Two reasons for capacity crunch 
Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the capacity shortages in maritime transport that are leading to record margins. As there is no global container shipping boom, the company attributes the current shortage of vessel capacity (and of empty... more
Back to Auckland - but cargo-only
Today, 9 June 2021, after nearly 14 months of suspension, flights between Papeete, French-Polynesia, and Auckland, New Zealand, have been resumed, since Air Tahiti Nui (ATN) won a call for bids launched by the New Zealand Ministry of Transport last March. It is part of... more
Air China Cargo working with WFS
Air China has extended its cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at London Heathrow and in Frankfurt. In UK, the airline has renewed its cargo handling contract by a further three years, while, in Frankfurt, Air China has signed a twelve-month... more
Russian flat cars to operate in Europe
The Russia-based freight car manufacturer, UWC, has obtained the vehicle type approval for its Sggrs(s) 80ft six-axle and Sgmmns 40ft four-axle flat cars from the European Union Agency for Railways. This permit enables this rolling stock to be operated on the European railway... more
Hellman builds warehouse at Auckland Airport
Down under, Hellmann has launched a EUR 28 million lease and development investment with Auckland Airport to build a 19,200 sqm warehouse for manufacturer Techtronic Industries (TTI). The complex is commissioned to be operative in July this year. The 16,000 sqm ambient... more
Two Asia trains launched
Nurminen Logistics will be the first operator to operate blocktrains from Europe to India via the western wing of the international north-south transport corridor (INSTC), a 7,200 km multimodal network of ship, rail and road routes for moving freight between India, Russia,... more
First Australian freighter operator in Singapore
Tasman Cargo Airlines, a new freighter operator at Singapore Changi Airport, has launched scheduled freighter services between Singapore and Australia. The first Australia-based carrier to operate from the southeast Asian cargo hub provides five weekly services on a... more
Pirola to head food and reefer business in China
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Julie Pirola as food and reefer product manager, in keeping with the company’s strategy to expand this business segment in China. Pirola is based in Shanghai and reports directly to Jean-Philippe Rétif, commercial director of Bolloré Logistics... more
ICS welcomes zero-emissions project
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the new 'zero-emissions shipping' project. Its objective is to ensure that at least 5% of the global merchant fleet operating in transoceanic traffic is propelled by fuels with zero emissions by 2030. This project is... more
Short sea shipping is back
In Spain, shortsea shipping volumes are beginning to recover and returning to the level prior to the Covid-19 crisis in Q1/2021 compared to the same period in 2019 and 2020. According to the report from SPC Spain, international ro-ro traffic (excluding freight vehicles)... more