Concorde climbs higher 
Group Concorde has announced two senior appointments as part of its global growth strategy. Effective today, 1 September, Praveen Narayanan (left) becomes vice-president for the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on strengthening overseas stations and expanding commercial... more
Turkish Cargo boosts Maastricht
Maastricht Aachen airport (MST) has added three weekly freighter flights, reflecting strong cargo growth of 15% year-on-year up to July 2025. Turkish Cargo is boosting its presence with an extra Boeing 777 rotation linking Quito, Bogota, Miami, Istanbul and the Netherlands,... more
Tariff tensions lift July air cargo demand
Air cargo demand rose 5.5% year-on-year in July, marking a sharp rebound from June’s 0.6% increase, according to Iata. The surge was driven by tariff-related uncertainty, prompting shippers to frontload goods and switch from ocean to air transport. International demand grew 6%,... more
GW delivers solar racing logistics
The 'aCentauri Solar Racing Team' of ETH Zurich secured 11th place in the Challenger category at the World Solar Challenge 2025. The students covered the 3,000 km route from Darwin to Adelaide in six days under demanding winter conditions. Logistics partner Gebrüder Weiss... more
Roses fly faster, prices fall
JD Flowers, the floral arm of JD.com, expanded its direct sourcing of Ecuadorian roses in the run-up to the Qixi festival, also known as ‘Chinese Valentine’s Day’, which this year is taking place today, 29 August. By stationing buyers in Ecuador's key growing regions and... more
Tackling bottlenecks
Warehouse bottlenecks are becoming a growing challenge for e-commerce businesses facing rising demand and longer peak seasons. Research commissioned by Southgate Global shows that 57% of organisations encounter bottlenecks in warehouse operations. Equipment-related issues that... more
Grimaldi expanding eco fleet
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the 'Grande Shanghai', the first of ten next-generation pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. With a capacity of 9,000 car equivalent units (ceu), the vessel halves fuel consumption... more
RZD delivers tunnel drilling machine
RZD Logistics has completed the transport of a 160 t tunnel-boring machine destined for the construction of the second Kodar tunnel on the East Siberian Railway. The oversized unit, with a diameter of 4.1 m, was dismantled for transport. RZD Logistics carried out on-site... more
New Batam–Singapore shuttle
CMA CGM Indonesia has launched the 'Batam Singapore Xpress' (BSX), a new shuttle service connecting Batam (Indonesia) directly with Singapore and providing access to the group’s global network. The service offers two weekly departures, aiming to enable flexible and reliable... more
Japanese India–Africa car transport pact
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Mol), TradeWaltz and the Suzuki Motor Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding at the Tokyo 'International Conference on African Development', to advance automobile trade between India and Africa. The three firms aim to address challenges in... more