By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 28, 2019: India fell below the 50-points-threshold with 49 points on the DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) released this month. The DHL GTB predicts that Indian trade will continue to lose momentum coming to the point of no growth. The overall index…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 28, 2019: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has launched the SkyFit mobile application to address the challenges brought about by occupational stress in aviation personnel. The app is available on Google Play Store and iOS. SkyFit is devised to…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 27, 2019: Airports Authority of India (AAI) and AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Ltd. (AAICLAS) have signed a license agreement for in-line hold baggage screening (ILBS) at Indian airports, on September 25. The agreement will see…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 27, 2019: Growing demand in the container shipping market has prompted liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd to launch two new services - the South East India - Europe Express (IEX) and the Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX). Both the services…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 27, 2019: GP Global has performed its first low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) bunkering operation at the Port of Fujairah enabling it to supply adjoining ports too with International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 compliant standard fuel oil. The maiden…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 26, 2019: The HMM BMCT-TKD Express, the first block train with a weekly schedule to Tughlakabad (TKD), was flagged off from PSA’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) on Wednesday, September 25. The blocktrain will be operated by Container…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 26, 2019: The CMA CGM Group will be launching the world's largest containership of 23,000 TEUs, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The nine new vessels, announced by Rodolphe Saade, chairman and chief executive officer of the CMA CGM Group in…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 26, 2019: Jurin Laksanawisit, deputy prime minister and minister of commerce of Thailand will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bigbasket, India’s online grocery store in November. The announcement was made in Mumbai during the Thai-Indo…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 26, 2019: Vistara airline has chosen Airbus for their Flight Hour Services - Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP), which will cover engineering and maintenance for 62 aircraft, including 23 existing ones. Vistara, a joint venture of Tata Sons and…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 25, 2019: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet has revealed plans of selling shares of its cargo arm SpiceXpress in an initial public offering. In a report by Bloomberg, Ajay Singh, chairman, SpiceJet was quoted at the news agency's New York headquarters…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 25, 2019: Low-cost carrier IndiGo has signed an agreement with aerospace company Boeing to integrate Jeppesen Ops Control and Tail Assignment solutions to optimise crew schedule management and manage aircraft more efficiently. Ops Control will allow…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 25, 2019: Diminishing business confidence levels and significant declines in international trade volumes caused reductions in air cargo demand in August 2019 for Asia Pacific airlines. According to preliminary figures for the month of August…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 25, 2019: Global logistics provider FM Logistics has broken ground on its 31-acre multi-client logistics facility (MCF) in Jhajjar, near Gurugram, Haryana. The facility, expected to be completed in December 2020, is part of the five-year $150…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 24, 2019: Visakha Container Terminal (VCT) handled over 0.45 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) during the financial year (FY) 2018-2019 and is on the verge of crossing the 0.5 million TEUs mark in FY 2019-2020. The growth has been…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 24, 2019: VO Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin has proposed to install grid-connected 25 MW onshore and offshore wind farms at an estimated cost of Rs125 crore in the port premises. The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai will carry…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 24, 2019: DHL SmarTrucking recognised the important role and valuable contributions of its drivers by celebrating Drivers' Day on September 17 at its Bhiwandi SmartHub. Vikash Mohan, CEO, DHL SmarTrucking joined the SmarTruckers in the celebrations.…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 24, 2019: SpiceJet's cargo division, SpiceXpress has taken delivery of its first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), which it will operate in South Asia. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has validated the 737-800BCF’s…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 23, 2019: The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has welcomed the Indian government's move to slash corporate tax rate from 30 percent to 22 percent. On Friday (September 20), the government announced the cut in a surprise move,…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 23, 2019: Japanese global logistics player Nippon Express' subsidiary Nippon Express (South Asia & Oceania) will acquire a 22 percent stake in Future Supply Chain Solutions (FSC), through primary issuance and secondary purchase from an existing…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 20, 2019: Express service provider DHL Express has announced an average average shipment price increase of 6.9 percent for India, effective January 1, 2020. The price increase may go up to 15 percent for shipments of cross border e-commerce, owing…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 20, 2019: The third edition of the Global Pharma Logistics Summit concluded in Mumbai on Thursday, September 19, 2019, pledging to touch the lives of people around the globe with innovation and collaboration. The event deliberated on various…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 19, 2019: Delhivery, India’s leading supply chain services company, has become a member of the pharmaceutical cross-industry initiative Pharma.Aero on September 19, 2019. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Mumbai during the third…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 13, 2019: Rock band U2 frontman and philantrophist Bono has become a director in Zipline, the largest drone delivery service in the world. The delivery drone company transports life-saving medicines to Rwanda and Ghana. For Bono, the plight of HIV…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 12, 2019: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certificate of Turkish Cargo has been renewed till 2022. The certificate, which was initially obtained in 2016 and valid for…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 12, 2019: Cathay Pacific Group has reported a significant decrease in the amount of cargo carried in August 2019, compared to the same period last year. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon together carried 161,394 tonnes of cargo and mail in August, a…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 11, 2019: MV CMA CGM Rhone, the largest container vessel to visit India’s south and eastern coast, called on Chennai Port on September 8. It was berthed by Chennai Container Terminal, operated by DP World. The 299.95-m-long vessel, flagged from…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 11, 2019: Global freight forwarder CEVA Logistics has opted for e-commerce software provider for freight brands Kontainers to power its primary customer-facing e-commerce portal. The organisations have signed a multi-year, seven figure contract for…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 11, 2019: Global trade enabler DP World's International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) in Cochin has registered a record throughput of 57,590 TEUs for the month of August. The August throughput broke the previous best of 56,598 TEUs in…

Schenker India takes digital leap for shipping with Connect 4.0 Ocean By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 11, 2019: Schenker India has launched Connect 4.0 Ocean, an online portal streamlining shipping processes to deliver a seamless interface for its customers. The platform aims to…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 10, 2019: Saudia Cargo has awarded air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a multi-station cargo contract to handle more than 160,000 tonnes of cargo per annum in Europe and the United States. As part of the contract, WFS will also provide…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 10, 2019: Oman Air has unveiled its transformation plan for the improved performance of Oman's national carrier. As part of the plan, the carrier will focus on fleet harmonisation, organisational restructuring and increased digital transformation.…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 10, 2019: Sea lions Merlin and Reggie have made their way from the United Kingdom (UK) to China through Kerry Logistics' first class travel. Kerry Logistics transported Merlin, from Brightlingsea, Essex, and Reggie, from Flamingo Land, Malton, North…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 10, 2019: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has invested $115 million in Delhivery Pvt Ltd, buying a eight percent stake from an existing investor in the logistics company. The investment will give CPPIB one seat on Delhivery’s Board.…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 9, 2019: Sinotrans Global E-commerce Logistics Co Ltd (Sinoair) has adopted online international freight marketplace Freightos to accelerate its ebookings. Through Freightos' WebCargo platform, shippers will be able to pull global contract rates,…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 9, 2019: Global trade enabler DP World will be the ‘Logistics Partner to the Energy Industry’ at the 24th World Energy Congress (WEC) from September 9-12, 2019 in Abu Dhabi. The theme for this year is ‘Making Energy Flow’. Along with its subsidiary…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 9, 2019: Saudia Cargo has enhanced its presence in Europe and Africa by adding new freighter flights, as well as extra belly capacity in its passenger flights to cope with the seasonal demand. Saudia Cargo has added a second additional weekly…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 9, 2019: Qatar Airways will launch its new service to Luanda, Angola, starting March 2020. The flight to the capital and largest city of Angola will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner five-times a week. Our African network is expanding, with…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 9, 2019: In a bid to pare debt, Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL), founded by late coffee tycoon VG Siddhartha, has put its multimodal logistics provider Sical Logistics up for sale. The development was reported by the daily Livemint. The report…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 7, 2019: LATAM Cargo Brazil has transported two bears from Fortaleza to a wildlife sanctuary in São Paulo. The bears were transported in partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and the…

By: Our Correspondent Share this article September 7, 2019: VO Chidambaranar Port handled 34.29 lakh tonnes of cargo during August 2019, a record 30.93 percent growth, compared to the same period in 2018. So far, from April to August 2019, the Port has handled 15.15 million tonnes, accounting a…