Fast route between Moscow and Zibo launched 
One new trial train recently completed its westbound journey from Zibo in the Shandong Province of China via Erlian (Inner Mongolia) to the Seliatino terminal near Moscow, Russia. Another train is already on its way. These two trains mark the first ever cargo transport by... more
Emirates to increase Dhaka cargo capacity
In less than seven months, on 1 June 2020, Emirates will add a fourth daily service to Dhaka, to cater to Bangladesh's growing economy and the country's large diaspora who work and live in the Middle East, Europe and the USA. The new service will be operated by a B777-300ER,... more
K Line to manage offshore LNG-Bunkering in Singapore
The ship management of the 7,500 cbm LNG-bunkering vessel (LBV) of Fuel LNG will be taken over by K Line. Fuel LNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine and Shell Eastern Petroleum, will own the vessel, operate and carry out all commercial operations. The LBV... more
Hupac introduces new East-West solution via Kaliningrad
The Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has launched a new multimodal connection between Germany and Russia, CIS countries and the Far East. The service is performed in cooperation with ERS Railways and Mann Lines. The central element of the service is the link via the port of... more
Virgins with more capacity to Asia, Africa and USA
In exactly four months’ time, commencing on 29 March 2020, Virgin Atlantic’s new summer schedule will give cargo customers more capacity on prime routes to India, Africa and the USA. The carrier is introducing a second daily service between London (UK) and Delhi (India), which,... more
Indigo increases visibility and cargo shares
The Indian LCC Indigo received its Iata membership certificate this week at its office premises in Gurgaon. The membership will help the airline align with global practices developed by Iata and further strengthen the carrier’s partnership portfolio. Indigo recently announced a... more
India invests in its rail system on a grand scale
Indian Railways has initiated 498 railway projects of a total length of 49,069 km, which are at different stages of execution/planning/sanction. The commissioning of 8,979 km has been achieved. The plan includes 188 new line projects measuring 21,295 km in total, 55 gauge... more
Hapag-Lloyd deploys more vessels in the East Med
Hapag-Lloyd will change its Levante Express Service (LEX) as from next year. As from the second calendar week in 2020, Hapag-Lloyd will add one additional vessel to the LEX service to ensure improved schedule reliability during the upcoming winter months. Hapag-Lloyd... more
UIC: Railway safety achieves a record high
Rail transport is the safest mode of overland transport and is improving continuously in terms of safety, as the International Union of Railways (UIC) demonstrates in its latest report on railway accidents. Accidents and numbers of victims were reduced by almost 17% between... more
Kiwi Rail: A major step forward linking rail and road
New Zealand’s government has unveiled a master plan for a new freight hub near Palmerston North. The 3 km long intermodal freight hub combines a container terminal, warehousing for road transport operators and bulk goods and forestry loading operations with KiwiRail’s train... more