Joining forces for autonomous haulage solutions 
Truck manufacturer Scania and mining company Rio Tinto are developing more agile autonomous haul trucks at a mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to pursue potential environmental and productivity benefits. The two companies have established a long-term research and... more
Big plane, big plans for new Uzbek cargo carrier
A nose-loading B747-200F has become Uzbekistan’s first large-capacity cargo aircraft (105 t). It is operated by the new cargo carrier My Freighter, based in Tashkent. Before its arrival from Indonesia at the end of last month, cargo planes of the Central Asian country had a... more
Major relocation in Yokohama to come
The Yokohama Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP) and the CMA CGM Group have signed a reservation agreement for the Honmokufuto D5 container terminal in Port of Yokohama. This move is part of the preparations for the relocation of CMA CGM’s current container... more
Swissport Osaka set to open today
Swissport is opening an air cargo centre at Central Japan International Airport (Centrair). The new facility will support the development of air transport and logistics for central Japan’s Tokai region and will be Swissport’s third domestic base, following Narita International... more
A female footstep in India
A.P. Moller–Maersk has opened a new Indian warehouse in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh. Located within the premises of the company’s container freight station (CFS), the 9,200 sqm warehouse is completely run and operated by women. The company has hired, trained, and created jobs for... more
Iata: three regional air cargo events in November
Iata is hosting a series of air cargo events in the Asia Pacific region in November to share the latest regulatory changes and global air cargo trends and development. Topics will range from cargo and postal handling standards, ULD regulation, and changes to the 2023 Iata... more
MOL's diversification policy scores
In Japan, the Daibiru Corporation, a real estate company and affiliate of MOL, has concluded a contract to acquire trust beneficiary rights for a partial equity interest in the facility ‘Otemachi First Square’. In its portfolio strategy, the company defined the hedging of... more
Airfreight partners to connect in the clouds
The Singapore-based digital enabler Cargo Ai and Chain.io, a US cloud-base integration platform, have formed a strategic technology partnership. The aim is to allow most large and medium-sized freight forwarders on Chain.io’s network to easily connect to Cargo Ai’s platform to... more
More than Kiwis
In mid-October 2022, the new Militzer & Münch New Zealand subsidiary was born. With the first branch office in the capital Auckland, headed by Shakir Samsudeen, the company also has its sights set on the Polynesian region. Samsudeen reports to Andreas Löwenstein,... more
Duisport is not Tollerort
In Germany, Cosco has sold its shares in the Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) to Duisport, the operator of the port of Duisburg, as it was announced recently. The Chinese player had held 30% of the shares. So far, neither party has not disclosed what lies behind this step.... more