First rail link between Xi'an and Budapest launched 
In the record time of ten days, the first train from Xi'an in China arrived at the BILK Terminal in Budapest, Hungary. The train was loaded with containers full of consumer goods and had travelled more than 7,000 km. The Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is the first railway company to... more
Chinese coal hopper wagons for Australia
Aurizon, Australia’s largest railfreight operator, has ordered 264 narrow gauge coal hopper wagons from the Chinese manufacturer CRRC Yangtze. The first batch of 132 wagons will be delivered in Queensland by the end of 2019. The second batch of 132 wagons is due for delivery in... more
Indonesian airport has high hopes in e-commerce
The International Airport West Java (BIJB) welcomes the Indonesian government’s efforts to encourage the creation of a logistics hub for e-commerce at Kertajati Airport (KJT). The Cargo Kertajati terminal for domestic service providers came on stream this month. It is run by... more
Australia: award of big iron ore rail haulage contract
Macarthur Minerals has partnered with the Australian freight haulage company Aurizon to finalise a rail haulage contract for its Lake Giles moonshine magnetite project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia. Macarthur has entered into a negotiation agreement with Aurizon... more
Kerry Logistics signs MOU with Sitthi Logistics
KLN Singapore, a subsidiary of Kerry Logistics, and Laos’s Sitthi Logistics have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to develop a dry port in the Vientiane logistics park in Laos. The dry port will be situated in an area of approximately 350,000 sqm and... more
Russia: first new dumpcars to be delivered this year
Russian manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) introduces dumpcars to the market, intended for the transportation and automated discharge of bulk and lump construction aggregates and ore mining products. Dumpcar prototypes are currently subjected to a variety of preliminary and... more
Building a rail massing centre in Xi'an
The international trade and logistic park in Xi’an, Shaanxi province in Northwest China, recently launched a series of land-sea intermodal cargo transport services, linking Xi'an and Ningbo, a coastal city in Zhejiang province, and Xi'an and Qingdao, a port city in Shandong... more
Oscar Thwin joins Air Partner as vice president of freight
Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight. He will join the group’s recently opened office in Singapore as it looks to expand its offering in the Asia Pacific region. He will report directly to Mike Hill, director group freight. Thwin... more
Coal shipment volumes surging in Russia
Russian Railway has reported that the volume of goods moving on its network to seaports in Q1/2019 was 5% higher than in the same period in 2018. The Q1/2019 tonnage exceeded 80.6 million t, due to an 11.7% increase in coal shipments, a 6.5% increase in oil, a 23.1% increase in... more
Atlas Air: new aircraft for Amazon and Qantas
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has entered into an amended and restated air transport services agreement with Amazon.com Services. According to the pact, Atlas Air's wholly owned subsidiary Southern Air will provide CMI services to Amazon using B737-800 series aircraft. The... more