GDP certification for Thai Cargo 
Varangkana Luerojvong, head of the aviation business unit at Thai Airways International, the airline's warehouse at Bangkok airport has been assessed and awarded Good Distribution Practices (GDP) certification in accordance with WHO standards. She added that the assessment was... more
Uzbekistan opts for World Logistics Passport
Uzbekistan has joined the World Logistics Passport (WLP) network to improve its links to worldwide cargo flows. The agreement was signed in Tashkent. WLP is a global, private sector-led initiative designed to smooth the flow of global trade, unlock market access and provide... more
More capacity for new Malaysian carrier
Gecas will lease two 737-800 Boeing converted freighters to M Jets International’s start-up Kargo Xpress. Malaysia’s newest freight carrier began scheduled flights in June with one B737-400F. The added capacity will enable the operator to provide fast, timely and efficient... more
Laurels for air cargo in Nepal
Qatar Airways Cargo has pocketed an unusual award: the Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (Neffa) honoured the airline's cargo arm for achieving the highest export tonnage (2,850 t) out of the country in the course of 2020. The award was handed over in Kathmandu during the... more
Serbian oil refinery to receive new rail access
Reconstruction of the industrial rail access to the Pancevo Oil Refinery in Serbia: A consortium of companies consisting of NIS, INGRAP-OMNI and RZD International have agreed to upgrade the tracks and embankment of the railway section from the Oil Refinery to the Belgrade –... more
A new quartet in Hong Kong
Law firm Hill Dickinson has hired dispute resolution lawyer Jim James in Hong Kong for its international arbitration team. James has been based in Hong Kong since 1983, with time spent working in Beijing, Shanghai, South Korea and Singapore. It is Hill Dickinson’s global... more
Growing in Central America and Australia
John Menzies has agreed to acquire 51% of Interexpresso Costa Rica which will see the company's footprint expand in Central America. Interexpresso's core business relates to cargo handling and aviation security services (cargo document handling, cargo security screening and... more
Strike becomes Air Vistara's GSA in USA
Air Vistara and Strike Aviation USA have signed a general sales agency agreement covering the Indian carrier's impending flights between New York EWR to New Delhi. Having been granted the required traffic rights, Air Vistara will operate B787-900s with 22 t of cargo capacity... more
126 trucks to battle pandemic in Vietnam
Thaco, Fuso’s general distributor in Vietnam, has donated 126 Canter trucks to the national vaccination drive in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. In response to government calls for private sector support, the company has donated 63 units of the 4.99t Canter truck for... more
New link from Tec Plata to Brazil and Asia
Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc's (ICTSI) subsidiary in Argentina is working with a port administrative entity to launch a new feeder service to connect the re-opened Port of Santa Fe to Brazil and Asia. Through its partnership with the Santa... more