Indian Railways introduces 109 time-tabled parcel trains
In a major boost to the supply chain network across the country, Indian Railways has introduced unhindered services of timetabled parcel trains for nationwide transportation of essential commodities and other goods. Over 58 routes and 109 special parcel trains have been... mehr
Baltic Exchange enters air cargo market
EU authorised benchmark administrator the Baltic Exchange has partnered with Hong Kong-based air cargo pricing publisher TAC Index Company. Both partners will provide new regional general air cargo rate assessments. Launched in 2016, TAC’s "Regional General Air Cargo... mehr
Spanning the Pacific Ocean
Aerolíneas Argentinas arranged its first two return flights to China last week. The flights took approximately 55 hours with 6 hours of estimated loading work, using an A330–200 specially prepared with nets to enlarge cargo capacity by up to an additional 84% (13 t). Taking... mehr
First timber train leaves Archangel for China
The first container train to China recently departed from Arkhangelsk Station in Russia with Northern Railways carrying sawn timber in 62 large-capacity containers. After a journey of ten days, the train arrived at the Russian Zabaikalsk border station at the Chinese... mehr
MOL SOV for service in Taiwan
On 1 April, MOL and Ta Tong Marine (TTM) signed a charter contract for the SOV with Ørsted Taiwan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ørsted in Denmark, through Ta San Shang Marine, a joint company of MOL and TTM. At the same time, Ta San Shang Marine signed a contract... mehr
Indian carrier spices up cargo services
Spicejet operated its first B737 freighter service to Singapore last week, carrying critical medical equipment and Covid-19 related medical supplies. Until then, the Indian airline had transported over 1,500 t of cargo carrying essential supplies since the nation-wide... mehr
Biggest total cargo volume ever flown
Witnessed by about 80,000 people in Warsaw (Poland), the AN-225 landed on 14 April carrying a record cargo volume of medical supplies. The day before, "Mriya", loaded with about 100 t of medicines, reagents for laboratory tests, medical masks and other protective... mehr
GeTS gets certified
Global eTrade Services (GeTS) Asia, a global trade platform company, has received the data protection trustmark (DPTM) and Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) cross border privacy rules (CBPR) system certifications administered by the Info-communications Media Development... mehr
A tool for screening onboard
The EU and the IMO have recently issued new guidelines requiring ship operators to implement pre-boarding screening of seafarers. As a means for ship operators to comply with these guidelines and help protect their vessels from an outbreak of Covid-19, Martek Marine... mehr
Regular train services to Wuhan resume
The first freight train has run from Wuhan (China) to the premises of Hutchison Ports Duisburg (formerly DeCeTe) in Germany since the corona pandemic broke out. Wuhan, which has been Duisburg's twin city since 1982, and the entire Hubei province were closed to goods and... mehr