Middle Eastern hub lends name to AAL vessel 
AAL Shipping has officially named its fifth super B-class vessel, the ‘AAL Dubai’, in a ceremony held on 12 March at the CSSC Huangpu-Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou (China). This 32,000 dwt multipurpose heavylift vessel, designed to be methanol-ready, strengthens AAL’s... more
Hungary Airlines choses Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has signed its first new carrier in 2025, securing a handling contract with Hungary Airlines. The airline has launched scheduled Budapest–Hong Kong services using Airbus A330F freighters with a 62 t capacity, strengthening trade... more
Spies to head ACS time-critical services
Air Charter Service (ACS) has named Andreas Spies as the new CEO for time-critical services in the Emea and Apac regions. Spies, who joined ACS seven years ago after more than a decade in onboard courier services and who’ll be based in Frankfurt, has played a key role in... more
’Lynn’ starts Australasian operations
Texel Air Australasia has expanded its fleet by adding a Boeing B737-800BCF, which landed in Auckland (New Zealand) last week under the 2-BPDA temporary registration. Having stopped over in Jakarta and Denpasar (Indonesia), the aircraft continued to Hamilton, where Hamilton... more
NHLML and IWAI to develop multimodal hub
India’s ‘National Highways Logistics Management Ltd’ (NHLML) and its Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAL) have signed an mou to establish a multimodal logistics park in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (India). The agreement was formalised in the presence of ministers Nitin Gadkari... more
Record-breaking WCA World conference
WCA World's 2025 conference saw a record attendance of 4,700 forwarders from 179 countries, reinforcing the event’s role as a networking hub for the logistics industry, as the company has reported. Over five days, attendees engaged in more than 80,000 one-on-one meetings aimed... more
HU Mengmeng appointed Jayud CFO
On 1 March Shenzhen-based Jayud Global Logistics has appointed HU Mengmeng as its new chief financial officer. She succeeded Lin Bao, who stepped down for personal reasons but will support the transition. Hu brings over 20 years of experience in shipping and logistics finance... more
DB Schenker supplies Mercedes with saf
DB Schenker has delivered its largest-ever order for sustainable aviation fuel (saf) to Mercedes-Benz, supplying around 13,000 t for airfreight exports from Germany to China. This initiative will cut CO₂e emissions by 40,000 t on routes from Frankfurt to Beijing and Shanghai, as... more
Europe–Apac traffic surpasses 2019 levels
Eurocontrol’s latest ‘Aviation Trends’ has analysed air traffic between the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) region and the Asia-Pacific region (Apac) since 2019, highlighting the impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In 2024, traffic grew by 21%... more
More trans-Pacific options in Seattle
Alaska Air Cargo and Hawaiian Air Cargo are launching new long-haul routes from Seattle, expanding their global networks. From 12 May daily nonstop services will connect Seattle (SEA) with Tokyo Narita (NRT), followed by Seoul Incheon (ICN) in October. Shipments can be booked... more