Rasquinha: back to the roots 
Aditi Rasquinha will join DB Schenker on 1 July as new head of ocean freight for the APAC Region, based in Singapore. She is currently working for Kuehne + Nagel, where she has held several senior management positions since 2014, most recently as director sea freight for the... more
Sputnik V to India, Mexico and Moldova
144 thermo-containers with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines were recently delivered onboard charter flights of Volga-Dnepr Group's carriers – Air Bridge Cargo Airlines and Atran Airlines - to Hyderabad, Kishinev and Mexico City. The transportation of over 25 t of special cargo... more
Wan Hai sets new sails
Shipping company Wan Hai Lines recently reported its results for Q1/2021. Wan Hai's revenue was up a significant 114% from Q1/2020, to TWD 38.62 billion (USD 1.37 billion), while net profit took a great leap of 157% to TWD 14.78 billion (USD 526.09 million). The Chinese... more
Proponent partners with Sine Draco
Proponent, a Californian aerospace parts distribution business, has been selected by Sine Draco Aviation Technology to serve as a Tier 1 supplier of machined parts and other conversion hardware for Sine Draco's A321 freighter conversion programme. Under the deal, the team of... more
MOL Plus makes first strike
Founded in late April 2021, MOL Plus, a venture capital fund (CVC) firm owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has now chosen its first investment. The investment pool is JPY 4 billion (USD 36 million). The CVC’s first project is the “Real Tech Fund”, operated by Real Tech... more
Green light for nine new routes
Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) has received approval from the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority to operate scheduled cargo flights to nine new routes. In December 2020, HKAC formally submitted applications to add Chennai, Delhi, Jakarta, Liege, Manila, Melbourne,... more
Boeing to convert B737-800 in Costa Rica
Boeing will open the first of two 737-800BCF conversion lines with Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales (Coopesa) in Alajuela, Costa Rica early next year. The US aircraft manufacturer forecasts that 1,500 freighter conversions will be needed by 2040 to... more
Apex takeover takes last hurdle
The authorities have given the green light for Kuehne + Nagel's acquisition of Apex International Corporation (Apex). Apex, which is especially dedicated to the transpacific and intra-Asia trade routes, is now part of the K+N group. The freight forwarding group, which in... more
12,000 HP move 6,000 t at 120 km/h
Indian Railways has received its 100th electric locomotive manufactured by Alstom. As part of the EUR 3.5 billion contract won in 2015, the manufacturer will be supplying 800 fully electric high-powered double-section locomotives of 12,000 HP (9 MW) for freight service, capable... more
Air bridge from Dubai to nine cities in India
Emirates has set up a humanitarian air bridge to support India in its fight to control the Covid-19 situation in the country. The Dubai-based carrier will offer cargo capacity free of charge on an "as available" basis on all of its flights to nine cities in India, to... more