Cainiao adds highway route to Europe 
Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, is introducing a new highway delivery route to send small electronics, batteries, and cosmetics from south China’s manufacturing hub Dongguan to the platform’s hub in Liège. The daily delivery service will help Chinese exporters... more
Ongoing expansion down under
Wisetech Global, the Australian developer of the logistics software ‘Cargowise’, has further extended its portfolio by acquiring Shipamax, a provider of data entry automation software for the logistics industry. The Shipamax platform was founded in 2016 and is headquartered... more
First Guangzhou-converted B767-300 freighter
Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (Gameco) have celebrated the completion of China’s first 767-300 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) from the Gameco conversion line in Guangzhou. Peter Gao, VP Boeing commercial sales and marketing for China:... more
Behemoths on methanol
Sometimes it is not the seven dwarfs, but the seven giants. The Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), an affiliate of Cosco, has extended its orderbook. Seven newbuilds with dual-fuel methanol-compatible engines and a capacity of 24,000 teu each have been... more
Shuttle services between Russia and Iran
RZD Logistics has introduced a regular container train between Russia and Iran. The import/export shuttle runs along the North-South transit corridor in eastern Russia. The train starts in Chekhov, south of Moscow (Russia), and travels via Kazakhstan first to Sarakhs in... more
NYK banking on Indonesian energy
It is a strategic agreement. The Japanese carrier NYK has now reached a basic agreement allowing it to invest in PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), a shipping subsidiary of the oil and gas company PT Pertamina (Persero) based in Indonesia. The parties are planning to... more
CMA CGM Air Cargo contracts Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has been appointed to handle CMA CGM Air Cargo’s new Hong Kong services which began in early September. CMA CGM Air Cargo is the cargo airline of the CMA CGM Group, a global... more
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