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
Turning light into speed 
The ‘Silvretta’ at sea and in the air to hit the road. Gebrüder Weiss is once again supporting ETH Zurich’s ‘aCentauri Solar Racing Team’ by transporting its solar-powered racing car to Australia. The vehicle and equipment made it to the starting point by sea and by airfreight. more
Crew survey applauds 'Welcome' Wi-Fi
Elcome International’s 'Welcome Maritime Wi-Fi' has marked one year of service with strong results from a global crew survey. According to the company seafarers reported high satisfaction, with 44% awarding a perfect score for internet speed and 88% rating video call quality... more
More space, greater range
ATM Global Logistics expands site near La Chaux-de-Fonds, having given the go-ahead for a significant expansion project at the Le Crêt-du-Locle site. With this strategic investment, the company intends to support the continued dynamic business development and at the same time... more
Blue Water exchanges CEO
Thomas Bek (pictured centre) has been appointed CEO of the Danish transport and logistics group Blue Water Shipping, succeeding Søren Nørgaard Thomsen, who has departed after seven years on the job. Under Thomsen’s leadership from 2018 onwards, Blue Water’s turnover... more
21,000 t weekly capacity to 25 gateways
Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its East and Southeast Asian network to 25 gateways in twelve countries and territories, offering over 21,000 t of weekly capacities. The addition of passenger flights to Hangzhou (China) complements 44 weekly freighter services to... more
Uber Freight names new CEO
Uber Freight has appointed Rebecca Tinucci as CEO, succeeding founder Lior Ron, who will now become chairman of Uber Freight and COO of Waabi, an autonomous trucking company backed by Uber. Tinucci, formerly head of Tesla’s global charging business, transformed it into a... more