China's performance balancing world trade
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose from 122.3 points (seasonally adjusted) to 123.3 points in October, according to the current flash estimate. The Chinese... more
Silk Way West Airlines bonds released
Silk Way West Airlines, the largest airline in the Caspian region, has announced its first-ever bond issuance. Given that the company's main operations and revenues are in foreign currency, as well as the potential impact of the coronavirus pandemic on future indicators, it was... more
DHL picks Saul Resnick
Current chief executive officer DHL Supply Chain UK & Ireland, José F. Nava is moving to a new global role as head of next generation services programme, DHL Supply Chain. He will be replaced by Saul Resnick, currently chief executive officer DHL Supply Chain Australia &... more
Joining forces for digital trade corridor
Crimson Logic, headquartered in Singapore, has signed a MOU with the Kazakhstan logistics operator KTZ Express and IT partner Digital Silk Way (DSW) to establish a digital trade corridor. The initiative will serve the trans-Caspian international transport route, which starts... more
Transferring an entire location
Shipper Luminator Technology Group has commissioned Harder Logistics to relocate its development and production site to Neu-Ulm, a distance of 12 km. Luminator Technology Group is an international manufacturer of digital information systems, video surveillance systems and... more
Urs Schwaller hands over to Christian Levrat
Christian Levrat will take over as chairman of the board of Swiss Post from the outgoing chairman Urs Schwaller on 1 December 2021. Levrat is a lawyer and political scientist. Throughout his career, he has been an advocate of a strong public service. He was a member of the... more
A closer look at financial highlights
It is well known that carriers are currently experiencing a boom with sky-rocketing financial results. The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the financial and volume performances of the major carriers in Q3/2021. Due to record-high freight... more
Conforama up into the clouds
French Retail Group Conforama is currently restructuring its supply chain organisation. The project includes all the company's transport operations (TMS) and its three warehouses (WMS), one in Poland and two in France. Conforama's major platform is located in Tournan-en-Brie... more
A stronger presence in China
Railfreight traffic on the New Silk Road continues to grow: more than 12,000 corridor travelled through the Eurasian corridor in 2020, carrying more than 200,000 containers. By 2025, this number is expected to rise to 500,000. German railfreight company DB Cargo is now... more
Two Airbus A400M for Indonesia
Indonesia’s ministry of defence has placed an order for two Airbus A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration. The contract, effective in 2022, will bring the total number of A400M operators to ten nations. The agreement includes a complete maintenance... more