(Animal) lovers rely on German-Japanese JV 
ANA Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo have jointly transported about 2 t of relief supplies to Australia. Starting on 3 February in Frankfurt, the German carrier performed the first leg to Tokyo. From there, ANA Cargo took over the transport to Sydney. DB Schenker supported the... more
Air India to add belly capacity to Saudi Arabia
From Sunday, 16 February 2020, Air India is adding a Calicut – Jeddah service, as the Star Alliance member schedules two weekly flights operated by B747-400 aircraft. The Indian flag carrier reserves 14.1 t of the 55.6 t of the total capacity payload for cargo shipments.... more
Airbus looks back to the future
Airbus China has been authorised to restart operations of the Tianjin final assembly line, which had been suspended after the coronavirus outbreak. This means it can gradually increase production. During the Singapore air show, Airbus revealed the 2 x 3.2 m (2.25 sqm)... more
Third relief action within short time frame
Through its logistics subsidiary Maskargo, the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) uplifted disposable medical protective gear for use at various hospitals across the Hubei province in China via a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai Pudong. This is in collaboration with local relief... more
Extending UAE's rail network
Etihad Rail in the UAE has launched the construction works for package A of stage two of the pan-Emirates railway network that is being developed by the rail company. The corridor of package A will run for 139 km from Ghuweifat on the UAE border with Saudi Arabia to Ruwais in... more
Shipping Australia welcomes Jim Wilson
Shipping Australia has appointed international maritime and transport journalist Jim Wilson as its new policy and communications executive. Wilson is already known to the Australian freight industry from his days as the editor of Lloyd’s List DCN / Lloyd’s List Australia and... more
Surprisingly bright outlook for container shipping
The Berlin (Germany)-based European credit rating agency Scope ratings published its 2020 outlook on container shipping. According to its expectations, and maybe surprisingly, the container shipping industry is sailing into less choppy waters this year. Due to improved cost... more
Bangladesh to improve intermodal connections
The Asian Development Bank has approved USD 42 million in project readiness financing (PRF) for a facility to help improve transport connectivity and promote multimodal transport in Bangladesh. Transport demand is expanding nationwide but insufficient transport... more
Boeing secures three new B737-800BCF conversions
BBAM and Boeing have announced that the commercial jet aircraft lessor has ordered three B737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF), underscoring the growing e-commerce and express sector. With one of the world’s biggest next-generation 737 fleets, San Francisco-based BBAM has... more
Container streams struck by coronavirus
In its Sunday Spotlight 449, the Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy and analyst Sea-Intelligence pointed out "the rapid escalation in blank sailings" and further consequences that the coronavirus has for the global container market. Since export... more