TGP refresh in India 
UK-based Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), an international project logistics company headquartered in Kent, has founded its own national unit for project logistics in India. TGP Projects India became operational in July. Active in India for over 30 years, TGP used to have... more
Enhanced handling in Pakistan
Pakistani ground handling services provider Gerry’s Dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. The partnership will see Gerry’s Dnata provide quality and safe ground, passenger and cargo handling services to the airline in Karachi... more
First Southeast Asian carrier for Cargo.one
Maskargo, the logistics arm of Malaysian Airlines, has inked a distribution agreement with Cargo.one. Freight forwarders using the German e-booking platform will soon have access to the carrier's real-time rates and capacity at the click of a button and receive immediate... more
Qube to expand export bulk services
Qube has acquired Australia’s grain loading and rail discharge Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT). The facility has 60,000 t of silo storage space, modern rail reception infrastructure, road discharge facilities and the ability to load out up to 2,000 t per hour. The terminal is... more
Five go for SIX
Singapore-based carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL) has launched a new service. The South China India Express (SIX), will offer weekly direct sailings connecting ports in South China and North Vietnam to India’s West Coast. Effective from 22 October 2021, the service... more
SAF for all
Ten months after carrying out the first 100% CO2-neutral commercial freight rotation from Frankfurt to Shanghai and back in partnership with DB Schenker, and five month after establishing a weekly CO2-neutral freighter connection between both airports, Lufthansa Cargo is making... more
Careful CBP officers in Pennsylvanian airports
Ten days ago, on 7 September 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in two airports in Pennsylvania seized counterfeit documents. In Pittsburgh, 70 counterfeit Covid-19 vaccination cards (photo) that were shipped from China and were destined to an address in... more
Christian Dornhaus to head EMEIA
Paycargo has appointed Christian Dornhaus as managing director for Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia (EMEIA). He brings over two decades of experience in the logistics and freight industries, most recently as vice president of sales Europe at UPS company Coyote and has... more
Indian "medicine from the sky" initiative
India's Anra Technologies has joined the "medicine from the sky" initiative. This project, spearheaded by the emerging technologies wing of the India government's information technology electronics and communications department, integrates drone technology to deliver... more
More opportunities for railfreight
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) and Japanese combined transport operator Nissin are partnering to develop and enhance railfreight services between Japan, Russia and Europe along the Trans-Siberian route. The companies recently signed an agreement to this effect. To... more