China's air cargo traffic soon above normal? 
The online news portal Xinhua reports that the Chinese civil aviation industry transported 539,000 t of cargo and mail in July 2022, 28.3% more than in April. Liang Nan, director of the transport department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, announced these figures... more
Shaka 2 becomes more French
CMA CGM Group will operate two out of nine vessels on the Shaka 2 service, jointly with its partner Maersk. The current rotation will remain the same: Shanghai - Ningbo - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Louis - Durban - Tanjung Pelepas - Hong Kong - Shanghai. Besides "CMA CGM... more
Freight forwarding drives Kerry forward
Asia-based Kerry Logistics Network has reported the group's interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. While revenue increased by 39% year-on-year to HKD 48 billion (USD 6.12 billion), operating profit grew significantly by 74% to almost HKD 3.5 billion (USD 450... more
ONE linked to Cargo Wise
The Singapore-based Ocean Network Express' contract rates and global tariffs are now being transferred automatically and digitally. The technology relies on the logistics platform Cargo Wise. The digital connection makes it faster and easier to book a shipment. The rollout... more
Moving more freight off the roads
Works on the railways to move more freight onto rail and take more trucks off local roads in Melbourne’s south-east have made progress: a new freight rail line has opened in the state of Victoria. The new east-west link is part of the AUD 58 million (EUR 40 million)... more
AAL manages salvage operation
On the north-west coast of Tasmania, AAL Shipping (AAL) has undertaken a salvage operation to remove two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport that had been sunk by a cement carrier in January this year. New South Wales-based United Salvage engaged AAL to supply a vessel... more
Flying fish through the desert 
Meat, fish, vegetables via Dubai and Doha. The Arabian Peninsula isn’t really renowned as a big exporter of perishable goods. Its central location, however, between farms, breeders and fishermen on the one hand and consumer markets on the other, makes the region’s airports... more
Cathay Pacific Cargo rolls out Fly Greener
Cathay Pacific is extending its Fly Greener initiative to its air cargo services as part of the aviation industry’s efforts to improve sustainability in Asia. Fly Greener is a carbon-offset programme powered by an integrated carbon emissions calculator, as part of the airline’s... more
Top ranking for Turkish Cargo in Europe
According to World Air Transport Statistics data, published on a yearly basis by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), Turkish Cargo, the logistics brand of Turkish Airlines, ranked the first among the European air cargo companies and fourth among the global... more
The deal is undone
On 27 September 2021, Maersk said goodbye to its subsidiary Maersk Container Industry (MCI), which had been in business since 1991, and to the latter’s Qingdao facilities. Maersk signed and sealed the takeover agreements the China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC),... more