When things take off in China 
The Austria-based freight forwarding group Cargo-Partner is looking back on a successful H1/2022, especially with regards to the expansion of its activities in China. In January, the company enlarged its branch office in Beijing and opened a new warehouse in Kunshan, in... more
World trade on its way up again
In May 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) soared to 123.6 points from 122.1 points (seasonally adjusted) the month before, according to the latest flash... more
Melbourne takes a dip
It is not a law of nature that volumes have to grow in all the ports of the world. Traffic at the Port of Melbourne has gone down since the beginning of this year. In May 2022, the port saw its container throughput shrinking by 6% compared to the same period in 2021, reaching a... more
Narcotics through Louisville
On 17 June 2022, CBP officers in Louisville seized a shipment of 14 Wilson footballs originating from California and bound for Australia. Officers found more than 5.4 kg of methamphetamine in the lining of the footballs. Some narcotics have stateside addresses while other... more
Agency award ceremony for Turkish Cargo
The global air cargo brand Turkish Cargo brought its business partners in the air cargo sector and numerous agencies operating in Türkiye together in the ‘Agency Award Ceremony organised for the 11th edition this year. Commenting on the agency award ceremony, Turkish Airlines... more
UWL and Swire's second strike
In cooperation with Swire Shipping, a multi-purpose liner service, NVOCC UWL has introduced a dedicated, express ocean service from Seattle, Washington to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, offering a 21-day transit time. This announcement was made by Duncan Wright, UWL president, while... more
NTC India goes Malaysia
The NTC group, an Indian 3Pl founded in 1997, has opened an office at Port Klang in Malaysia. The Chennai-headquartered group wants to enhance its logistics services not only in the Asia Pacific regions, but also with an outlook on the Americas and Europe. NTC currently has... more
Etihad Cargo to raise frequencies for the summer
From next month, Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, will provide additional capacity to key destinations in the summer months across Asia, Africa and Europe. From July, Etihad Cargo will continue to operate its Boeing 777 freighter network... more
Gerry’s Dnata obtains Isago for Pakistan
Gerry’s Dnata, a Pakistan-based provider of ground services, has obtained Iata safety audit for ground operations (Isago) station accreditation at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), following the successful completion of a comprehensive audit of its ground handling... more
Middle Corridor - a new alternative
Customers of a. hartrodt may now avoid the increasing disruptions on the sea freight routes between China and Europe. As a new alternative, the freight forwarder is offering rail transport via the Eurasian Middle Corridor. This route goes via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea,... more