Strategic appointments at DHL Supply Chain 
Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain (DSC), which belongs to Deutsche Post DHL Group, has made changes in its leadership team in Asia Pacific. Effective 15 February 2022, Jérôme Gillet, currently CEO Singapore cluster, DSC, has been named CEO Japan and Korea cluster.... more
Normalisation on the seas within sight?
The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the emerging endemic Covid period and, since there is no historical precedent fully describing this situation, compared it to the period of the US West Coast labour dispute of early 2015, which led to major... more
Lights, camera, action for Gaumont!
The French company Gaumont, known for classics such as "Leon, the Professional", "Nikita" or "The Big Blue", recently entrusted the Hamburg-based forwarding and logistics company A. Hartrodt with a spectacular order for an international film... more
Spare part for helicopter in time
The Northland Emergency Services Trust (Nest) in New Zealand got one of its Sikorsky S-76 rescue helicopters back in the air with an urgent AOG thanks to B&H Worldwide, also an aerospace logistics specialist. Altogether, Nest owns three Sikorsky S-76 emergency rescue... more
Rhenus expands in India
Rhenus is launching Supply Chain Solutions, a new, integrated logistics services business unit in India. The provider reports that its Indian branch achieved "a record year-on-year average growth of 20 to 30% from 2010 to 2021” last year. Rhenus India is planning to... more
Intermodal route in Central Asia trialled
ADY Container has delivered the first container block train on the Assaka-Baku route. The block train consisting of 50 containers from the Assaka Logistics Centre in Uzbekistan has already reached the port of Alat. The 40-foot containers loaded with car parts were... more
Another loan for ESR
With the completion of the ARA Asset Management (ARA) acquisition, ESR Cayman Limited (ESR) has enlarged its portfolio as a major APAC real asset manager, including logistics real estate in Asian countries. The integration with ARA, including its subsidiary Logos, also enables... more
Good cargo results for ANA in 2021
All Nippon Airways Holdings Inc (ANA) has reported its financial results for the nine months to 31 December 2021. ANA’s continued strong international cargo service performance can be attributed to robust demand and a shift to air transport as a result of congestion in maritime... more
Aemli 2022 – China and India retain top spots
China and India held their No. 1 and 2 ranking in the ‘2022 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index’ (Aemli), the company’s 13th annual snapshot of industry sentiment and ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets. The UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,... more
Australia Post completes leadership team
Australia Post group CEO and managing director Paul Graham has completed his new leadership team, following his first four months in the job, in which time he has listened to feedback from customers and stakeholders in the network, as well as team members.The executive team will... more