B&H Worldwide picks business development manager for Asia
The aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Chris Allen to the newly created position of business development manager, Asia. Based at Changi Airport (Singapore), he will be responsible for identifying opportunities for the company to grow its products... more
Blue Dart Express names new CEO
Balfour Manuel takes on the role of CEO of the India-based logistics provider Blue Dart Express with immediate effect. He is tasked with charting the company’s next chapter of growth. Manuel, a Blue Dart veteran of over 35 years, has been instrumental in company’s success... more
Almost 5,000 new wagons join fleet
The Russian transport group, Globaltrans, increased its investment in fleet expansion in 2018 due to the continued solid demand for bulk cargo transport and the group’s ability to secure additional railcars at attractive prices. On top of the 3,900 wagons initially targeted,... more
Asia Pacific Airlines close 2018 with uncertainty
Traffic figures for the full calendar year 2018 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that air cargo demand growth eased after a strong 2017, reflecting slowing export activity amid increasing uncertainty over international trade... more
40 containers on the rail route from China to Italy
A new rail journey began when the first ever regular westbound train to directly link China with Italy left the Chinese city of Chengdu last Saturday (26 January), carrying 40 containers. It is due to arrive at Contship Italia’s Rail Hub Milano terminal in 18 days’ time. The... more
US action against two Iranian airlines and an Armenian GSA
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) took action against the Iranian Qeshm Fars Air linked to designated Iranian airline Mahan Air and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), and Flight Travel, an Armenian GSA... more
Regular container train connecting Yiwu and Moscow
Fesco, a Russian transport group, has launched a weekly container train from Yiwu, a city in China's Zhejiang province, to Moscow, via Mongolia, thus expanding inland services between China and Russia. The first train with imported cargo recently completed the trip in 14... more
Shenzhen - Vancouver without Tianjin stop
Today (28 January 2019), Hainan Airlines, a private Chinese carrier, is launching a non-stop service between Shenzhen and Vancouver, eliminating the Tianjin stopover of the service it inaugurated in May 2018. The twice weekly B787-9 service is the first non-stop route connecting... more
First government-approved drone deliveries in Indonesia
China's retail giant JD.com considers Indonesia’s first government-approved drone flight it performed earlier this month as "a breakthrough for drone delivery in Southeast Asia". The successful trial, which took place on 8 January in West Java, where the drone... more
Precision begins B757 conversion for Asia Pacific Airlines
Arranged by Aerolease Aviation, Hawaii (USA)-based Asia Pacific Airlines has acquired a B757-200 that is being converted at Flightstar Aviation in Jacksonville FL (USA). Re-delivery is expected in 120 days. The aircraft will return to service after conversion and will join two... more