Boosting connectivity with new Shenzhen route 
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has expanded its partnership with China's SF Airlines to increase the frequency of flights between its hubs in Abu Dhabi and Ezhou. Starting 15 July 2024, Etihad Cargo will operate two freighters between these two... more
Latest OOCL vessel named 
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has named its latest eco-friendly vessel, "OOCL Denmark," the eleventh in their series of 24,188 teu ships built by Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering. The naming ceremony, held on 25 June, featured Rulin Fuong Tung as the... more
Cold chain for cell therapy
Cryoport is providing logistics and manufacturing services to Minaris Regenerative Medicine. The deal combines the logistics provider’s life science expertise with Minaris’ portfolio of products including stem cells, gene therapy, and biomaterials. Minaris is a contract... more
General cargo takes the lead in 2024
The growth of ‘general cargo’ airfreight tonnages is outpacing that of ‘special cargo’ products so far in 2024, new analysis from World ACD Market Data has revealed. This reverses a trend in recent years, in which demand from air cargo shipments requiring special handling and... more
ISS builds a bridgehead in Trinidad
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has expanded its operations to Trinidad and Tobago with a new office in Chaguaramas and a bonded warehouse in Point Lisas. This move supports the offshore market and enhances the company’s service capabilities. The Chaguaramas facility is in... more
MOL takes one more step in Southern Africa
Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is acquiring a 25% stake in the Tanzania-based Alistair Group. Its business centres on cross-border logistics services for trucking copper, cobalt, and other critical mineral resources produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia... more
China Cargo Airlines with Air France to Brazil
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Cargo have signed a new hard block space agreement. Taking effect on 1 July, it will allow China Cargo Airlines to utilise Air France's belly capacity for shipments from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to São Paulo Guarulhos... more
Air cargo potentials for Kazakhstan
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) recently held its fifth regional event, the ‘Tiaca Event Central Asia’ in Astana, Kazakhstan. Nearly 400 delegates from the industry discussed issues that affect the Central Asian air cargo market and ways to develop Kazakhstan as... more
Logistics industry showcased at the Olympics
As an official partner for material handling equipment at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris this year, Toyota Material Handling Europe has launched a new communication campaign to raise public awareness of the importance of the logistics industry and its essential... more
Contract extensions for WFS
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has been awarded three-year cargo handling contract extensions with Singapore Airlines in the UK, France, and Belgium. In the UK, in addition to renewing its cargo handling and UK domestic road feeder services with... more