First French LNG bunker vessel named 
The ‘Gas Vitality’, the first LNG bunker vessel to operate from France, was named at a ceremony in China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard. The 18,600 sqm newbuild bunker vessel is the second collaboration effort of Total Energies Marine Fuels with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K.... more
SR Technics chooses Anisa Diwakar
Anisa Diwakar has joined SR Technics’ business development team as head of parts repair customer services. Diwakar started with SR Technics, a global MRO service provider, as account manager engines in 2014. She successfully managed several key accounts and customer services... more
Aurizon adds bulk and general freight segments
Australian rail carrier Aurizon is acquiring the entire business of One Rail Australia from Macquarie Asset Management for AUD 2.35 billion (EUR 1.51 billion). ORA operates in South Australia, the Northern Territory, which includes the Tarcoola-to-Darwin rail line, Queensland... more
HMM launches its own FIL service
The South Korean carrier HMM, member of The Alliance, is launching the Far East-India-Latin America Service (FIL), a new regular container shipping route. The link will connect Busan to the Eastern Coast of Latin America. The service will commence on 7 December, a 5,000 teu... more
Liberalising binational road freight transport
In future, road hauliers from Switzerland and Russia will be allowed to transport goods between the two countries as well as transit journeys through the two states without a permit. The representatives of the Swiss Confederation and the Russian Federation have signed an... more
Booking cargo per mouse click
DP World has launched a new digital logistics platform, which enables seamless, safe, secure, and efficient movement of cargo with a single-window solution. With Cargoes Logistics, customers can choose from multimodal logistics options, ship freight by sea, road, and/or... more
Drone delivery in USA: Mesa Air partners Flirtey
Mesa Air Group has signed an agreement with aerospace technology company Flirtey to order four delivery drones, with an option to order an additional 500 aircraft. With this agreement, Mesa becomes the first scheduled airline to launch drone deliveries in USA. The immediate... more
Bernard Jiang president of UPS China
UPS has appointed Bernard Jiang as president of UPS China. With close to 20 years of experience in international supply chain and trade management, Jiang will oversee UPS’s business and operations in China. “As the Chinese economy continues its recovery, it is a privilege to... more
Another service to link Gulf with Pacific
Singapore-headquartered Pacific International Lines (PIL) is launching a new weekly direct service connecting central and south China to the Gulf region in the Middle East. The new link complements the already existing CSG service between China and South East Asia to the Gulf... more
Astral picks Pilot Freight in Dubai
Kenya‘s Astral Aviation, which wants to expand its cargo business in UAE, has chosen Pilot Freight as its GSA in Dubai. The contract came into effect ten days ago, on 15 October 2021. Astral employs its B767-200F, which it added to its fleet almost a year ago, for twice weekly... more