Topocean under a new flag 
Kerry Logistics is taking over Topocean Consolidation Service in Los Angeles, which is owned by Robert Chin Yang Wang and Andy Hsien Cheng Wang. Topocean specialises in international freight forwarding and logistics services. Kerry has agreed to acquire initially 70% of the... more
Upgrades for Qantas' A321P2F 
Qantas has signed a contract with Airbus to enhance its three A321P2F freighter aircraft with new systems and airframe upgrades to maximise operational performance. The modifications include the latest standard of LCD cockpit displays, weather radar, on-board flight data... more
Asia-Est Africa: two for the price of one
Singapore-headquartered Japanese container liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) is transforming its Asia – East Africa (EAF) service into two new weekly services EA3 (East Africa 3 - Mombasa) and EA4 (East Africa 4 - Dar Es Salaam). These two newly created services, the EA3... more
Cargo One chooses Fabrice Godeau
Cargo One, a platform for booking and marketing air freight capacity, has named Fabrice Godeau as vice president airlines, Asia Pacific. With 25 years’ experience in the region, he has an extensive background in working with airlines and airports to increase performance through... more
Coface predicts slow pace in 2022
The insurance group Compagnie Française d'Assurance Coface recently published its business barometer, analysing the risks and opportunities lying ahead in 2022. Although economic recovery will continue, "Omicron has highlighted the unpredictability of the pandemic and... more
From four to six sisters
The newbuild programme that AAL Shipping (AAL) launched with the initial order of four 32,000 deadweight (DWT) multipurpose vessels in November 2021 has now been extended. Classifying the new units as ‘Super B-Class’, the Singaporean liner designed the vessels jointly with... more
Stopgap or new approach?
Retailers in the USA charter transport space most frequently. more
A bumpy start in Hong Kong
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has released the traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for January 2022. During the month, HKIA handled 391,000 t of cargo, representing a year-on-year decrease of 4.7%. Flight movements saw year-on-year growth of 5.5%... more
Converting signatures in Singapore
Airbus projects that by 2040, there will be a need for some 2,440 freighters in Asia-Pacific, of which 880 will be newly built. On the conversion side, during Singapore Airshow last week, CDB Aviation committed to twelve conversions with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), expanding its... more
Ro-ro activities return to Karachi
It's the new beginning of an old story. The Pakistan International Container Terminal (Pict) achieved a new operational milestone with its recent handling of Messina Line’s Jolly Quarzo, the first ro-ro vessel to call the terminal. This marks the resumption of ro-ro services at... more