When airfreight was already vital 
With the transport of 30,000 l of aviation fuel from the British base in Dinjan, Assam, to Kunming, “the Hump”, the largest airlift of the Second World War, took off exactly 80 years ago, on 8 April 1942. The airlift served to supply Chiang Kai-shek’s national Chinese troops... more
Dronamics picks Paul Morton
Dronamics has appointed Paul Morton as chief financial officer and member of the executive team. The appointment comes at a key moment as the company prepares for the first commercial flights of its flagship Black Swan aircraft, gearing towards operating first commercial routes... more
ONE's pilot with biofuel continues
Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) recently conducted its third trial of refuelling marine biofuel. The M/V “NYK Fuji” was the vessel to be refuelled with 1,300 t of marine biofuel product during bunkering at Port of Singapore. The vessel, deployed on ONE’s SAS... more
Lau Tian Chen named head of DHL Apic
Global logistics provider DHL has named Lau Tian Chen as the new head of its Asia Pacific Innovation Centre (Apic) in Singapore. Established in 2015, Apic in Singapore is DHL's only innovation centre in the Asia Pacific region. Chen’s most recent role is vice president, head... more
Year of records
Indian Railways breached the 1,400 t freight loading mark for the first time ever in FY 2021-22. The originating freight loading of Indian Railways stood at 1,418.1 t, which is 15% more than the previous best set in FY 2020-21 at 1,233.2 t. The incremental loading of 185... more
A long-lasting change? 
Asian share of the world fleet the largest for the first time. more
Opportunities on the waters
Forwarder Marinair expanding in sea freight. In conversation with CEO Pavlos Poutos. more
Finland plans to extend domestic timber transport
Russia's attack on Ukraine and the consequent subsequent sanctions have put an end to imports of raw timber from Russia to Finland. Now, Finland’s ministry of transport and communications in Finland proposes that section 80 of the rail transport act be amended so that the... more
Tony Mathews joins Dronamics
Dronamics has appointed aviation expert Tony Mathews as strategic advisor. With more than 45 years in the aviation industry, Mathews brings a wealth of regulatory and regional economic expertise, most recently having led the civil aviation safety authority in Australia as... more
2021 a pushy year for Liebherr
In 2021, the Liebherr Group achieved a total turnover of EUR 11.6 billion which corresponds to a rise of 12.6% or EUR 1.3 billion compared to the previous year. The group was thus almost able to match its previous record year in 2019 in terms of annual turnover. Net profit for... more