Stronger together in Singapore 
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Sats, a leading provider of gateway services and food solutions at over 60 locations and 13 countries across Asia and the Middle East, have announced their commitment to strengthen hub competitiveness with the renewal of a suite of aviation services... more
Agility signs PCCA partnership
Agility has signed a two-year logistics partnership agreement with Porsche Motorsports for the eight-weekend Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (PCCA) racing series. Agility Fairs & Events has been the official logistics partner for the PCCA since 2016. With this partnership,... more
Saudia Cargo strengthens Asian network
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has resumed its freighter flights to Guangzhou (China) and Mumbai (India) with a weekly freighter flight, aiming to meet the growing demand for cargo operations & stimulate trade movement to/from the Asian continent, in addition to the already... more
Korean Air Cargo enhances operational efficiency
Korean Air has switched over to IBS Software’s (IBS) “iCargo” technology platform, discarding the legacy system in use for more than 30 years. IBS’ fully integrated, web-based solution went live simultaneously at 130 stations of the airline across the globe, placing it in... more
U-Freight on the move in Beijing
The U-Freight office in Beijing has moved to a new location to provide enhanced services for customers and staff. Group CEO Simon Wong says: “Since our formation over 50 years ago, U-Freight has invested heavily in offices, logistics hubs and service developments in China.... more
Pertamina to order A400M for Pelita Air subsidiary
According to local media, the state-owned Indonesian oil company Pertamina intends to purchase A400 cargo aircraft. They shall be operated by the company’s subsidiary Pelita Air Service, which could deploy them to transport cargo to Papua and other remote regions of the island... more
Queensland’s zinc railway resumes service
The first freight trains are operating successfully again on the Mount Isa Line in Queensland, Australia marking the reopening of the 1,000 km route after twelve-weeks of unprecedented flood repairs. The line is used by miners for the transport of zinc and lead concentrate... more
Changes in K Line's management
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has announced the following changes to its management: Jiro Asakura, Hiromichi Aoki and Kiyoshi Hosomizo have reached retirement age. Jiro Asakura will remain in the company as a special executive advisor. New appointments are Kazuhiko Harigai... more
Uzbekistan Airways increases network
Uzbekistan Airways has just received its fourth B787-8 Dreamliner. The country's flag carrier, this aircraft model's first customer in Central Asia, began commercial operations in 2016 and plans to operate six B787s by 2020. The fleet modernisation aims to adequately... more
Joint efforts on the Eurasian rail route
Russia-based UTLC ERA and Lithuanian Railways have signed an agreement to manage postal container traffic from China to Lithuania. The partners intend to jointly develop the shipment of postal packages (deliveries and e-commerce goods) by cargo trains on China – Europe – China... more