Cargolux to Zhengzhou/Iraqi to London 
Cargolux finally started its scheduled service between Luxembourg and Zhengzou (China) on 14 June. The operation had been planned a while ago (see ITJ 21-22/2014, p. 25), but failed to obtain all necessary permits from the relevant authorities. Now everything is in place and the... more
FCS now working for Miat
Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) becomes the new handling partner for Miat Mongolian Airlines in Frankfurt (Germany) today (19 June 2014). The carrier, founded in 1956, is increasing its destinations in Germany by adding Frankfurt to the existing Berlin service. The new link... more
Network Rail to upgrade Sydney’s rail network
Network Rail Consulting, a subsidiary of Britain’s rail infrastructure owner and operator Network Rail, has been appointed by Australia’s Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) to provide systems integration services as part of a major upgrade of Sydney’s rail network. The... more
Even more tonnage for Indian Railways
Indian Railways conveyed 180.63 million t of revenue earning freight traffic between 1 April and 31 May 2014. This equates to an increase of 8.79 million t, or +5.12%, compared to 171.84 million t carried in the same two months in 2013. In May 2014, the railway hauled 91.83... more
FPS opens in south of Sri Lanka
FPS Sri Lanka – a founder member of the FPS Group of independent forwarders and consolidators - has opened a new office in Galle, 120 km south of the country's capital Colombo. The new branch, a satellite of FPS' main Colombo operations centre, provides the company’s full... more
Europa Worldwide bridges the gap in Nottingham
Europa Worldwide Logistics (EWL), one of the UK's largest privately owned transport companies, is expanding its footprint and has chosen Nottingham for its latest site. EWL is one of the first tenants in the 1,115 sqm high-tech Rushcliffe Technology and Enterprise Centre... more
United Wagon establishes freight car specialist
The railway holding United Wagon Company (UWC), based in Moscow, is entering a new market by establishing a transport company named Vostok1520. Through the move, UWC wants to become an active partner in the development of heavy-haul traffic technologies for 1,520 mm gauge... more
JAL starts second daily Narita–Jakarta service
From today (13 June 2014), Japan Airlines (JAL) is introducing a second daily service on its Tokyo Narita–Jakarta (Indonesia) route. There will also be new evening departures from Narita and early morning departures from Jakarta. Boeing B767-300ERs will be deployed on the new... more
UTi creates global ocean charter desk
UTi Worldwide Inc, a global supply chain services and solutions company based in Long Beach CA (USA), recently established ocean charter service centres to coordinate the fastest possible response to energy, mining and construction industries clients - an important market... more
Air China now winging its way to USA
Air China launched a nonstop service between Beijing and Washington yesterday (10 June), making Washington the seventh North American destination that the carrier serves alongside New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Honolulu (USA) and Vancouver (Canada). The new four... more