Stable deterioration of reliability 

The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence reports that global schedule reliability is continuing its trend of 2021. In April 2022, schedule reliability declined further by -1.3 percentage points compared to March and was down by -4.7 percentage points compared... more
Niar Werx and Erickson expand MRO programme 

The Werx programme at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (Niar) and Erickson Precision Ventures (Precision) have reached an agreement to work cooperatively on modification, maintenance and engineering for various Boeing and Airbus aircraft.... more
ARA picks David Blight 

ARA Asset Management (ARA) has appointed David Blight as chief investment officer of its private funds division, ARA Private Funds (APF). The appointment follows ARA’s recent acquisition by ESR (ESR Group) in a landmark transaction creating Asia Pacific’s largest real asset... more
Karachi: new gateway for Uzbekistan 

It is a first for the Pakistan International Container Terminal (Pict), an affiliate of the International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) operating in the Port of Karachi. It has just handled the first export shipment from Uzbekistan. The cargo was transported by land to the... more
From Prague? No, Bratislava. 

The Hamburg -based freight forwarder A. Hartrodt has established its own company in Slovakia, which will be led by Dusan Kapral. The country manager will report to Sebastian Endt, regional managing director for the Eastern Europe region based in Prague. Kapral, who... more
Direct Vietnam - Moscow service introduced 

Trans Container has launched regular service to ship consumer goods from Vietnam to Russia via the Zabaikalsk border-crossing point. The overland journey covering more than 10,000 km from Hanoi to the Moscow region takes about 35 days. This is Trans Container's first direct... more
Cargo Ai partners with Air Cargo Inc. 

Cargo Ai is entering a new strategic partnership with Air Cargo, the oldest and largest network of air freight cartage agents providing first and last mile services to the air cargo industry in North America since 1941. The partnership will provide freight forwarders and their... more
"Excellence Award" for DSV 

Logistics and transport provider DSV has won Lufthansa Cargo's "Excellence Award" for 2021. It is a first for DSV. "With this award we recognise the strong growth in the past year and the special partnership that distinguished our cooperation with DSV. The... more
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Belgians buy French IMX 

The Belgian post and parcel operator Bpostgroup has taken over a majority stake in IMX France, a Paris-based international delivery provider. The Belgians are due to acquire 100% of the shares by 2024. IMX offers a range of cross-border delivery and return solutions for... more