TOKYO-BASED Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based drone maker Matternet to explore medical delivery...
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JAL and Matternet link up on drones for medical gear delivery - 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
- Russia's dominance of the world wheat exports keeps growing
RUSSIA has gone from being reliant on wheat imports to accounting for a fifth of global sales, as its soils generate bigger harvests at lower prices,...
- Belarusian Railways increases freight to China 23pc in January-August
BELARUS rail freight traffic to China rose 23
- 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,...
- Amazon Air stepped up freighter operations by 27pc during summer
AMAZON Air expanded its daily flight schedule by 27 per cent over the summer, according to a report issued by the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan...
- CMA CGM buys stake in French airline group, expanding air cargo logistics
MARSEILLE-HEADQUARTERED container liner CMA CGM expanded its reach into air cargo logistics with the recent acquisition of a 30 per cent stake in a...
- MOL fined in California for air pollution violations that occured three years ago
JAPANESE carrier MOL, which now operates as part of the Ocean Network Express (ONE) group, has been fined more than US$250,000 for air pollution...
- Emirates SkyCargo marks 15 years of flights to China
EMIRATES SkyCargo has marked 15 years of operations to mainland China through which it has provided a 'continuous and robust trade link' and...
- Air Cargo Belgium inks MoU with ChAMP Cargosystems
GLOBAL IT provider and airfreight software firm CHAMP Cargosystems and Air Cargo Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...
- DHL to pump in US$30m to expand and update US operations
A SUBSIDIARY of major logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group, DHL eCommerce Solutions, plans to invest approximately US$30 million this year to...
- T S Lines H1 profits soar 50pc on rising rates, increased volumes and falling costs
TAIWANESE vessel operator T S Lines announced that net profits for the first half of 2020 surged 50 per cent year on year to TWD1
- CMA CGM imposes US$150/TEU congestion charge on Felixstowe
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM is to levy a US$150 per TEU port congestion surcharge from October 1 on all Asian containers imported or exported...
- Cathay launches 12-week cargo service to Pittsburgh linking Southeast Asia
HONG Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has temporarily expanded its operations in the Americas, with a 12-week cargo service linking...
- China and Greece commit to joint work on Belt and Road Initiative
CHINA and Greece have pledged to further develop relations between the two countries and jointly work on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
- CMA CGM's first of nine LNG-powered 23,000 TEU box ships enters service
THE world's largest LNG-powered ship, the 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade, has entered into service plying the carrier's French Asia Line...
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How rescuing drowning migrants became a crime!The Iuventa ran hundreds of missions to save migrants from drowning off the coast of Libya. But after Europe cracked down on migration, its crew...
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Seafarers are facing a Covid-driven humanitarian crisis!Thousands of mariners are unable to sign off from their ships, causing considerable mental agony to them and their families
- Airbus plans for zero-emission aircraft fuelled by hydrogen to operate by 2035
EUROPEAN multinational aerospace company Airbus has announced plans for the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft models that run on...
- Boeing to open new freighter conversion lines, receives two orders for 737-800BCF
AMERICAN aircraft manufacturer Boeing says it has received an order for two 737-800BCFs from an unidentified customer while announcing that it had...