Taiwanese carrier launches cargo business with IBS 
Starlux Airlines, Taiwan's newest luxury carrier, has deployed a platform provided by IBS Software to manage business and operational functions for its entire cargo business. "iCargo" was implemented ahead of Starlux Airlines' launch in January 2020, which saw... more
Stengg and the power of the small aircraft
The Singapore-based MRO ST Engineering (Stengg) redelivered the world’s first A321 converted freighter to launch customer, Vallair. The first in its size category to offer containerised loading in both the main and lower decks (14 main-deck positions can handle up to 27... more
Australia celebrates first section of Inland Rail
Construction on the first section of Australia’s Inland Rail, a 1,727 km railfreight corridor connecting Melbourne and Brisbane, has been completed. The first of total 13 stretches of the AUD 10 billion (EUR 6.2 billion) mega project connects Parkes and Narromine in NSW West... more
Siemens India integrates systems with Mumbai ACS
Siemens India has integrated its systems in order to gain real-time visibility of its shipment movement with standard milestone tracking capabilities along with other useful information from the air cargo community system (ACS) framework at Mumbai International Airport (photo). ... more
Polish forwarder purchases 1,000 flat cars
Russian manufacturer UWC and Laude Smart Intermodal in Poland have signed a contract on the development and supply of 1,000 flat cars for the transportation of containers along the Russia–Poland transport corridor. The model 13-6724 is the first flat car on the 1,520 mm... more
Connecting three continents with one service
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight forwarder of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has launched an airfreight charter connecting the Asia-Pacific region to Europe and the USA, to meet demand from customers in the technology, manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare sectors.Managed by... more
Five locomotives for Uzbekistan Railways
Russia-based Transmashholding (TMH) recently delivered five 3ES5K AC mainline freight electric locomotives to Uzbekistan Railways. The contract for this batch was signed in May 2020. Representing the latest version of this type of locomotive, the 3ES5K AC are equipped with a... more
DB Schenker: global cargo flights from Frankfurt
DB Schenker has launched its new "global flight operations programme". With exclusive full charter flights it now provides reliable connections between Frankfurt and the world's major economic powerhouses such as China (Shanghai twice - and Beijing and Zhengzhou once a... more
One world, "ONE Source"
"With over 3,500 differently sized cargo handling facilities worldwide, the industry until now has lacked visibility on the capacities and services these facilities can offer. The need for greater transparency is even more critical in the current context," said Glyn... more
Nanjing from today but deceleration in October
Finnair has received permission from Chinese authorities to operate one weekly flight between Helsinki and Nanjing as of today, 11 September 2020. The route will be operated with A350 until 18 October, supporting cargo and passenger travel demand between Europe and China.... more