"K" Line: director Makoto Arai to step down 
At its recent board meeting, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) announced that Makoto Arai will step down as director, managing executive officer on 23 June 2022. He will however retain his position as managing executive officer. Yukikazu Myochin will remain president... more
More funds for Manila's growth
The holding International Container Terminal Services attaches a great deal of importance to the IT technology and digitisation of its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). Amongst others, the roll-out of 5G at the terminal was employed to automatically... more
EVA Cargo to add another Boeing 777 freighter
EVA Air’s board of directors has authorised the purchase of one more Boeing 777 freighter that is expected to be delivered by the end of 2023. EVA now owns eight of these dedicated freighters and has contracted with Israel Aerospace Industry Corporation (IAI) to convert... more
Ten years in Vietnam
It’s a double ten. Gebüder Weiss has opened branches in ten different countries in East Asia to date, and it is also celebrating its tenth anniversary in Vietnam this year. The logistics provider runs two offices in the country, one in the economic hub Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)... more
DFDS goes Prime and Rail
The Danish shipping company DFDS is taking over 100% of the intermodal operator Prime Rail and establishing its new rail business unit on this basis. Prime Rail, headquartered in Troisdorf near Cologne (Germany), offers intermodal transport in continental and maritime... more
Less losses, new problems
In its latest overall assessment, the Safety & Shipping Review 2022, published by insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) reports that total losses have declined significantly - around 50 to 75 per year in the last four years, compared to more than 200 per... more
"K" Line announces changes in executive team
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) is restructuring the responsibilities of some of its executive officers, effective as of 1 June 2022. Senior managing executive officer Yukio Toriyama, formerly responsible for the CFO unit (corporate planning, research, corporate... more
Connecting Thailand with China 
The Chinese branch of the former Nippon Express Group, now NX Group, recently launched a new multimodal transport service linking up China and neighbouring Asean countries. With lead times of five days, this new offer is a multimodal service for transporting cargo by rail... more
Four more alternative PCTCs ordered
Four new 7,000-unit capacity pure car carriers (PCTC) with liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their main fuel are to be built at Nihon Shipyard in Tokyo and Shin Kurushima Dockyard in Imabari-shi. The vessels are the second series following four initial LNG-fuelled car carriers,... more