ESR announces new lease with Amazon 
ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has signed a lease agreement for 72,392 sqm with Amazon at its human-centric development project in Kuki City, Saitama (Tokyo Metropolitan area), Japan. The ESR Kuki distribution centre is a four-storey logistics facility that... more
Why it's important to invest in road safety innovation
One in three transport operators worldwide consider safety the biggest innovation opportunity, according to the International Road Union’s (IRU) latest study. More than nine out of ten companies have already implemented safety-driven innovations, with solutions ranging from... more
Air freight demand down "only" 1.1% in November
According to Iata, air fright demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), decreased by 1.1% in November 2019 compared to November 2018. This marks the thirteenth consecutive month of yoy declines in freight volumes. However, this performance was the best in eight... more
Roll Group enlarges its fleet
The Rotterdam (the Netherlands)-based Roll Group has introduced another module carrier into its fleet. After the extension of its land-based activities into Asia in 2019 with the opening of new offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, the group now officially took ownership... more
Kale Logistics Solutions and Trade-Van sign MoU
Kale Logistics Solutions, a global IT Logistics partner, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan-based Trade-Van to facilitate the issuance of digital certificates of origin (eCoO) at the 60th Pan Asian E-Commerce Alliance annual conference. This process will... more
Finnair grows cargo business by almost 10%
Finnair experienced strong demand in 2019: cargo performance in early December was still overshadowed by the Finnish postal and support strikes in late November, but available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 10.9% yoy and revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres... more
Trial run for double stack container train in India
Indian Railways has completed an inaugural trial run of the double stack freight train on the newly built Rewari-Madar section of the western dedicated freight corridor in the Indian states of Haryana and Rajasthan. The section covers a distance of about 306 km. The... more
Major acquisition on Indian east coast
The Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (“Apsez”), an Indian port developer and operator and part of the Adani Group, will be acquiring a controlling stake of 75% from the existing shareholders of Krishnapatnam Port (KPCL). The KPCL is located in the southern part of Andhra... more
Malaysia Airlines offers more cargo space to Java
Since 15 December 2019 Malaysia Airlines has been offering increased capacity on the Kuala Lumpur – Surakarta (SOC, Indonesia) route, with the addition of A330 aircraft, replacing the B737-800. The route that is served twice weekly also gains more bellyhold cargo capacity.... more
Kazahkh cargo carrier incorporates B747 freighter
The Kazakh carrier Sigma Airlines has leased a B747-222B from an unnamed company based in the UAE. The lease is scheduled to run until 2022. It is planned that the aircraft will be based at Shymkent airport (CIT) in Kazakhstan. Sigma Airlines has been operating flights since... more