Cainiao gears up for 11.11 shopping spree, deploying 700 chartered flights

ALIBABA's logistics arms, Cainiao Smart Logistics Network (Cainiao Network) announced that it plans to operate over 700 chartered flights to...

Dachser adds weekly Frankfurt-Shanghai charter for the autumn peak

WITH production gradually recovering and cargo space still limited due to the reduced number of passenger flights, Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is...

Maersk starts airfreight forwarding operations with charter flights

DANISH shipping giant Maersk has launched airfreight forwarding operations with the addition of charter flights between Thailand to Japan

Cathay Pacific's airfreight demand ramping up

HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 109,453 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, a decrease of 36

Moscow's ZIA Cargo obtains RA-3 certification to fly freight to EU

ZHUKOVSKY International Airport cargo handler ZIA Cargo JSC has completed the RA-3 certification process making it easier for airlines to transport...

Alibaba inks deal with Atlas Air to serve South America e-commerce market

CHINA's Cainiao Smart Logistics Network - a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba - has inked a freighter charter deal with Atlas Air as...

Emirates SkyCargo reaches milestone of 15 years of operations in Vietnam

EMIRATES SkyCargo has marked 15 years of airfreight operations in Vietnam, during which time it 'has helped to facilitate trade between the...

New services at Brussels Airport as carriers gear up for vaccine flights

BRUSSELS Airport has welcomed new cargo flights with DHL's subsidiary European Air Transport Leipzig (EAT) and All Nippon Airlines Cargo adding...

Charter rates soar with old panamaxes fetching top dollar

CONTAINERSHIP charter rates continue to soar against a backdrop of tight supply across most sectors, reports London's Loadstar

Yanmar Receives Order for 8EY26LDF Dual Fuel Engines for Japan's First LNG Ferries!

Yanmar Receives Order for 8EY26LDF Dual Fuel Engines to Power Japan’s First LNG Ferries!

International air freight volumes continue to fall, says IATA

AIR FREIGHT volumes fell nearly 13 per cent worldwide in August compared to last year reports the International Air Transport Association (IATA),...

Seafarers stranded by virus cause big increase in labour costs

SHIPOWNERS are facing rising labour costs as Covid restrictions continue to limit the movement of seafarers, reports Bloomberg News

Qatar Airways resume routes as South African Airways shuts down

QATAR Airways has announced the resumption of flights to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, reports the American Journal of Transportation

US-owned Seaspan buys two 2,000-TEUers for $176 million

HONG KONG'S Seaspan Corporation, a unit of New York listed and US based Atlas Corp, has announced it has taken delivery of two 12,000-TEU ships...

National Airlines calls up three freighters in response to capacity crunch

AMERICA's go-anywhere-anytime carriers National Airlines and National Air Cargo are bringing the first relief materials to cyclone-hit Mozambique

Geodis commits long-term air freight capacity to Asia-Europe corridor

FRENCH logistics giant Geodis has confirmed a two-way schedule of flights from China to Europe and back through to early 2021 as part of its...

EL AL Cargo expands air freight operations with Dubai service

ISRAEL's EL AL has further expanded its cargo operations through a new service to Dubai and by entering into a new partnership with CargoJetX on...

Trafigura lobbies UN to introduce ship decarbonisation tax

DUTCH ship charterer Trafigura is lobbying for a decarbonisation tax by the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) of between US$250-$300...

Annual peak air cargo season at full tilt all the way to Christmas

THE peak season is in full swing for international air freight when shippers pay more for less, reports New York's FreightWaves

Shipowners 'see dollar signs' as charter market soars

THE latest Alphaliner idle tonnage report shows that a further 65 vessels, for a total of 155,350 TEU, have found employment in the past two weeks,...