Full speed ahead on Trans-Sib route 
Russian Railways (RZD) has started building the new Kerak tunnel on the Ulruchi - Kovali section of the Trans-Siberian Railway in the Amur Region. The 910 m long tunnel currently in operation was built in 1910-1911, but is now too small. At 926 m, the new tunnel will be the... more
Excellency in Singapore
Star Alliance will establish a management office in the city state of Singapore later this year, as decided by its chief executive board, which comprises the CEOs of its 26 member airlines. The board considered that a new centre of excellence would be an important means to help... more
Damaged after return
The Aviation Safety Network reports that a 32 year-old Boeing 737 freighter of the Indonesian Trigana Air Service, bound on a domestic flight for Makassar-Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG), on the island of Sulawesi, suffered a runway excursion on landing at... more
Model shift to EFC at U-Freight
Changes in demand and the ongoing emergence of e-commerce are driving development in merchandising, warehousing and distribution. “Currently, one of our logistics hubs in Hong Kong is being modified to convert part of it into smart warehouse equipped with a fleet of... more
Bimco on maritime emissions - and cost
Accoding to Sadan Kaptanoglu, president of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco), current low-emission technologies require market-based measures (MBM) that equalise costs to be able to compete with traditional fuels on equal terms. Bimco wants to foster... more
ANA Cargo: more transpac capacity
Starting in exactly one month, on 23 April 2021, All Nippon Airways (ANA) will employ B777F on cargo flights between Los Angeles and Tokyo NRT. The Japanese carrier opted to use the Triple Seven for this service because ot its maximum load capacity at roughly 100 t,... more
Finance guru for growth in Asia
Emergevest, a private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, one of the largest private logistics companies in UK, has appointed Lawrence Lim as director with responsibilities for investment origination, execution and portfolio management. Lim joins... more
OOCL drives CIS and PHF2
Hong Kong-headquartered Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), an affiliate of Cosco, will change its China and Indonesia services as well as its feeder network to the Philippines. The CIP service will be replaced by the China Indonesia Service (CIS) from 18 April. The CIS... more
Crew crisis on the rise again?
Shipping companies fear that the number of seafarers affected by the crew change crisis is on the rise due to travel restrictions imposed by governments to combat the new variants of the virus. The latest industry analyses show that 200,000 seafarers are currently affected, a... more
