Alternative China-UK route 
The Russian Railways’ Holding (RZD) has helped organise a multimodal transit shipment of goods from China to Great Britain via Kaliningrad (Russia). A container train loaded with 50 ft containers travelled from the Chinese city of Xian through the Altynkol border crossing... more
E-Commerce - what's next?
Singapore-headquartered Asia Pacific and the EEMEA section of DHL Express have just published a new whitepaper with the boasting title of "The Ultimate B2B E-commerce Guide: Tradition is out. Digital is in." The study refers to the current trend to e-commerce and... more
Geodis: recognition in China
Global supply chain operator Geodis has won the “core carrier of Arkema China” in Asia-Pacific award for 2021. The prize was presented at the Arkema China carrier annual conference in Shanghai, China, in which Arkema China wished “to acknowledge and celebrate the company’s... more
More clients for Swisslog
Buchs (Switzerland)–headquartered Swisslog won new customers in 2020 and installed new facilities for some of its existing clients. The new distribution centre dm-Drogerie Markt near Berlin came on stream despite difficult circumstances. Swisslog also successfully completed... more
Four new directors on Tiaca board
Following a year of internal re-organisation and changes in its governance structure, Tiaca has appointed four new board members: Liana Coyne, Coyne Airways; Bob Chi, Sats; Manel Galindo, Webcargo; and Hendrik Leyssens, Swissport. Each new board member has been vetted by the... more
More mega ships for Evergreen
Taiwan-headquartered shipping company Evergreen Marine plans to build 20 new container vessels with a capacity of 15,000 teu each. According to press reports, the carrier will invest between USD 115 and USD 130 million per vessel. For 20 newbuilds, the total investment... more
TIR: double profit for Pakistani forwarder
A new TIR route has been opened between Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It covers a significant portion of the international north-south transport corridor, which stretches from Russia to India, and leads through Azerbaijan and the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.... more
Start-up taps into freight business
Vietravel Airlines, a start-up launched in January, is considering entering the cargo market with in-house dedicated freighters, building on its current charter agreement with Indonesian carrier My Indo Airlines, covering services between Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok.... more
A good year for Yang Ming, too
Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine has reported its 2020 annual financial results. Consolidated revenues increased by 1.4% to NTD 151.28 billion (USD 5.11 billion) last year (2019: 5.03 billion), while handled volumes amounted to 5.07 million teu. Yang Ming’s profit after-tax... more
Asian Pacific cargo continues to grow
Preliminary February traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa) showed that a robust export activity amid improving global business confidence boosted demand for air cargo. For the region’s carriers, international air cargo demand, as... more