UTi schedules B747 charters for urgent transpac needs 
UTi Worldwide Inc, a global supply chain services and solutions company based in Long Beach CA (USA), has established a weekly charter service from Shanghai (China) to the USA to ease the backlog of goods needed in North America. The B747 charter flights can carry over 100 t... plus
Long Beach says cargo numbers flat in October
The port of Long Beach (USA) reported that cargo container numbers were 1.1% higher overall in October 2014, compared to the same month last year. Congestion issues are likely to be nudging some shipments into November. Despite this, the Californian port saw its busiest... plus
Cape Town offers GAC Pindar unique logistics challenge
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is leaving Cape Town (South Africa) today (19 November), and heading to its next stop Abu Dhabi (UAE). About 117 containers will be transported by truck (an 18 hour drive) to Port Elizabeth (South Africa), from where they will be shipped to Hong Kong... plus
First 19,000 teu leviathan named in Ulsan
On 18 November 2014, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) held a naming ceremony for the world’s largest containership - the first of five 19,000 teu box carriers ordered from China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) in May 2013. The containership - as large as four soccer fields - is... plus
Du fret aérien sur la route 
Depuis octobre 2012, Vivien Lau dirige Hacis, fondée il y a 30 ans et branche logistique à valeur ajoutée de Hong Kong Air Terminal (Hactl). Au mois d’août dernier, elle a été nommée au directoire de Hactl. Andreas Haug, rédacteur de l’ITJ, l’a récemment interrogée à Séoul sur... plus
Ruscon to expand Pacific to Moscow service
Ruscon, part of the GCS Group, is considering doubling the frequency of its weekly fixed day intermodal service from the port of Vostochniy in the Russian Pacific to Moscow. The blocktrain service has proved so popular with shippers from China and southeast Asia that it is... plus
More freight for Indian Railways
Indian Railways carried 621.66 million t of revenue earning freight between 1 April and 31 October 2014. This was 28.41 million t or 4.8% more than the 593.25 million t hauled in the same period in 2013. In October 2014, the railway conveyed 89.22 million t of revenue earning... plus
Kuehne + Nagel extends front line in Sydney
Kuehne + Nagel has extended its logistics infrastructure by the addition of a new state-of-the-art logistics centre in Greater Sydney (Australia). Placed in the rapidly developing logistics hub area Eastern Creek, the facility is strategically located within short distance to... plus
Airbus begins big Lion Air delivery
Indonesia's Lion Group celebrated the delivery of three Airbus aircraft at a special ceremony in Toulouse (France) earlier this week. The aircraft are the first from an order for 234 A320 family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neos, 65 A321neos and 60 A320s placed by Lion... plus
Röhlig snaps up Indian subsidiary
The owner-run logistics company Röhlig now holds 100% of the shares of its subsidiary Weiss-Röhlig India. Röhlig, which previously owned 65% in the entity, has purchased all the remaining shares from the local owner. In conjunction with the takeover, the Indian company's... plus