its own air & sea logistics (ASL) network. With this acquisition, Dachser extends its coverage in this segment to Australia and New Zealand, countries that are... more
"Boxbay" to be implemented in Busan
Dubai-based DP World has commissioned the "Boxbay" system from German plant technology supplier SMS Group. Group chairman and CEO of DP World Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and chairman and CEO of SMS Group Burkhard Dahmen signed the contract to this effect in Jebel Ali... more
C02 emission calculator for all transport modes
Nippon Express Holding has launched an “NX-Green” calculator. The tool calculates and visualises CO2 emissions from origin to destination for international air, ocean (including river barge), truck, and rail transport when users simply enter the origin and destination of a... more
Qatar Airways Cargo: an all-women crew
Qatar Airways Cargo celebrated a landmark flight on Sunday, 5 March 2023, as its scheduled Boeing 777 freighter from Doha to Shanghai was operated entirely of a crew of made up of women. From the ground staff overseeing and handling the cargo to the flight deck crew... more
Dachser opens offices in South East Asia
The new locations in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Da Nang, Vietnam are already in service and strengthen Dachser's position in the region to serve growing customer demands, especially from the electronics, and fashion and sports industries. Chiang Mai is Dachser's fourth... more
First Australasian carrier for Cargo Ai
Air New Zealand Cargo's capacity is now live on Cargo Ai’s digital marketplace "Cargomart". This is the first Australasian carrier that the Singapore-based airfreight digital enabler has been able to welcome to its platform. Air NZ Cargo will be offering its capacity... more
HPC puts Indian terminals through their paces
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has carried out a technical due diligence assessment for Hapag-Lloyd as a basis for investment in a share of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited (JMBPL). The participation involves twelve port terminal & logistic facilities in India,... more
Air Asia's Teleport returns to China
The resumption of Air Asia’s flights into China marks the return of belly cargo space in China for Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly known as Air Asia Group). With Air Asia being the largest foreign carrier operating in China by capacity today, this... more
Qantas announces changes at the helm
The Qantas Group is reorganising its group management committee. Andrew David, CEO of Qantas domestic and international, will retire in September 2023. The role of CEO of Qantas domestic and international (which was combined during Covid), will be again split into two... more
CNC launches NTX1
The new NTX1 service created by CNC, an Intra-Asia short sea specialist based in Singapore, will set sail today, 13 March 2023. With this addition, the CMA CGM brand aims to offer one of the fastest transit times between three ports of Korea, two in Thailand and one in... more