New technology for urban airborne logistics 
Cyclotech, an Austrian company for aviation propulsion systems based on the Voith-Schneider principle, and Yamato Holdings, a holding company of Yamato Group which contains the Japanese parcel delivery provider Yamato Transport, have completed a joint feasibility study on... more
Another MSC service to commence
Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)’s new Bengal service is about to launch. Offering a direct link between South China and Bangladesh, the weekly service will connect Shenzhen's Yantian and Shekou terminals with Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas and finally call at the port... more
New Caledonia in transition
Gipanc, which manages the island of New Caledonia’s port and airport IT systems, has taken the next step in its cooperation with Marseille-based MGI. New Caledonia’s port community now has implemented the Ci5 port community system developed by MGI with all the available import... more
Teleport launches specialised cargo services
Teleport currently has the widest network in Southeast Asia and beyond, covering over 130 cities with its access to a fleet of 252 aircraft for both cargo-only and passenger flight routes. It has now launched its specialised cargo services. Adrian Loretz, COO of Teleport:... more
Chinese first quarter still strong
The Ningbo-Zhoushan port complex has reported a robust throughput in Q1/2022, with a container volume of 3.18 million teu in March, an increase of 4% compared to the same period last year. Over the first quarter, Ningbo-Zhoushan port expects to have handled 9.53 million teu,... more
Global Crossing Airlines opens the cargo door
Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group has celebrated a key milestone for its first A321 P2F aircraft by ST Engineering with a door cutting ceremony. The aircraft is currently undergoing conversion at the latter's airframe facility in San Antonio. One year ago, Global X... more
More UWL in Asia and California
Cleveland-based NVOCC UWL recently opened two new offices: a domestic one in Long Beach, CA, and one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. UWL President Duncan Wright: “As the industry diversifies trade route options, we are confident our investment in Long Beach and Ho Chi Minh... more
Going deeper into biodiesel fuel
There are four players in the game. MOL, its affiliate MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT), the commodity trading company Trafigura and its vessel fuel supply joint-venture company TFG Marine recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a joint study on the full-scale... more
Bueno, bonito, barato 
Qatar Airways Cargo runs Latin American charter services for Cainiao. more
65 million Covid test kits from China to Australia
Over the past six weeks, aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged over 65 charter flights carrying 3,000 t from China to Australia. Each flight had more than one million Covid test kits on board, which are provided free to all Australian... more