Another loan for ESR 
With the completion of the ARA Asset Management (ARA) acquisition, ESR Cayman Limited (ESR) has enlarged its portfolio as a major APAC real asset manager, including logistics real estate in Asian countries. The integration with ARA, including its subsidiary Logos, also enables... more
Good cargo results for ANA in 2021
All Nippon Airways Holdings Inc (ANA) has reported its financial results for the nine months to 31 December 2021. ANA’s continued strong international cargo service performance can be attributed to robust demand and a shift to air transport as a result of congestion in maritime... more
Aemli 2022 – China and India retain top spots
China and India held their No. 1 and 2 ranking in the ‘2022 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index’ (Aemli), the company’s 13th annual snapshot of industry sentiment and ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets. The UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,... more
Australia Post completes leadership team
Australia Post group CEO and managing director Paul Graham has completed his new leadership team, following his first four months in the job, in which time he has listened to feedback from customers and stakeholders in the network, as well as team members.The executive team will... more
Anniversary train delivers 453 t of bananas
Government ministers were on hand to flag off the 1,000th trip of Central Railway’s Kisan Rail link (farmer’s rail) in India. The train from Savda to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi) had 23 wagons with 453 t of bananas on board. So far, 345,000 t of farm produce has already been... more
Changes for K Line executive officers
The board of directors of K Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd) made the following changes for some executive officers on 3 February. Fumiyoshi Sato was promoted from general manager of the legal group to executive officer, with effect from 1 April 2022.Yutaka Nakagawa, managing... more
Trans-Siberian test run for Japanese reefer goods
Russian Railways (RZD), the Japanese transport ministry and Fesco have sent the first refrigerated containers with Japanese cargo to Europe on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with the transport carried out by Dalreftrans. With the new train the three players are implementing a... more
Additional office for the Indian Register
On 1 February the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) opened an office in Coimbatore, in India’s southernmost federal state of Tamil Nadu. The industrial city has a diversified manufacturing sector, including more than 25,000 small, medium and large-scale enterprises. The IRS... more
Drones over Sumida River
The official "social implementation project for a drone logistics platform in Tokyo" experiment will take place from today, 8 February to 10 February 2022 in Tokyo, one of the world's most densely populated areas with a population of approximately 14 million. Japan... more
Over 12 million Covid-19 test kits in January
RA-82044, one of Volga-Dnepr’s 12 x AN-124-100, landed at Billund airport (Denmark) on 31 January 2022, carrying 72 t of Covid-19 test kits. This was the last in a series of six charter flights operated in collaboration with JAG-UFS based in UK. Over 12 million Covid-19 test... more