M&M expands into southwest China 
The Militzer & Münch group, which is headquartered in St Gallen (Switzerland) opened a new office in Chongqing in southwestern China on 4 January 2022. It's the company’s eighth location in the country. The municipality of Chongqing, the economic centre of southwestern... more
Next link in Asian chain
Cargo-Partner's liaison office in Jakarta is being upgraded to a branch office. Given that the Indonesian transport and logistics sector is currently showing a growth rate of more than 15%, the Austrian logistics provider is taking advantage of a change in local legislation in... more
Hong Kong Airport promotes Tommy Leung
Hong Kong's Airport Authority (AAHK) has appointed Tommy Leung as executive director, third runway, succeeding Kevin Poole who retired today, 1 February 2022. Leung has held a number of senior positions since he joined AAHK in 1994, covering terminal operations, technical... more
Canadian Railway joins top 35
For the first time in history, Canadian Pacific (CP) has been listed the Corporate Knights Global 100 Index, an annual ranking of the most sustainable corporations in the world. CP ranked 34th overall on the 2022 index and was the top performing freight transportation... more
Black cat touches the sky
Yamato Holdings (YHD) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are planning to launch air freighter operations between Tokyo and Hokkaido, Kyushu and Okinawa in April 2024. Since logistic providers including YHD are facing a law amendment concerning overtime work hours, YHD needs to secure... more
Hellmann launches new weekly Silk Road train
Hellmann has introduced a new weekly train between Chongqing (China) and Bremen (Germany). The first train recently arrived at the Roland Umschlagsgesellschaft Terminal in Bremen. The new service follows an increasing demand for train connections between Europe and Asia. Transit... more
Container flows stronger in Northern Europe
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose by 0.8 points to 122.8 points (revised) in December 2021. The index for Chinese ports showed a decline this time,... more
ACS delivers presents to remote village
Last month, Air Charter Service helped to buy, wrap and deliver more than 300 Christmas presents for children in the remote region of Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire, in the far north of Queensland. Paul Crook, CEO of ACS’s Sydney office: “The relatively complex set up of the... more
Seafarers’ happiness at lowest ebb
According to the recently-published Seafarers Happiness Index for 2021, mariners’ happiness has reached an all-time low, driven by the extra strain of spending months aboard without any shore time as Covid-19 restrictions bite. Standard Club has thus warned that seafarer... more
Express train links Quanzhou with Moscow
On 18 January 2022, a new China Railway Express (CRE) train set off from Quanzhou (China) bound for Russia. It carries 50 containers weighing about 445 t and containing sanitation supplies, bags, shoes and clothing and handicrafts for Moscow. According to the Quanzhou... more