First freight train from Hamburg to Zhengzhou 
For the first time ever, DB Schenker and the city and port authority of Zhengzhou blew the whistle for the start of a freight train that is running from Hamburg (Germany) to the city in the Henan province in central China. The train, hauling 41 containers, is carrying industrial... mehr
Commitment to grow rail expertise in Malaysia
Rail technology provider Bombardier Transportation is investing for the future in Malaysia with the official opening of a new Kuala Lumpur (KL) hub to support rail projects in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region. The brand new office in the centre of the city will accommodate... mehr
German-Japanese joint venture obtains antitrust immunity
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, and Lufthansa Cargo, a Germany-based air cargo carrier, are launching a strategic airfreight joint venture on routes between Japan and Europe and vice versa. This is the first worldwide cargo joint venture of its kind. ANA has... mehr
5.8% more global airfreight in July
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for global airfreight markets showing a strong increase in air cargo in July. Compared to the same month in 2013, freight tonne kilometres (ftks) rose by 5.8%. This is an acceleration in growth from June when cargo... mehr
Valuables specialist chooses Kale solution
Kale Logistics announced that its freight management software Corvi was implemented at BVC Logistics in a record time of two months. Corvi is an online application that acts as a single window solution for global forwarders and caters to their automation needs for automating... mehr
New blocktrain between St Petersburg and Nakhodka
The Russian railway wagon provider Transcontainer has started a new blocktrain service between St Petersburg-Tovarny-Vitebsky and Nakhodka-Vostachanya (both Russia). The first train, carrying consumer goods, has already left St Petersburg and is underway on the 9,700 km route to... mehr
Russian Railways ramps up box transport
Russian Railways' rail network transported 1.57 million teu of full/empty heavy-duty containers between January and June 2014. This equates to 6.9% more than in H1/2013. The growth was mainly due to a 12.2% increase in exports, an 11.1% rise in domestic traffic and 8.5% more... mehr
JAL decreases fuel surcharge slightly
Japan Airlines (JAL) has applied to the Japanese ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (MLIT) to revise its international cargo fuel surcharge for flights departing from Japan from today (1 September 2014). The international cargo fuel surcharge will... mehr
Iata encourages Vietnam's aviation policy
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has called on the Vietnamese government to work with the air transport sector to strengthen the country's economy through global air connectivity. As one of the three broad strategic areas to focus on, besides infrastructure and... mehr
Turkish Cargo adds Hyderabad to network
Starting today (28 August 2014) Turkish Cargo is commencing a new freighter service to Central India's economic powerhouse Hyderabad. The existing Istanbul–Teheran–Dacca–Istanbul cargo flight will be replaced by an Istanbul–Teheran–Hyderabad–Istanbul loop, thereby connecting the... mehr