Yang Ming returns to profit
Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has reported its figures for Q3 of its financial year, and the first nine months of the year show a return to profitability in 2020.Consolidated revenues for Q3 totalled NTD 38.8 billion (around USD 1.3 billion), up by 2.83%... more
Gameco's first B737-800BCF completed
The Chinese MRO services provider Gameco has announced the completion of the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at its Guangzhou facility. The conversion was completed on 15 October 2020 and comes roughly four months after Gameco launched its BCF conversion programme... more
KWE: income up, sales down
The Japanese Kintetsu World Express (KWE) has reported its financial results from the six-month period of its fiscal year ending 30 September 2020. While revenues decreased by 2.9% to JPY 2.5 billion, operating income saw an uptick of 48.5% to JPY 13 billion (USD 124 million)... more
Connecting the USA with Europe and India
Delta has launched cargo-only flights between the United States, Europe and India. Shawn Cole, VP – cargo: "Given the travel constraints within Europe, we are strategically adding cargo capacity in Spain, Ireland and Germany to support overall passenger and cargo... more
Company veteran to head Yang Ming family
At its 352nd board meeting, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation confirmed the appointment of Patrick Tu as the company’s new president and COO. He will therefore leave his roles as chief strategy officer and executive vice president, to which he was promoted earlier this... more
Russian experts to teach Serbian rail specialists
Russian Railways (RZD) has opened a regional information and training centre in the building that houses the headquarters of Serbian Railways in Belgrade. The aim of the new facility is to significantly improve the quality of training of Serbian railways specialists to help... more
IAG Cargo performs special Diwali service
IAG Cargo helped Ashish Asaf from S.A Group, a customer based in India, when it became aware that he would be unable to spend Diwali with his family due to work commitments and Covid-19 restrictions. To help bring the family together at this special time - the Hindu festival... more
DHL Express targets Asian market
CEP provider DHL Express has laid out its road map for its business in Asia. Between 2020 and 2022, the group will invest approximately EUR 690 million to build or expand its facilities in key growth markets of Australia, Japan, Hong Kong S.A.R. and South Korea. Equally, it... more
Sea Intelligence on demand in Q4/2020
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy "Sea Intelligence" recently analysed the latest demand data for September 2020 published by Container Trade Statistics (CTS). Global demand grew by 6.9% in comparison to September 2019, with positive growth in all... more
More than 1,000 cargo-only flights since March
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, Swiss International Air Lines has carried over 23,000 t of goods on more than 1,000 cargo-only flights, operated by its airfreight division Swiss Worldcargo. During the months of April and May, the major commodities transported... more