More freight can be shifted from road to rail 
The government of New Zealand has approved a NZD 94.8 million (EUR 55 million) fund to upgrade the Northland rail. The modernisation of the 181 km rail line between Swanson and Whangarei will help get more freight onto trains. The planned work will include, inter alia,... more
Reducing freight traffic's impact on the environment
Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development have issued the smart freight procurement (SFP) guidelines, and BSR has introduced the sustainable freight procurement (SFP) framework. These tools will enable organisations to reduce greenhouse... more
Avianca Cargo to connect Colombia to Texas
Beginning 2 October 2019, Avianca Cargo will offer a twice weekly A330-200F service between Bogota (Colombia) and Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) in Texas (USA), supplying the market with additional capacity on a modern plane that allows the simultaneous transport of different types of... more
K Line does its share
K Line, one of the major Japanese shipping lines, is tackling the amount of its emissions. In order to cooperate with the project “Zero Emission Tokyo” pursued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) that aims to cut back CO2 emissions, K Line offered 3,628 t of a CO2... more
How to develop Britain's maritime business
There is a time after and beyond Brexit. A new report commissioned by the trade promotion unit Maritime London puts forward 36 detailed recommendations to foster the UK's engagement in the maritime services business in particular: marine insurance, ship broking, legal, finance... more
Speeding up intermodal transport through Vladivostok
Russian Railways (RZD) and FESCO are launching a service for electronic document flow for intermodal shipments of freight through the commercial port of Vladivostok (VMTP) (Russia), which reduces transit time by 4 days, that is, from 5 days to 21 hours. The first container... more
Indian chairman for IACS
Arun Sharma, executive chairman of the Indian register of shipping (IRClass), has been formally introduced as the new chairman of the international association of classification societies (IACS). In his first speech in the role, Sharma outlined the main challenges faced by... more
China Airlines finalises B777F order
Taiwan-based China Airlines has finalised its agreement with Boeing to order six 777 Freighters to modernise its cargo fleet. The carrier, which currently operates one of the world's largest B747F fleets consisting of 18 units, plans to transition to the largest and longest... more
Kerry Logistics appoints John Parkes as managing director
Kerry Logistics has appointed John Parkes as its managing director - integrated logistics, with immediate effect. Based in Hong Kong, Parkes will oversee the overall management of Kerry Logistics’ global integrated logistics business. An industry veteran, Parkes has over 35... more
SF Airlines expands its international network
The Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines launched its Zhengzhou (China) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) service last week, its fifth new route this year. On this connection, the company will deploy a B757-200F aircraft, which will probably use its 28 t capacity mainly to transport... more