TCA introduces new CEO 
Australian airline Tasman Cargo Airlines (TCA) has appointed Kim Rasmussen as its new CEO. Before joining TCA, Rasmussen worked for DHL for 20 years. Since assuming his new role at the beginning of 2021, Rasmussen “has already set the wheels in motion for a number of key... more
Vaccines from China to Bahrain
Gulf Air has operated a cargo-only flight, delivering 300,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines from China in support of the national vaccination campaign undertaken by the Middle Eastern kingdom. Since the onset of the pandemic, Bahrain's national carrier has supported the import... more
Dimerco’s restructure strategy
Global freight transportation specialist Dimerco has begun to roll out phase two of its organisational restructure. The aim is to develop business intelligence technology and applications to support the air freight, ocean freight and contract logistics business units and promote... more
Fuso eCanter used to deliver furniture
Daimler Trucks’ Japan-based subsidiary Fuso has delivered three all-electric Fuso eCanter light-duty trucks to Ikea in Japan. It is the first home furnishing company to receive this brand. Ikea Japan operates two of the three vehicles and one is owned by logistics partner SG... more
MSC plans Sentosa service
MSC has launched a new container shipping link, the Sentosa service, to widen its network between southeast Asia and the US west coast, with a view to improving reliability in the transpacific network at a time when the entire market remains under considerable systemic pressure.... more
Halal-certified air cargo services in Japan
Nippon Express has expanded its domestic halal logistics services in Japan, whose Muslim population of about 200,000 will enter their holy month of Ramadan in exactly four weeks, on 16 April 2021, with the start of a new halal-certified domestic air cargo transport... more
Driving digitalisation of transport in Asia
Efforts to maintain the integrity of supply chains while limiting physical contact among transport workers and border agencies during the pandemic have already led to increased digitalisation in transport. Now, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation transport ministries together... more
K Line on the remote side
In Mid-March, the “Century Highway Green”, a car carrier fuelled by LNG that had been under construction at the Japanese Tadotsu Shipyard was delivered to K Line. It is the first newly-built vessel to obtain Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK) notation certifying that the ship is... more
Novel locomotive from the Urals
Sinara-Transport Machines (STM) has identified a site for the production of mainline diesel locomotives with an asynchronous traction drive. The engines will be produced at the facilities of Ural Locomotives in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, in the Russian Sverdlovsk Region. It is a... more
Serving Unicef Emergency Fund globally
Turkish Cargo is supporting the battle against the pandemic by carrying Unicef Emergency Fund's Covid-19 vaccines and health equipment all around the world. The carrier just recently delivered 1.7 million doses of vaccines from India to Kinshasa, in cooperation with global... more