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
Stengg and the power of the small aircraft
The Singapore-based MRO ST Engineering (Stengg) redelivered the world’s first A321 converted freighter to launch customer, Vallair. The first in its size category to offer containerised loading in both the main and lower decks (14 main-deck positions can handle up to 27... more
Polish forwarder purchases 1,000 flat cars
Russian manufacturer UWC and Laude Smart Intermodal in Poland have signed a contract on the development and supply of 1,000 flat cars for the transportation of containers along the Russia–Poland transport corridor. The model 13-6724 is the first flat car on the 1,520 mm... more
Siemens India integrates systems with Mumbai ACS
Siemens India has integrated its systems in order to gain real-time visibility of its shipment movement with standard milestone tracking capabilities along with other useful information from the air cargo community system (ACS) framework at Mumbai International Airport (photo). ... more
Connecting three continents with one service
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight forwarder of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has launched an airfreight charter connecting the Asia-Pacific region to Europe and the USA, to meet demand from customers in the technology, manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare sectors.Managed by... more