Qantas turns 99 this month
Qantas' newest B787 Dreamliner has rolled out of the paint shop at Boeing’s factory, wearing a special centenary livery to celebrate the flying kangaroo’s 100th year in the skies, as the Australian carrier is embarking on a range of initiatives. The B787 is named... more
Ceva cares about medical equipment in India
In a further expansion of its global healthcare capabilities, Ceva Logistics has launched a specialist installation service in India for large-scale medical equipment using its own dedicated team of engineers and technicians. Ceva’s expert team will be responsible for... more
Coli und Global renewables head jointly for Japan
Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) from Hamburg is starting a strategic partnership with Coli Schiffahrt & Transport in the offshore renewables market in Japan. The aim of the cooperation is to provide joint project development of offshore wind farm projects in the land of... more
U-Freight launches iShipmore
The Filipino partner of the U-Freight Group (UFL) has launched iShipmore, a new online shipping platform to assist individuals who want to ship items bought online to consignees based in the Philippines. A major reason behind the launch of the new platform is to overcome the... more
HMM issues convertible bond for new investments
The South Korea-headquartered carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) plans to issue a convertible bond with a volume of KRW 660 billion (USD 562.4 million). The shipping company is highly indebted with KRW 4.1 trillion KRW (USD 3.49 billion). Due to the shipping company's... more
Much more capacity for Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia and the Ireland-based aviation lessor and financier Gecas have entered into a lease agreement for two 737-800 Boeing-converted freighters (BCF). The passenger-converted aircraft are slated to be phased in mid-2020 and will provide additional capacity to Cargo... more
Chinese cars shipped by train to Russian market
The Fesco Transportation Group, which is based in Russia, is launching a regular container train to carry cars from Chongqing (China) to the Kaluga region through Mongolia, expanding the geographical range of expedited overland services between China and Russia. The route goes... more
Swiss World Cargo (re)sets new destinations
With flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka, resuming as per today, 31 October 2019, Swiss World Cargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines, begins operating new routes for the winter timetable 2019. Like the service resumptions to Phuket, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh... more
OOCL gains ground in 2019
OOCL has reported its unaudited operational results for Q3/2019, which ended on 30th September this year. The Hong Kong-headquartered company saw an uptick in volumes (+4.1%) compared to the same period last year. Total revenues in the period rose by 5.8% to USD 1.65... more
Basra Gateway Terminal extension goes on stream
The two new berths, Berths 25 and 26, of the Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), have started operations. Their opening also marks the completion of the operator ICTSI’s USD 250 million investment programme in Iraq. Located in Umm Qasr’s North Port, BGT operates a container terminal... more