ITJ Video News – 7 January 2021 
In the ITJ Video News of the 7th of January 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen shines the spotlight on Olfa Hamdi, the 36-year-old new president and chairwoman of state-owned Tunisair; the shipping line ZIM’s plans to go public; an ‘air bridge’ between Belgium and England;... more
Two Japanese partners for "Pupa"
Japan Aerospace Exploratory Agency (Jaxa) and Yamato Holdings are to collaborate on a cargo pod for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial systems. The two organisations have worked together in designing and evaluating the aerodynamic shape of the... more
Kerry Thailand on stock exchange
Kerry Express Thailand (KETH), established in 2006 as an affiliate of Kerry Logistics Network, has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) since the end of December. KETH remains a subsidiary of Kerry Logistics Network after the spin-off. The price of the initial... more
Emirates Skycargo uplifts Brazilian satellite
Emirates SkyCargo has executed a cargo charter to transport Amazonia-1, the first satellite to have been developed completely in Brazil by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), from São José dos Campos (SJK) to Chennai. This is the first time that the carrier has... more
Shippers and forwarders query carriers' policy
The associations of European shippers and freight forwarders ESC and Clecat have appealed to the European Commission and criticised the policy currently pursued by liners. In a joint letter to the Competition Directorate of the EC, the associations complained about the... more
Cathay Pacific Cargo lands in Riyadh
Cathay Pacific Cargo has launched a new scheduled freighter service between Hong Kong and Riyadh. Starting yesterday, 5 January 2021, B747-400ERF flights will operate once per week with a stopover in Dubai (DWC) on the return flight to Hong Kong. Before linking the Saudi... more
Container flows back on track
According to the current flash estimate, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a slight, seasonally adjusted decrease in November from 121.6 (corrected) to 121. The... more
Flourishing counterfeit shipments
As the NFL 2020/2021 season heats up, fraud activities are also on the increase. Over the first week of December, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 200 counterfeit jerseys determined to have several athletes’ autographs that were unapproved and... more
Movement kicks in 
The RCEP free-trade zone established on 15 November (‘only’ online, due to Covid-19) directly affects almost a third of the world’s population. New moves in the China trade have already been initiated now, before the expected Far Eastern trade rejuvenation. more
