Kuehne + Nagel working for Johnson & Johnson Medical China 
Johnson & Johnson Medical China, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the US-based multinational producer of medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer goods, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) a warehouse management contract for its medical devices in China. As part of... more
Bhutan Airways goes international
Starting today (10 October 2013), Bhutan's private carrier Bhutan Airways (also known as Tashi Air), is beginning international operations. The airline plans to offer a daily Paro–Kolkata (India)–Bangkok (Thailand) service, on board its new Airbus A320... more
India plans to build 17 new airports by 2017
Seventeen new airports are to be constructed during India's current 12th five-year plan period. The minister of state for civil aviation, K. C. Venugopal, informed the central government of investment plans for the remainder of the 12th five-year plan period, which runs until... more
Yusen Logistics sets up new subsidiary in Cambodia
The Japanese logistics service provider Yusen Logistics has established a national subsidiary in Cambodia that will commence operations on 1 November 2013. Yusen Logistics set up the Phnom Penh representative office in 2011 and has since expanded its business through local... more
After B787, JAL turns to A350
Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs (18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s), plus options for a further 25 aircraft. This is JAL's first ever order for Airbus aircraft. It is also the first order Airbus has received from Japan for the A350 XWB. JAL and... more
High priority for trans-Siberian railway development
"The development of the Trans-Siberian Railway as the foundation of the Eurasian east–west direction is one of Russia's most important infrastructural tasks," said Russian Railways' first vice-president Vadim Morozov in his speech at the International Forum... more
TIR restrictions extended to Privolzhsky customs...
The International Road Union (IRU) has been informed that the Russian Federations's customs service (FCS RF) has extended the scope of its illegal restrictions on TIR guarantees to the Privolzhsky customs directorate, thereby further defying the UN’s and the international... more
Menlo opens new office in Brisbane
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the USD 1.7 billion global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc, has added a new multi-client warehouse and office facility in Seventeen Mile Rocks, near Brisbane (Australia). Located in the Metrowest business and technology park, the new complex... more
Emirates: four continents, three launches, one day
Emirates' expansion is reaching new heights this month with the launch of flights to Clark (Philippines), the inauguration of a route between Milan (Italy) and New York (USA), and a brand new A380 service to Brisbane (Australia) – all on 1 October 2013 in four different... more
Volga-Dnepr completes New Guinea airport project
In one of its biggest-ever air logistics projects (see ITJ 21-22/2013, Special, p. 13), Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines has safely completed 88 cargo flights carrying over 6,000 t of equipment in the space of 103 days to supply the ExxonMobil-operated PNG LNG project. The... more