Menzies Aviation secures significant air cargo contracts 
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has renewed and won several key contracts with airlines across Australia and New Zealand including China Airlines, Fiji Airways, Virgin Australia, Thai Airways and Air Calin. In New Zealand, Menzies has locked in a... more
Record passages – and prices 
High volumes through Suez and Panama Canals in 2021 – higher prices in 2022. more
India introduces rail green points
Indian Railways recently laid down policy guidelines to assign carbon saving points, called ‘rail green points’, to freight customers. The guidelines will be applicable by April 2022 and only to freight customers registered on the e-RD portal of the ‘Freight operation... more
China to the Americas by ‘Air+Road’
Taiwan-based Dimerco recently launched a new intercontinental transport service called ‘Air+Road’. It aims at supplier shipping high-value components from China to manufacturing plants in Mexico. The door-to-door service takes just 6˗8 days and goes via the USA. According to... more
Australia to upgrade inland freight route
The Australian government has locked in a further AUD 400 million (EUR 273 million) to upgrade an inland freight route. Billed as the ‘second Bruce highway’, the 1,184 km north–south route from Charters Towers, in North Queensland, to Mungindi, on the New South Wales border, is... more
Road-based supply chains would benefit most
A shift to Inland Rail in Australia could cut annual transport costs by up to AUD 213 million (EUR 144.1 million), providing benefits across 22 million t of freight, according to a report of Csiro (a commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation). Csiro has... more
Takeover in Hong Kong
Kerry Logistics (KLN) has acquired of a majority stake in Pro-Med Technology, a supplier of rehabilitation equipment based in Hong Kong. Prod-Med serves hospitals and residential care homes in Hong Kong, as well as providing consumer goods for elderly care. This move will... more
The Bahamas go for South Korea
The Bahamas flag registry is exploring growth opportunities in Asia. To this end, it has created a representation in South Korea through an agreement with marine and logistics provider Ben Line Agencies. Captain Jahangir Hussain, regional director for Asia, commented: “South... more
How bad is the situation in Shenzhen?
In its recent analysis, Chicago-based software developer and intelligence provider Four Kites reports that China’s zero-Covid policy is having a severe impact on the supply chains across the country. At Shenzhen, normally the country’s second busiest port, a trend of sharply... more