New Zealand: Napier-Wairoa line ready to run 
KiwiRail has completed the restoration of the 115 km Napier to Wairoa rail line, which was mothballed in December 2012 following severe storm damage. The next focus of New Zealand’s rail operator is to establish a log-hub in Wairoa so that it will be ready to begin running... more
Volumes shrink again at world's biggest airfreight hub
Airport Authority Hong Kong announced that during May 2019, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) cargo throughput decreased by 7.3% year on year to 405,000 t. Amid the uncertain global economic situation, cargo imports shrank by 9%, compared to May 2018, while exports and... more
Kerry Logistics forms joint venture with Correos
Kerry Logistics is set to capitalise on the growing potential of China’s e-commerce exports by joining forces with Spain’s national postal service Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos (Correos) to establish a joint venture to provide end-to-end cross-border e-commerce... more
Boosting mineral transport by rail along Mt Isa line
The Australian Government in Queensland has approved AUD 380 million to maintain and improve Mt-Isa -Townsville rail corridor and has granted AUD 20 million a year to reduce rail access charges on this line, starting 1 July 2019. These funds will boost mineral export... more
Rwandair spreads its wings to China
Rwandair is commencing flights to Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong and the third largest city in China, effective today, 18 June 2019. Guangzhou will be tagged to the Mumbai route which was launched in April 2017, and will be operated three times per week with an... more
Joining forces along the iron silk road
Hellmann and the United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasia Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) have signed a letter of intent to expand their cooperation on the iron silk road. Their common aim is to further develop effective container transports between Europe and China, thereby... more
SIA Cargo opens two new pharma corridors
Launched in September 2018, Thrucool, SIA Cargo's cold chain service to transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical cargo with speed and reliability, has been extended to the airports of Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Ho Chi Minh City... more
Nippon Express Global builds warehouse in Shanghai
Nippon Express Global has started to build a new warehouse in Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park (China). Situated in the western part of Shanghai, Qingpu Industrial Park was opened in 1995 as an industrial park receiving key municipal-level industrial support, and its... more
EFL charters Qatar Airways Cargo service to Pittsburgh
The Sri Lanka-based logistics services provider Expo Freight (EFL) recently launched an exclusive weekly charter to Pittsburgh (USA). The inaugural shipment was moved on a B777F operated by Qatar Airways Cargo from Doha (Qatar) to Pittsburgh. It offers customers a total... more
New chartering manager for dship Carriers
Dship Carriers has extended its global team by appointing Ibrahim Khan as chartering manager in Mumbai, India. This will ensure further availability and enhanced services to dship Carriers’ clients in India and Middle East. “We are very glad to have Khan on board. In the... more