South Korea – St. Petersburg bimodal in 16 days 
Maersk’s Asia-Northern Europe ocean-rail service, previously offered on a monthly basis in west-bound direction only, will now be providing fortnightly connections in both directions, from Asia to Europe and from Europe to Asia. This is expected to help many customers who are... more
Rhenus opens new warehouse in India
Rhenus Logistics has opened a new warehouse at Gurugram, near the Delhi NCR region in North India. The 32,500 sqm facility will enable the company to provide more scalable storage options and solutions, strengthening its integrated logistics services and solutions offerings for... more
CMA CGM's sound start of the year
In his most recent outlook on the carrier's current situation, Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, commented: “Despite the uncertainty around global economy, we anticipate an improvement during the second quarter.” CMA CGM Group, member of the Ocean... more
Cargo-partner arranges "regular" charters
Since the escalation of the Covid-19 crisis, the airfreight teams of the Vienna-based logistics provider cargo-partner around the world have organised numerous full and part-charter flights to ensure the timely delivery of highly urgent shipments. Throughout this month, the... more
Criminals can't wait for restart of professional sport
While the professional sports leagues NBA and NHL in North America are working on concepts for resuming their playing seasons that were interrupted in March, smugglers are trying to benefit from the fans’ joyful anticipation. At two airports, US customs and border control... more
Australia's Port of Newcastle bolsters executive team
Senior Australian infrastructure managers Glenn Thornton and Paul Brown will join Port of Newcastle’s (PON) executive team on 9 June as the organisation enters a major growth phase. Thornton – who comes to the port from global engineering professional services consulting... more
Paycargo signs with another supply chain partner
Paycargo and IBS Software have concluded a joint partnership that enables rich API-based integration between their industry platforms. The integration of Paycargo's digital payments network with the "iCargo" air cargo management platform aims to help more carriers and... more
Transport market for fashion industry bounces back
Light at the end of the tunnel: the transport market for the fashion industry is beginning to recover. "Customers are reporting improvements in all modes of transport, and data from our SCM software OSCA confirms this," said Setlog. The German software company... more
Mriya flies millions of masks from China to Canada
The new Canadian office of Intradco Global, a Chapman Freeborn company and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, in collaboration with GTA GSM, has completed a significant charter operation, transporting 13,000 cartons (totalling nearly 1,000 cbm) of medical supplies and PPE... more
Analyst issues warnings for June
May 2020 was not as bad for the air cargo industry as the previous month. As indicated in data from Clive Data Services, the industry has passed the lowest point. After a -37% decline in volumes YOY in April, the corresponding figure for May of -31% showed a slight upward... more