New route extends intermodal options in Asia 
Fesco has launched a new intermodal container service running from Japan to Uzbekistan via China and Kazakhstan. The offer includes marine transport from the port of Yokohama (Japan) to the port of Lianyungang (China, Jiangsu Province). Then the containers continue their... more
AAL appoints agent in India
Singapore-headquartered AAL Shipping (AAL) has appointed Mumbai-based shipping company Merchant Shipping Services as its exclusive representative in India. Established in 1996, Merchant Shipping focuses on global trade, delivering pan-India multipurpose and project heavy... more
Gap widens in Hong Kong
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has released traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for August 2022. During the month, flight movements decreased by 11.3% to 11,390 compared to the same month last year, while cargo throughput was reduced by 21.0% to 338,000... more
A special unit for NYK
Iwaki Shipbuilding, an affiliate of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, completed the wood chip carrier "Stellar Harmony" for its customer, the NYK Group, in late August. With a length of approximately 199.9 m, a width of 32.24 m and 49,500 dwt, the vessel’s loading... more
Seasoned professionals for new Indian cargo carrier
Afcom Holdings Private Limited, a recently launched international cargo airline headquartered in Chennai, has announced four key senior level appointments. S. N. Ashok (photo) has joined as general manager – cargo operations. Prior to this, he served as cargo operations... more
First user for Cargo Ai's new features
Just a few months after Lufthansa Cargo signed a letter of intent with Cargo Ai, marketplace users in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain now have access to routings and capacity information on all Lufthansa Group airlines serving those countries. General and express cargo can... more
Brisbane to build new distribution hub
The Brisbane Airport Corporation has announced plans for a distribution hub for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions to further expand its logistics portfolio. The Oslo-based logistics company, which specialises in the global distribution of cars, trucks, agricultural,... more
Develop globally and locally 
50th anniversary of Sisa Studio Informatica taking place in an international context. The rapid pace of change in this hectic era is best gauged by looking at the world of IT, which plays an important role specifically in the customs clearance segment of Switzerland’s forwarding... more
ANA: faster insights with artificial intelligence
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be the launch customer for Boeing's Insight Accelerator (IA), a new cloud-based digital solution employing artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and avoid high impact service disruptions. While the latest generation of... more
First train en route from China to Afghanistan
Representatives of the railways of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement to create a new economic corridor between their countries. It is being launched on a trial basis with a maiden train loaded with commercial goods. The train started in... more