Special trains during pandemic 
In spite of Covid challenges, Indian Railways is now running as many as 1,138 mail/express trains per day in different zones of its network. This number amounts to 65% of the trains in pre-Covid times. All important destinations across the country are connected by these... more
A hundred for Tapa
The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has seen its membership steadily growing during the continuing disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic. The supply chain resilience and security association welcomed over 100... more
Another Triple Seven and -80°C
China Airlines took delivery of another B777F, displaying the new corporate identity that lays a stronger emphasis on its Taiwanese origin. Ranking among the top six cargo airlines in the world, the Skyteam Cargo member has now launched a new ultra-low temperature delivery... more
JAS Indonesia hires branch manager
JAS Indonesia has appointed Candida Hastuti as its branch manager for JAS Surabaya. With over 22 years of experience in forwarding companies, she is familiar with the intricacies of the forwarding industry. Previously, before joining JAS Indonesia, Hastuti was associated... more
Interrail upgrades Nur-Sultan office
Interrail Kazakhstan, an Almaty-based subsidiary of Interrail Holding, Switzerland, has converted its former sales office in Nur-Sultan into an operational branch as of the end of January 2021. The office is headed by Bekzat Madiyarova; she has been working as the site's sales... more
South Korean cars for North Africa
Ceva Logistics recently concluded a transport of 4,000 cars between South Korea and Libya. The January 2021 charter of a ro-ro vessel follows on from a similar movement in December 2019, where an equivalent number of cars were also moved from Incheon Port in South Korea to... more
Adapting Okinawa logistics hub
ANA Holdings will strengthen the international logistics operations at Naha airport (OKA). By shifting from the pre-existing logistics operations centred on freighters, ANA will expand the usage of the cargo capacity of passenger aircrafts of Peach Aviation and other airlines to... more
New generation at A. Hartrodt
On 1 January 2021, Felix Wenzel became managing partner of the management holding of A. Hartrodt, when his father Andreas Wenzel handed over all responsibilities to his son before his retirement, which will come into effect at the end of June. Together with the second... more
Big Data for K Line's fleet
K Line and Ship Data Center (Ship DC) have agreed to share operation data of all the vessels of its fleet that are equipped with “Kawasaki integrated maritime solutions” via the Internet of Ships Open Pplatform (IoS-OP) promoted by Ship DC. After a trial with data collected... more
Carrier HMM to be sold
It was the state of South Korea that invested heavily in HMM, at the time still Hyundai Mechant Marine, through its subsidiary Korea Development Bank (KDB). The state-owned unit, amongst others, bought up to KRW 1 trillion (USD 883.8 million) of bonds in 2018 from HMM, so... more