Name change at the age of 45 
Europe-based global logistics company Boltas is moving forward: With 45 years of experience, it continues to grow with its offices, warehouses and employees in Germany, Turkey, Italy, Romania and France. After having operated under the name of Çobantur Boltas for nearly half a... plus
Logistics with added value
Dachser has signed a joint venture agreement with the Japanese logistics company Nishi-Nippon Railroad. Dachser Japan K.K.’s first office will open in Tokyo at the end of 2023. As part of Dachser's global network, the Japanese location will offer air and sea transport with... plus
Connecting an exclave with a new airline
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has granted funding for a feasibility study to develop a new airline that will service Timor-Leste’s Oé-Cusse Ambeno exclave (816 sqkm). The project will link non-contiguous regions of Timor-Leste through aviation, while enhancing... plus
IRS at Singapore Maritime Week
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), an international ship classification society and IACS member (International Association of Classification Societies), organised several successful events during Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2023, which took place on April 24-28. The SMW is... plus
IA combinée à P&P 
Système de robots pour palettes de fret aérien. Speedcargo, une start-up technologique de Singapour, et Güdel, un fabricant suisse de composantes de machines à haute précision, s’allient pour mettre au point ce qu’ils considèrent comme «première solution de handling end-to-end... plus
Cargolux launches Astana transit flights
Cargolux has begun its cooperation with Astana airport, where it plans to operate over ten flights per week from Luxembourg to destinations in China, Japan and Taiwan. There have been no scheduled cargo operations on the airport of the Kazakh capital for a long time. After... plus
MSC linking Africa, the Middle East and India
MSC is continuing to enhance its services between Africa, the Middle East and India and launching two direct connections between India and Africa: the India Africa Service (IAS), and the India to South Africa Service. Both of them have a weekly frequency. The first one, IAS,... plus
CBP completes operation No Tox
With the help of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry intercepted more than 700 unapproved Botox and derma fillers during Operation No Tox from 10 -14 April 2023. CBP officers focused on... plus
Preparing the fair after the fair – on the day before TL in...
On 8 May, the day before the long-awaited opening of the 2023 edition of the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, Messe München gave a presentation outlining how and why it will be hosting ‘Transport Logistic and Air Cargo Southeast Asia’ in Singapore in November, its first... plus
The many facets of air cargo in Q1
The chargeable weight flown as air cargo worldwide in the first quarter of 2023 ended up 11% below that of the equivalent period last year (Q1/2022), according to market data released by World ACD. But there is tremendous variation globally, depending on factors such as... plus