New hub in Western Australia 
Mainfreight has opened a new site in Kenwick, Perth, Western Australia, combining air, ocean, warehousing, and wharf operations in one location. The facility has 20,750 sqm of warehousing space, a temperature-controlled area for 1,000 pallet spaces and eight docks for loading... more
China launches intermodal rail-sea service
The first train departed on Monday, 15 January, from Yinchuan in China's autonomous region Ningxia Hui and is now heading for the port of Qingdao in the east of the country. It marks the launch of a regular railway route for an intermodal rail-sea train, which needs to go... more
MSC investing in India
Container terminal operator Terminal Investment (TIL), part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), is investing in India. It recently took over 49% of the shares of the Ennore Container Terminal (AECT). The box terminal is located 30 km north of Chennai Port and belongs to... more
Maersk switches to Panama Canal Railway
Due to currently low water levels in Gatun Lake, Maersk vessels that usually sail through the Panama Canal will now use the Panama Canal Railway to transport containers across Panama. The changes affect the OC1 service on the trade route between Oceania and the Americas. The... more
Röhlig China: more power to the regions
The owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics has named Christoph Passek as managing director for China & Hong Kong and assigned four area general managers to a new regional structure comprised of North China, East China, South China & Hong Kong and West China,... more
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A new TIR transport axis has been opened between Shenzhen (China) and Tashkent in Uzbekistan. The launch follows the introduction of the Shenzhen and Almaty (Kazakhstan) TIR route in 2023. The first TIR truck recently completed its 6,500 km door-to-door journey via the... more
A spicy partnership
Spice Express, a subsidiary of Spicejet, has entered into a partnership with Star Air, to manage the belly space capacity for cargo transports in Star Air's fleet of nine aircraft. Star Air, which operates five Embraer 145 jets and four Embraer 175 jets, will add nine new... more
Singpost drives digitalisation
Singapore Post (Singpost) is incorporating the platform for electronic data interchange and API integration developed by Boomi, a specialist in intelligent connectivity and automation. Singpost has a large outreach encompassing 220 destinations, mostly in Asia Pacific. With... more
Çelebi̇ appoints new CFO
Çelebi Aviation Holding has appointed Ali Aköz as executive vice president of financial affairs. He will also join the executive committee. Most recently, Aköz served as deputy CEO of the strategy and transformation office at LC Waikiki. After graduating from Galatasaray... more
Bangkok Port Authority opens free zone
The Bangkok Port Authority inaugurated a new free zone on 10 January, offering 24,000 sqm of warehousing and container yard space, aimed at enhancing services in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region for importers, exporters, international freight forwarders, and service providers.... more