Develop globally and locally 
50th anniversary of Sisa Studio Informatica taking place in an international context. The rapid pace of change in this hectic era is best gauged by looking at the world of IT, which plays an important role specifically in the customs clearance segment of Switzerland’s forwarding... more
ANA: faster insights with artificial intelligence 
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be the launch customer for Boeing's Insight Accelerator (IA), a new cloud-based digital solution employing artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and avoid high impact service disruptions. While the latest generation of... more
First train en route from China to Afghanistan
Representatives of the railways of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement to create a new economic corridor between their countries. It is being launched on a trial basis with a maiden train loaded with commercial goods. The train started in... more
Cooperation enhanced
South Korean Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Ceva Logistics, an affiliate of CMA CGM, are tightening their relationship and increasing the level of collaboration. The new agreement, which will last into 2025, builds on the two companies existing cooperation and brings Ceva’s... more
New cargo airline in Vietnam
Vietravel Airlines officially signed a cooperation agreement on investment and development of air cargo services (Vuair Cargo). With the intention to diversify products and complete the ecosystem of Vietravel Corporation, Vietravel Airlines and Asean Cargo Gateway (ACG)... more
When a tiger swallows eight cheetahs
A B747, whose nose had been decorated with a gigantic face of a tiger during its time with the Russian Transaero Airlines, which went bankrupt in 2015, transported five female and three male cheetahs from Namibia to India at the end of last week. The animals, which were... more
Slump across the board?
Reuters reports that Fedex lost approximately USD 12.5 billion in market capitalisation after it withdrew its original financial forecast on 16 September 2022 and predicted a USD 500 million drop in turnover for 2022. However, some bank analysts did not agree with Fedex’s... more
Two Chinese musketeers
In an alliance between a local and an overseas player, Quanzhou Ansheng Shipping and China United Lines (CU Lines), have assigned twelve large vessels of over 20,000 teu. The units will be deployed on both transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes. After entering into the... more
Continuing to catch up
Iata ranks leading cargo airlines post Covid-19. Iata’s member airlines improved their air cargo performance when measured in ftk by approximately 18.7% last year, compared to 2020. The improvement vis-à-vis the previous (pre-pandemic) year stood at 6.9%. Some airlines are still... more
Cosco going the whole hog
Cosco Shipping is preparing another major investment. The Chinese carrier is to spend USD 4.9 billion on expanding its fleet in order to rise in the rankings and improve its position among the major global shipping companies. The group will invest the funds from 2023 to the... more