Chung Mong-Won elected to IIHF Hall of Fame 
Halla group chairman Chung Mong-Won attended the ceremony, hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), as a new honorary member of the IIHF Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony, which had been postponed from May 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was held on 29 May... more
Building up the air cargo branch
A takeover in the Netherlands: Global Transport Solutions (GTS), the holding company of Marinetrans and Best Global Logistics, has acquired Cargo Holland, a freight forwarder specialising in air freight solutions located at Schiphol Airport. Marc Kort (CEO of Cargo Holland) has... more
Alternatives also reach a high price
The prices for all kinds of fuel are going through the roof. According to data from the specialised platform shipandbunker.com, the average price of fuel with very low sulphur content (very low sulphur fuel oil/VLSFO), reached USD 1,019.5/t on 8 June 2022. This figure is... more
Air shipment stopped at Leipzig/Halle airport
16 pieces of rhinoceros horn weighing 6.5 kg were seized by customs at the end of May 2022 during the inspection of an air cargo shipment at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The package came from Angola and was to be transported to Vietnam via Germany. Great efforts had been made to... more
Italy and China move closer together
Contship Italia and the German company Bahnoperator have introduced a new intermodal rail service from China to Italy. The new offer connects the Contship Lombard hub of Melzo - RHM in Italy with China. A number of terminals are served on this route from China via... more
DC near Bangkok operational
Bolloré Logistics has officially opened the gates of its new warehouse and distribution centre in Thailand. The Smile Hub is situated in Bangplee, near Bangkok, 23 km from Suvarnabhumi International Airport. With a surface of 11,000 sqm, the facility will be dedicated to the... more
Air cargo transfer service switches to e-vehicle
Kuehne + Nagel has launched an electric vehicle service for airport transfers in Mumbai, India. The transport specialist aims to gradually replace all its fleet with electric vehicles in order to reduce its carbon footprint and progress towards a sustainable future and Greener... more
WFS makes big India debut in Bengaluru
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded a 15-year licence to operate its first cargo handing operation in India at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport). The partnership agreement was signed by Satyaki Raghunath (left), chief strategy &... more
Changes at the helm of Haeco
Haeco Airframe Services has appointed Jacqueline Jiang group director airframe services, effective 1 July 2022. She is currently COO of Haeco Xiamen and has extensive management experience in MRO services. Haeco Xiamen director of operations Kevin Guan will succeed Ms Jiang... more
A single parcel not worth USD 22.59 million
Over 90% of all US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) counterfeit seizures occur in the international mail and express consignment environments, and last Thursday, 2 June 2022, was no exception. CBP officers in Louisville seized 584 counterfeit designer watches that arrived in... more