Boosting traffic on China-Europe axis 
Rhenus is strengthening its foothold along the Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road. The group recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) to enhance transhipment capacity in the Caspian Sea region between China and Europe. The partners will... more
Genesis takes delivery of 20th 737-800BCF
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Limited (Gameco) announced the completion of its 20th 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at Gameco’s facility in Guangzhou, China. After completion, Boeing handed over the aircraft to Genesis, an Irish-based aircraft... more
David Roussiere: next stop India
Global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has appointed David Roussiere as managing director for India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. In this position, Roussiere will lead a team of 850 industry experts in 28 locations. His background and over 20 years of experience in the... more
Bijagos Shuttle returns for cashew season
CMA CGM has resumed its Bijagos Shuttle service of cashew exports from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to India and Vietnam. For this operation, two 1,700 teu vessels of will be deployed and entirely operated by CMA CGM. The Bijagos Shuttle service only operates during the cashew... more
Cargo-Partner: a major investment in China
The transport and logistics company headquartered in Austria has opened additional offices and logistics centres in China over the last three months. In Shanghai, for example, Cargo-Partner now operates a competence centre for pharmaceuticals and healthcare. It serves as an... more
Turgut Erkeskin honoured for life's work - so far
At the 8th Economy and Logistics Summit recently held in Istanbul, Turgut Erkeskin, president and CEO of Genel Transport, was honoured for his long career as an entrepreneur and a pillar of the industry as a whole. He was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award in Logistics” for... more
Converting Embraer in China
At the 54th Paris Airshow, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Chinese Lanzhou Aviation Industry Development Group signed a LOA for twenty E190F and E195F E-Jets P2F conversions. The companies plan to cooperate on establishing of E190F and E195F conversion... more
From cattle manure to marine fuel
The trial was conducted based on a MOU signed between MOL and Air Water in February 2023, with the cooperation of shipper Jera, carrier Techno Chubu and operator/shipowner Kyoudou Kaiun (joint shipowner: Techno Chubu, MOL Coastal Shipping). Cenergy was responsible for... more
More e-transporters to serve Jakarta and Bandung
DHL Express is adding 24 electric vans to its last-mile delivery fleet in Indonesia, which will allow it to save 177 t of carbon emissions per year. The e-vans will serve Jakarta and Bandung. Currently, four electric vans and six electric bikes are in service in the Jakarta and... more
Investing in intermodal services in Turkey
Arkas Logistics, Duisport and Hupac recently signed a service contract for intermodal transport. Two-way train services between Halkali (Turkey) and Duisburg terminals (Germany) will be introduced to enhance the offer of freight transports to multiple European countries... more