New light transport aircraft in the East
The first prototype of the IL-112V, built under a contract with the Russian Federation's ministry of defence, took to the skies on 30 March 2019. The first military transport aircraft, which was created from scratch in the post-Soviet period, can replace the AN-26, which it... more
Another China-Europe freight train takes to the rails
The Xiangyang-Xi'an-Europe shipping route officially kicked off with the first departure of a freight train from Xiangyang in China's Hubei province. The train arrived in Xi'an, Shaanxi province 36 hours later, and its freight was transferred to the Chang'an China Railway... more
SAS Cargo flies two giant pandas to Copenhagen
Today (4 April 2019), as a gesture of goodwill from the president of China following the Queen of Denmark's 2014 state visit, two giant pandas from the Chengdu Panda base are making their way with SAS Cargo from Beijing to their new home in Copenhagen Zoo. The preparations for... more
Flying live lobsters boosts cargo business in Halifax
Seafood from Nova Scotia accounted for 11,495 t of the record 36,938 t of cargo processed at Halifax Stanfield airport (YHZ) in 2018. The overall airfreight tonnage was 8.5% higher year-on-year, and noted growth for the fifth year in succession. Air cargo exports contribute EUR... more
K+N picked for A380 refurbishment project
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has been awarded a three year logistics contract for an A380 refurbishment project with Singapore Airlines for 14 of its A380 aircraft. Under the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will provide the customer with end-to-end digital support and manage the material... more
Hactl handling Raya Airways
The Malaysian freighter operator Raya Airways has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as its ground handler in Hong Kong. The airline operates a five times weekly B767F service between Hong Kong and its home base of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport (SZB),... more
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway goes ahead
Russia and Kyrgyzstan have signed a memorandum of cooperation regarding rail transport. The document underlines the positive development and effectiveness of joint action to conduct a preliminary feasibility study of projects for the phased upgrading of the Kyrgyz rail network.... more
EDI transactions surge in Thailand
Thailand’s international freight forwarders association (Tiffa EDI Services) recently achieved an over 220 times growth in the volume of EDI transactions handled since the implementation of Kale Logistics Solutions’ ping services on their “ezyCompliance” platform in 2014. It... more
U-Freight strengthens partnership with Easyship
U-Freight Group (UFL) is strengthening its relationship with Easyship, a global cloud-based shipping software and technology platform that enables e-commerce merchants to ship their products worldwide. Responding to increasing demand for cross-border e-commerce, Easyship and... more
Toh to reinforce Ceva management team
Renee Toh has been recruited by Ceva Logistics as global head of the ocean procurement & trade lane management team. Effective April 2019 and based in Singapore, Toh will report directly to the company’s global head of ocean, Bertrand Simion. She contributes extensive... more