Finnair grows cargo business by almost 10% 
Finnair experienced strong demand in 2019: cargo performance in early December was still overshadowed by the Finnish postal and support strikes in late November, but available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 10.9% yoy and revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres... more
Trial run for double stack container train in India
Indian Railways has completed an inaugural trial run of the double stack freight train on the newly built Rewari-Madar section of the western dedicated freight corridor in the Indian states of Haryana and Rajasthan. The section covers a distance of about 306 km. The... more
Major acquisition on Indian east coast
The Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (“Apsez”), an Indian port developer and operator and part of the Adani Group, will be acquiring a controlling stake of 75% from the existing shareholders of Krishnapatnam Port (KPCL). The KPCL is located in the southern part of Andhra... more
Malaysia Airlines offers more cargo space to Java
Since 15 December 2019 Malaysia Airlines has been offering increased capacity on the Kuala Lumpur – Surakarta (SOC, Indonesia) route, with the addition of A330 aircraft, replacing the B737-800. The route that is served twice weekly also gains more bellyhold cargo capacity.... more
Kazahkh cargo carrier incorporates B747 freighter
The Kazakh carrier Sigma Airlines has leased a B747-222B from an unnamed company based in the UAE. The lease is scheduled to run until 2022. It is planned that the aircraft will be based at Shymkent airport (CIT) in Kazakhstan. Sigma Airlines has been operating flights since... more
EMO Trans opens in Philippines
EMO Trans, a provider of international logistics and supply chain solutions, has announced the opening of EMO Trans Philippines. “We are very pleased to form this joint venture with our long-standing partner Sky Freight,” says Jo Frigger, chairman. And Marco Rohrer, president... more
U-Freight ready to become RACSF
With the start of the phased implementation of 100% air cargo security screening, the U-Freight Group says that it is well placed to assist shippers since it has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs in Hong Kong certified by the Hong Kong... more
World's first LNG-fuelled large coal carrier comes on stream
Kyushu Electric Power has concluded long-term transport agreements to deploy the world's first LNG-fuelled large coal carriers with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The vessels are expected to become the world's first LNG-fuelled large coal... more
Biman Bangladesh opens new UK routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines celebrated the inaugural B787-9 flight from Manchester (UK) to Dhaka and Sylhet in Bangladesh last week-end, at an event attended by civic leaders and representatives from the Bangladeshi community across the north of the UK. In the coming months,... more
P&O Ferrymasters to expand across Turkey
P&O Ferrymasters has announced plans to open five new offices across Turkey over the next two years as it continues the expansion of its pan-European logistics services into Asia. In addition to its existing base in Istanbul, P&O Ferrymasters will develop a... more