Silk Way West Airlines expands network 
Silk Way West Airlines is expanding its network in the Middle East and Central Asia by introducing twice-weekly regular cargo flights to and from the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam, as well as to and from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. These scheduled routes will enable... more
Office in Kazakhstan opened
HHLA Project Logistics has inaugurated a location in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The transport specialist for the entire Caucasus region and Central Asia deals with project cargo from parcels to heavy and oversized loads. Added to the offices in Georgia and Azerbaijan, the new... more
Cathay Pacific Cargo rebrands as Cathay Cargo
Cathay is launching Cathay Cargo, a rebrand of its cargo business, and a change of name from Cathay Pacific Cargo. The change is part of the airline’s overarching brand redesign and reinforces the existing strong brand association and perceptions held by its customers. The... more
Further Eurasia railfreight service introduced
A new China-Moscow freight train departed from the city of Langfang in north China's Hebei Province last Saturday, 25 February 2023. Carrying 55 40-foot containers, it will leave the country via Erenhot Port in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, pass through... more
Stengg and SF Airlines to set up MRO JV in China
ST Engineering has announced that its commercial aerospace business and SF Airlines have entered an agreement to set up a commercial airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in Ezhou, Hubei, China. The joint venture, subject to regulatory approvals, will... more
Mena operations to launch from Bahrain
Asia Cargo Network (ACN) a group air cargo charter services provider in Southeast Asia, and Mena Aerospace, a Bahraini aviation services provider, have announced the start of their operations in the Mena region from the Kingdom of Bahrain. As part of its growth plan, ACN... more
New logistics park in South Korea
ESR-Kendall Square, the South Korean subsidiary of the ESR Group, an APAC-focussed logistics real estate developer, has completed the Geomdan Logistics Park, a 150,000 sqm logistics complex in South Korea’s Gimpo market. With this latest addition, ESR has delivered close to... more
Changi tests autonomous baggage tractor
Since February 2022, the Changi Airport Terminal 5 Specialised Systems (T5SS) team has been carrying out trials to automate the driving of baggage tractors. Working with Aurrigo, an international provider of airport transport technology, the Indonesian T5SS team has explored... more
Latest product recognised
The Hong-Kong-based company U-Freight has gained official recognition from the Hong Kong Brand Development Council for a new product. The e-commerce logistics product E+ Solutions (E Plus), a logistics package designed specifically for small start-up e-commerce businesses, was... more
Chinese cross-border movements normalising
The International Transport Union (IRU) reports that TIR transports have started again now that China has lifted its Covid-19 measures and gradually resumed normal operations for international goods movements. Five Kyrgyz TIR trucks carrying e-commerce goods departed from... more