Descartes acquires Core transport technologies 
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Core Transport Technologies NZ (Core), an electronic transport network that provides global air carriers and ground handlers with shipment scanning and tracking solutions. Core has been connecting commercial airlines, ground handlers and... more
Brockmann moves from Coli to AAL Shipping
Marc-Oliver Brockmann has left Coli Shipping after 27 years and has been appointed as the new commercial manager at AAL Shipping’s European regional hub. Brockmann started working for Coli in 1992 in Hamburg (Germany) as authorised representative in the company’s shipping and... more
Azerbaijan and Russia join forces on Eurasian route
Russian Railways and Azerbaijan Railways have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop a comprehensive cooperation in the railway sector. In particular, the partners will implement joint activities that will contribute to the growth of freight traffic on the Iran –... more
PSA and SATS set up sea-air connectivity in Singapore
The port operator PSA International and the ground handling provider SATS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide cargo owners and logistics service providers with seamless connectivity for greater supply chain efficiency, and to boost Singapore’s status as a... more
China Airlines to introduce new freighter model
China Airlines (Taiwan) and Boeing (USA) have signed a memorandum of understanding for three firm and three option aircraft orders for B777 freighters. Before 2016, China Airlines introduced a total of ten B777-300ER passenger aircraft. A current B777-300ER pilot could... more
Belarus thrusting on with rail electrification scheme
Belarusian Railway and the Export-Import bank of China have signed a loan agreement. The funds will finance the third stage of the electrification of Homiel-Žlobin-Asipovičy and Žlobin-Kalinkavičy sections of track in Belarus. The electrification of the Žlobin-Kalinkavičy... more
China–Finland rail service soon to be weekly
RZD Logistics has launched regular a regular railfreight service between China and Finland and vice-versa. At present, container trains depart from Hefei (Anhui province) and head for Europe via China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Finland once a fortnight. The trains run via the... more
Kerry Logistics boosts food cold chain offers in China
Kerry Logistics has expanded its food-related cold chain capability in mainland China through the establishment of Kerry Cold Chain Solution, to tap into the fast-growing domestic market for niche food products. Kerry Cold Chain is a joint venture company formed with... more
Brian Wu re-elected as Haffa chairman
At its 2019 annual general meeting, the Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (Haffa) re-elected Brian Wu of BEL International Logistics as chairman for a second two-year term. Wu commented: “It is both an honour and a great responsibility to continue to... more
Neutral Air Partner welcomes Indian member
Neutral Air Partner (NAP), a worldwide network of 250 like-minded air cargo specialists, has added TCI Express to its list of members. NAP's founder and CEO, Christos Spyrou, says: "I am happy to welcome TCI Express to the network. As a prominent express distributor... more