South India is on 
There is news beyond the war in Ukraine, the Chinese shutdowns and rising fuel prices. The St Gallen-based Swiss Inter Rail Group has established its first office in Chennai (India), to be led by branch manager Vijayan Munusamy. Inter Rail India has ben active in India since... more
World trade in March: the calm before the storm?
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) went up in 2022, rising by 1.6 points to 119.2 points (seasonally adjusted), according to the latest flash estimate.... more
Dachser chooses Jesper Larsen
Jesper Larsen has been appointed managing director air & sea logistics Southeast Asia. Based in Bangkok, he is now responsible for 220 employees in eight locations in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. Born in Denmark, Larsen has been in the logistics... more
ONE launches new service
The Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) is launching a new service calling ports in Dubai, India and Mozambique. The MIM (Mozambique - India - Middle East) service will offer direct and bi-weekly connections to Jebel Ali, Mundra and Maputo, including transhipments to... more
Mining operation with battery-electric locomotives
Resources company BHP will purchase four battery-electric locomotives and conduct trials at its Western Australia iron ore rail network. The four locomotives are scheduled for delivery in late 2023. Two will be supplied by Progress Rail and two by Wabtec. BHP will test the... more
Rail service to reposition empty containers
With more and more containers being transported by road to meet growing market demand, congestions can become a major problem and occasionally lead to equipment shortages due to longer turn times for empty boxes. To address this issue, APM Terminals Mumbai in India has... more
BLR Airport sets a new record in FY/2022
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) recorded its highest-ever cargo tonnage in financial year (FY) 2022, despite challenging circumstances due to multiple Covid waves. BLR Airport processed an all-time high tonnage for a fiscal year since airport... more
MSC going for more mid-haul units
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the carrier with the highest maritime container capacity worldwide as of January 2022, is banking on more newbuilds. According to press reports, fourteen new 7,000 teu units have been ordered on Chinese wharfs, an investment of... more
Did piracy take a break?
There is a moderate reduction in piracy activities worldwide, as the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports in its latest study. The IMB is a department of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce. The reported incidents declined by 2.6% from 38 to 37 in... more
Two new clients in Shanghai
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has won two new contracts in the e-commerce sector in China: One of the new customers is the American nutritional supplements brand GNC. The second new e-commerce client at Arvato Shanghai's logistics centre in Qingpu is an up-coming Chinese... more