China - Thailand in five days 
In China, the Qinghai international intermodal train with railway containers carried by Hong-Kong-based SITC successfully sailed from Chongqing railway central station to Thailand within five days. According to the logistics company, this is the first launch of the Qinghai... more
Ceva Logistics opens own offices in Bangladesh
As part of its strategic expansion in the emerging Southeast Asian markets, Ceva Logistics has officially opened its own offices in Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh. Ceva has been operational in Bangladesh for 17 years through a valued network partner, providing logistics... more
New guide for maritime cyber security
The non-profit group Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral body established to further digitalisation of container shipping through technology standards, recently published the DCSA cyber security implementation guide to facilitate vessel readiness for the IMO... more
ICS calls not to forget about IMO 2020
Maybe in the second line due to coronavirus precautions, port state control authorities nevertheless have been enforcing the IMO’s Sulphur 2020 since the beginning of March, making it an offence for ships to carry fuel that contains a sulphur content higher than 0.5% unless the... more
Russian Global Ports back in black
The container terminal operator Global Ports, Russia, has reported its figures for 2019. Revenues went up by 5.3% to USD 361.9 million (+4.0% like-for-like, adjusted for JSC Logistika-Terminal (LT) revenue and revenue from VSC railway services). While adjusted ebitda went up... more
ANA keeps on dreaming
ANA Holdings has decided to acquire up to 20 more 787 Dreamliner airplanes. The agreement between Boeing and the Japanese group includes eleven 787-10s with a bellyhold capacity of 40 ULD, one 787-9 (36 ULD) and options for five 787-9s valued at more than USD5 billion at list... more
Thome Group wins dry bulk operator award
The Thome Group has won the Green4Sea dry bulk Operator Award, which was announced during a ceremony at the Yacht Club of Greece. The prize recognises that the Thome Group is a “ship operator of bulk carriers that has demonstrated environmental excellence and performance.”... more
Aeroflot becomes first Russian A350 operator
Aeroflot has presented its inaugural Airbus A350-900, becoming the first operator in Russia of this widebody passenger aircraft that has a bellyhold capacity for 36 ULD. Named after the composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky (born on 7 May 1840), the new aircraft featuring a new livery... more
VRR reveals first inflatable AKE container
Planned to be officially displayed during the Iata World Cargo Symposium, which was scheduled this week in Istanbul but had to be postponed, the Dutch ULD provider VRR has revealed the "Air7", the first ever inflatable solution for ULD, now ready for certification.... more
Russia: railfreight volumes decline
Russian Railways (RZD) shipped 99.4 million t of freight across its network in February 2020, a drop of 0.6% compared to the same period last year. Freight turnover in February 2020 decreased by 2.4% to 197.4 billion tkm and by 2.9% to 251.4 billion tkm when taking into account... more