Just ten days from China to Germany 
Cutting the journey from 17 to between 10 and 12 days: DHL and Xi'an International Inland Port Investment & Development Group have launched the fastest rail service yet and shortened total transit time by travelling through the Mamonovo-Braniewo railway border between Russia... more
Bridgeheads in Asia soon operative
The Danish Leman Group, founded 120 years ago, has changed its China policy, banking on own offices instead of representatives. Until now, the company has been running transportation solutions to and from Asia via an agent network. Five new locations will be operative from... more
Heavy haul locomotives for industrial sites
Russia-based Sinara produces shunting and clean-up diesel locomotives for raw material producer Cemix. The TEM9 locomotives will be involved all along the production chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the shipment of finished products at two industrial sites of the... more
Zim's Pacific service up and running
Haifa-based carrier Zim is launching a New Zealand to Australia service that connects with links to and from China and offers a 15-day transit from Shanghai to Auckland and a 16-day service from Yantian to Auckland. The ports of call are as follows: Melbourne – Sydney –... more
CEIV Pharma for Taiwanese logistics providers
EVA Air and Evergreen Airline Services (Egas) both earned Iata CEIV Pharma certification. It verifies the highest standards in the companies' cold chain air and ground service operations at Taipei airport (TPE), which Egas introduced in 2018. It also distinguishes EVA as one of... more
Between Malaysian doors
Maskargo, the logistics division of Malaysia Airlines, has signed a partnership of excellence with DHL Express (M) to launch a new service - "MH Door-to-Door". Available to the public from 24 April, MHD2D is a door-to-door delivery service which uses a web portal to... more
The value of empty containers
Ensuring the exchange of empty containers between the various trade regions is currently a vital issue. The latest example of a shipping line fighting against the tide is the carrier Maersk, which deployed a unit to Sidney and Melbourne just for the purpose of picking up... more
Faces and projects for drone businesses
Airflow, a US aeriallogistics company which is building the first electric-STOL aircraft for middle-mile logistics, has appointed Allan McArtor to its advisory board. McArtor, who was chairman of Airbus Americas for nearly two decades, will advise Airflow as it works to build... more
ESR invests in Osaka
APAC-focused logistics real estate platform ESR Cayman recently acquired a data centre in Osaka, Japan. The asset comprises an existing data centre and excess land, totalling a development potential of up to 78 MW IT load. It is expected to have a potential GAV of USD 2.15... more
Swissport banks on experience
Glenn Rutherford, Swissport EVP for Asia-Pacific, has decided to leave the company at the end of 2021 after 23 years of service. His successor Brad Moore (photo) brings extensive international experience as an airline executive, most recently as Qatar Airways SVP ground... more