Tiaca appoints China regional representative 
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has appointed Fowler Wang as its regional representative in China, to strengthen its engagement in this key market. Wang, the founder and CEO of 'Summit Asia Events', established the 'China Cargo Summit' as a leading industry... more
Riyadh Air teams up with Sats for Saudi cargo hub
Riyadh Air has signed a five-year strategic partnership with Sats Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Sats, to provide comprehensive cargo handling services in key airports in the kingdom. The agreement centres on operations at the carrier’s hub at King Khalid international airport... more
Trade Tech and TradeWaltz sign mou
Trade Tech and TradeWaltz have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the 'Grace' project (global reliable authorised commerce express), which focuses on digitalising trade procedures for authorised economic operators (AEOs) between Japan and the USA. The... more
Europe risks falling behind on EVs
The Swedish research institute Rise warns that Europe risks losing its automotive industry unless it acts swiftly to strengthen battery innovation and infrastructure. According to Rise, China currently controls more than half of global lithium-ion battery exports, while... more
DHL marks GoHelp anniversary
DHL is celebrating 20 years of its 'GoHelp' disaster management programme, which has supported relief efforts in 77 disaster zones and handled around 70,000 t of humanitarian aid, as the company reported. 'GoHelp' integrates logistics expertise into emergency response through... more
SF Airlines and ST Engineering open MRO facility
SF Airlines and ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business have opened a new airframe MRO facility at Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China’s first dedicated cargo airport. The site, developed through their joint venture ST Engineering Aerospace (Hubei) Aviation Services,... more
ECS to manage Asiana belly cargo
ECS Group has been appointed by Asiana Airlines as its exclusive global GSSA partner for international belly cargo operations. Effective 1 August, ECS is managing sales, reservations, customer service, and ground handling coordination across 33 major locations in nine countries,... more
EDB funds Issyk-Kul railway study
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will provide a USD 275,000 grant from its technical assistance fund to prepare a preliminary feasibility study for the planned Balykchy–Cholpon-Ata railway in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Region. The agreement was signed at the Kyrgyz-Russian... more
Xeneta expands freight data offering
Xeneta has acquired maritime and supply chain data firm eeSea, aiming to enhance its platform for containerised freight procurement. The integration adds eeSea’s global schedule, transit time and reliability data to Xeneta’s existing freight rate intelligence, enabling shippers... more
New cargo flows at Changi
Sats has opened a BUP handling centre at Singapore Changi airport, designed to accelerate bulk unitisation programme shipments (BUP) assembled by forwarders or shippers. Covering half a soccer field at Sats Cargo’s airfreight terminal the sheltered facility cuts minimum... more