Japanese forwarder to launch unified IT platform
Yusen Logistics, which based in Japan, will introduce a new unified supply chain management IT platform on 2 December 2019. The new system provides real-time tracking and advanced supply chain management within a modular architecture. This is part of the company's digital... more
Turkish Cargo keeps braving the trend
According to the September data of WACD, an international air cargo information provider, the global air cargo brand Turkish Cargo, as the only carrier of the top ten airlines, grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 8.8% in a sector where the global air cargo... more
MOL with new navigation system
The Japanese carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) combines its efforts along with Furuno Electric to foster their advanced augmented reality (AR)-based navigation system. The AR navigation system provides visual support to crewmembers during their watch-keeping and ship operations... more
Single waybill for journey from China to Europe
By using a single CIM/SMGS waybill in a multimodal, transcontinental transport by rail and sea for the first time, Russian UTLC ERA has found a new way to reduce transit times and increase transport volumes on the new Silk Road. Moreover, this new CIM/SMGS waybill is being... more
Silk Road container train celebrates milestone
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) has despatched the 1000th express train in Brest (Belorus) in the direction of Zabaykalsk in Russia on the Chinese-Mongolian frontier. The 1000th container train is loaded with 71 containers, most of which are carrying automobile parts. The... more
Bye bye, Bei Bei!
Today, 19 November 2019, Fedex "Panda Express" will fly again, for the 8th time. This time the specially decaled B777F will carry Bei Bei, a four-year-old giant panda, 13,700 km from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC (USA) to Chengdu, China. Bei Bei... more
Chinese-Russian efforts to create an «Agroexpress»
RZD Logistics in Russia and the platform company YuXinOu in Chongqing, China, have signed an agreement on the joint development of services for the railway delivery of Russian food products to China. According to the provisions of the agreement, the two companies intend to... more
China Airlines Cargo to launch Indian maindeck destination
Starting tomorrow, 16 November 2019, Taiwan's China Airlines is to launch a freighter service from Mumbai (India) operating four flights a week, two per week coming from Taipei (Taiwan) to Mumbai and going forward to Amsterdam (the Netherlands), and two per week coming from... more
Partners achieve active pharma shipment record
Moscow-based AirBridgeCargo airlines (ABC) has recently completed a record transportation of 27 RKN Envirotainer containers on board a single flight, delivering an important and urgent vaccine product from Milan (Italy) to Beijing (China) for one of their global partners,... more
Thai Airways celebrates and expands
Thai Airways is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its arrival in Switzerland. On 4 November 1984 the Southeast Asian airline landed at Zurich airport for the first time, a milestone that was remembered at the airport a few days ago. Together with its customers, Thai Airways... more