Daimler Trucks Asia investing EUR 300 million 
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) are bundling their Asian business under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia with a view to generating further sales growth in Asia and Africa. To this end, Daimler Trucks Asia will... more
Charter broker positions freighters in the Philippines
The global aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has positioned two freighters in the Philippines to help agencies deliver aid to the heart of the typhoon disaster zone more effectively. The two aircraft, an Ilyushin IL-76 and an Antonov AN-12 (in photo),... more
Dachser sets up JV in Indonesia
The company Dachser is continuing to expand in its air and sea logistics business field. The Germany-based international logistics provider recently established a joint venture in Indonesia that trades under the name PT Dachser Indonesia. The new firm’s portfolio ranges from air... more
Jan de Rijk Logistics and China Cargo Airlines cooperate
Jan de Rijk Logistics, based in the Netherlands, and China Cargo Airlines, headquartered in Hongqiao, have successfully managed to transport air cargo shipments by rail instead of by road. The dedicated Jan de Rijk train between Venlo (Netherlands) and Milan (Italy) allows a... more
AF-KLM-Martinair flies wine around the world
Over the past 40 years, opening bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau on the evening of the third Thursday in November has become a not-to-be-missed celebration in many countries. Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo deployed air cargo resources – including no less than four full freighters –... more
Mercedes-Benz Trucks expanding in Russia
Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vostok (MBTV) is now assembling and painting truck frames at its Naberzhnye Chelny site in Tatarstan (Russia), with immediate effect. The company has invested around EUR 1.3 million in new facilities and equipment for the frame assembly activities. The... more
Korean Air and Boeing break ground on training facility
On 25 November, Boeing participated in a groundbreaking ceremony with Incheon and Korean Air for construction of Korea's largest new aviation training facility to be located in Incheon's free economic zone. The new campus, which is slated to open in 2015 (cf. ITJ 39-40/2013, p.... more
Ceva breaks ground for new multi-user warehouse in Malaysia
The logistics and SCM service provider Ceva Logistics is to expand its footprint in Malaysia following the ground breaking ceremony of a third distribution centre in the country on 18 November. Ceva Logistics and its partner Oryx Impressions Sdn Bhd have started construction... more
Relief following Haiyan 
On 7 November one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded left a trail of destruction in the Philippines, and on the Visaya archipelago in particular, where it was named «Yolanda». International assistance is has been arriving by air. more
Ust-Luga Express offers new container rail services
A new weekly rail service called the Ust-Luga Express has been launched to offer shippers a regular and reliable rail connection between Ust-Luga Container Terminal on the Baltic Sea and the MANP inland terminal, 45 km south-west of Moscow. The service, Launched jointly by... more