Anniversary train delivers 453 t of bananas 
Government ministers were on hand to flag off the 1,000th trip of Central Railway’s Kisan Rail link (farmer’s rail) in India. The train from Savda to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi) had 23 wagons with 453 t of bananas on board. So far, 345,000 t of farm produce has already been... more
Changes for K Line executive officers
The board of directors of K Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd) made the following changes for some executive officers on 3 February. Fumiyoshi Sato was promoted from general manager of the legal group to executive officer, with effect from 1 April 2022.Yutaka Nakagawa, managing... more
Trans-Siberian test run for Japanese reefer goods
Russian Railways (RZD), the Japanese transport ministry and Fesco have sent the first refrigerated containers with Japanese cargo to Europe on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with the transport carried out by Dalreftrans. With the new train the three players are implementing a... more
Additional office for the Indian Register
On 1 February the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) opened an office in Coimbatore, in India’s southernmost federal state of Tamil Nadu. The industrial city has a diversified manufacturing sector, including more than 25,000 small, medium and large-scale enterprises. The IRS... more
Drones over Sumida River
The official "social implementation project for a drone logistics platform in Tokyo" experiment will take place from today, 8 February to 10 February 2022 in Tokyo, one of the world's most densely populated areas with a population of approximately 14 million. Japan... more
Over 12 million Covid-19 test kits in January
RA-82044, one of Volga-Dnepr’s 12 x AN-124-100, landed at Billund airport (Denmark) on 31 January 2022, carrying 72 t of Covid-19 test kits. This was the last in a series of six charter flights operated in collaboration with JAG-UFS based in UK. Over 12 million Covid-19 test... more
Intercontinental dwell times increased
In its recent analysis, Chicago-based software developer and intelligence provider Four Kites reports that reliability in shipping has again deteriorated over the last year. In total, the average dwell time at the port of discharge (POD) is 240 hours (up 6% from the 2021... more
Another route for food transport
RZD Logistics is transporting fresh and frozen products by train from the Chinese Shandong Province to Moscow for the first time. The train, consisting of 50 autonomous refrigerated containers with fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as other food and medical... more
New PCS in Indonesia
Indian provider Kale Logistics Solutions has rolled out Indonesia's port community system (PCS) in the Port of Rembang. The port, located in the country’s central Java province, uses the system to fast track, streamline and automate stakeholder interactions at the port. The... more
Sea Lead to call at Australian ports
Sea Lead Shipping will start operations within the CA2 service from March 2022. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, the shipping company will deploy a vessel within the CA2 consortium also run by TS Lines. The CA2 service connects Australia with Asian ports.... more