Otto International chooses Heidi Stevens 
Heidi Stevens will take over as CEO of Otto International, a global procurement and services company, on 15 May 2022. She follows Michael Dumke, who will retire on 30 June 2022. A London College of Fashion graduate, Stevens has an extensive career and track record in the... more
Saudia Cargo and Cainiao strengthen partnership
The success of last year's cooperation agreement with Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has enabled Saudia Cargo to achieve significant growth in e-commerce shipments this year. ITJ wrote an article about this cooperation last year. The agreement created a... more
Making dangerous goods transport safer
The international freight transport insurer TT Club is calling for more security and safety in lithium battery supply chains. This statement follows a number of recent fire incidents affecting container transport, ro-ro ships and air cargo movements allegedly involving lithium... more
Fifth A330 for AELF Flightservice
AELF Flightservice’s fifth Airbus 330-200 (registered as 9H-CFS) is officially on certificate, flying in passenger-to-freighter (PTF) configuration. The aircraft started its first commercial flight in PTF configuration on 23 April 2022, flying from Vietnam to USA. With the... more
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