Converting Koreans choose Columbus 
In partnership with global airfreight forwarders and Korean Air Cargo, Columbus Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) recently became the world’s only airport serving Korean Air Cargo’s new fleet of cargo-converted passenger aircraft. In these uncharted times, Korean Air... more
K Line names LNG princess
The naming ceremony for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (“LBV”) was held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries recently. The LBV's name, "Kaguya", derives from Princess Kaguya in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," which is said to be Japan's... more
56% of ports back to pre-pandemic levels
Several trends are outlined in the Covid-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer for H1/2020 published by the IAPH. The report, which was compiled by a dedicated Task Force operating under the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP), summarises responses from 85 ports from around... more
VTG expands presence in Russia
After many years of an indirect presence relying on cooperation with agents, VTG will now take sole responsibility for managing and implementing all its tank container operations in Russia and the Baltics as from September 2020. Specifically, the company will use the... more
CBP identifies stowaways from Thailand
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Cincinnati were inspecting large bags of dried chili peppers imported from Thailand in April (the news was only made public last week), when they noticed something strange.The specialists took a closer look, and... more
Emirates SkyCargo China service ‘comes of age’
On 15 September 2002, Emirates SkyCargo crossed a historic milestone when its freighter touched down at Shanghai, which was the cargo carrier’s first scheduled cargo destination in the country and marked Emirates’ entry into the Chinese mainland.Since 2002, the freight division... more
Asia-Europe intermodal service now run weekly
In July 2019, the first cargo left the Russian Far East on A.P. Moller - Maersk’s AE19 service, an intermodal product between Asia and Europe. Now, just over a year later, the combined ocean-rail product becomes a permanent weekly service. The service is based on a short-sea... more
Taiwanese carrier launches cargo business with IBS
Starlux Airlines, Taiwan's newest luxury carrier, has deployed a platform provided by IBS Software to manage business and operational functions for its entire cargo business. "iCargo" was implemented ahead of Starlux Airlines' launch in January 2020, which saw... more
Iumi's marine market trends
The International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) recently presented its analysis of the latest marine insurance market trends for 2019. Marine underwriting premiums for 2019 were estimated to be USD 28.7 billion, which represents a 0.9% reduction from 2018. The global... more
Australia celebrates first section of Inland Rail
Construction on the first section of Australia’s Inland Rail, a 1,727 km railfreight corridor connecting Melbourne and Brisbane, has been completed. The first of total 13 stretches of the AUD 10 billion (EUR 6.2 billion) mega project connects Parkes and Narromine in NSW West... more