Two more 737-800BCF conversion lines in 2022 
Boeing and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co. (Staeco) have announced plans to create additional capacity for the 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) to help meet continued strong market demand. In 2022, Boeing will add two 737-800BCF conversion lines at... more
Augmenting Scandinavia-China train services
Nurminen Logistics and NTEX have signed a letter of intent to jointly increase their current cooperation concerning railway cargo services between China, Asia, Sweden and Norway. The parties will use Nurminen’s Nordic Hub concept in the Finish ports of Helsinki and Kotka... more
New locations in Mainland China
Logistics services provider Rhenus has extended its presence in China by establishing a new branch in Zhuhai. The city is home to China's second-largest port and has been playing a major role in China's belt and road initiative since the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone (GPFTZ)... more
Atran: another route from China to Cologne/Bonn
Atran Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, founded in 1942, has launched a new route between Shenzhen, one of the major Chinese cities populated by over 17 million people, a global centre in technology, research, manufacturing, finance and a major... more
Hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight
Railfreight operator Aurizon and mining company Anglo American have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to explore the use of hydrogen fuel cell and battery hybrid power train units in heavy haul railfreight operations in Queensland, Australia. The study... more
Eurasian intermodal service introduced
Russian transport group Fesco is launching a regular intermodal container service from countries of the Asia-Pacific region to ports in Europe via Vladivostok and Kaliningrad (both Russia). The offer includes marine shipment by regular Fesco lines from the Asia-Pacific... more
Cargo One and Cargowise announce new agreements
Latam Airlines Group and digital sales platform Cargo One have announced details of a new strategic relationship: Freight forwarders can look forward to booking the Latam Cargo carriers’ capacities from Europe and North America instantly on cargo.one from Q2/2022. Cargo One... more
Shanghai warehouse for Nippon Express
Nippon Express has opened a new export warehouse in the Yangshan region of China. The new facility is situated 20 km from Donghai Bridge and 50 km from Yangshan Terminal. The warehouse, which handles mainly automobile parts, has a low-floor, double-ended access configuration... more
Speeding up decarbonisation
The decarbonisation of Fortescue Metals Group’s locomotive fleet in Australia is ramping up with the arrival of two locomotives at Fortescue Future Industries’ (FFI) research and development facility in Hazelmere, Perth. The two four-stroke locomotives join the first... more
MOL integrates part of its maritime business
Japanese liner MOL recently passed a resolution to establish the new company MOL Drybulk - as the merger of its small- and medium- sized bulk carrier business, wood chip carrier business and Panamax business (excluding services for steel manufacturers and domestic electric power... more