DB Schenker: global cargo flights from Frankfurt 
DB Schenker has launched its new "global flight operations programme". With exclusive full charter flights it now provides reliable connections between Frankfurt and the world's major economic powerhouses such as China (Shanghai twice - and Beijing and Zhengzhou once a... more
One world, "ONE Source"
"With over 3,500 differently sized cargo handling facilities worldwide, the industry until now has lacked visibility on the capacities and services these facilities can offer. The need for greater transparency is even more critical in the current context," said Glyn... more
Nanjing from today but deceleration in October
Finnair has received permission from Chinese authorities to operate one weekly flight between Helsinki and Nanjing as of today, 11 September 2020. The route will be operated with A350 until 18 October, supporting cargo and passenger travel demand between Europe and China.... more
DHL moves in Sydney
DHL eCommerce Solutions is moving its Sydney HQ to Matraville. The relocation will see the e-commerce logistics specialist more than double its square footage from its current Rosebery HQ. This expansion comes amidst significant growth in e-commerce shipping demands from... more
Port of Tauranga CEO to retire next year
Port of Tauranga’s chief executive Mark Cairns has given notice that he will retire in June 2021 after more than 15 years at the helm of New Zealand’s largest and most efficient port. “Port of Tauranga is in excellent shape. I’m incredibly proud of our people and the... more
Analysing ship engines digitally
ABB Turbocharging and Kongsberg Digital have signed a cooperation agreement on data collection and ship engine performance analysis. The companies will work towards a common data infrastructure and accelerate the development of value-added digital applications and services.... more
Growth and more opportunities for business
Chinese Sinotrans and the logistics arm of China Merchants Group (CMG) have introduced their first own rail link between Shenzhen in China and Duisburg in Germany. The train passes through traditional route points along the New Silk Road, including Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus... more
Bolloré brings highly critical shipment to Mumbai
One of the first few private organisations to be approved by the Indian council of medical research for Covid-19 testing contracted the Bolloré Logistics team in India to ship a consignment of Cryoprecipitate, a frozen blood product prepared from blood plasma, with temperature... more
120 m long trailer combinations cross the desert
DB Schenker shipped almost 200 components, or 90,000 freight tonnes, through the Australian desert. The components will now be used to build the world's largest rail mounted vehicles. The 106 m long and 40 m high vehicles will be deployed for the South Flank mine project in... more
Another service to connect China and France
On Saturday, 5 September 2020, a freight train left Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, for Dourges in France, marking the launch of a new railfreight service between Hefei and Europe. The train, carrying refrigerators and freezers worth USD 630,000, is expected... more