Share this article August 6, 2019: The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has announced the closure for its Rs13,352 crore infrastructure expansion that includes construction of the state-of-the-art Terminal 2 and associated projects to be funded in a debt-equity ratio of 80:20. The…

Share this article August 6, 2019: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir have become Vistara's first codeshare partners after it announced its international flights to Singapore from New Delhi and Mumbai. Vistara commenced international operations from today with its Delhi-Singapore operations, using…

Share this article August 6, 2019: Kuwait's low-cost airline Jazeera Airways will start flying daily to London on October 27, 2019 on its new A320neo aircraft. According to the airline, this will be the first new service to the UK from Kuwait in 55 years. The flight will leave Delhi at 08.15 hours…

Share this article August 6, 2019: Swiss WorldCargo will operate non-stop services to Osaka in Japan, and Washington DC in USA by an Airbus A340-300 and Airbus A330-300, respectively, starting March 2020. Swiss WorldCargo will fly to Osaka five times weekly, while servicing Washington DC daily…

Share this article August 6, 2019: Logistics platform Transporter.city has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Axilor Venture, private equity firm Touchstone Equities, and angel network Lead Angels. The company will use the funds to strengthen its technology capacity and build on its…

Share this article August 5, 2019: Technology-enabled logistics firm Rivigo has bagged patent rights for its driver relay model by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The Relay Trucking model uses algorithms to ensure drivers are behind the wheel for a maximum of four-five hours at a stretch and…

Share this article August 5, 2019: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is set to premiere the NDC Matchmaker at the Global Business Travel Association 2019 Convention in Chicago. The convention is being held from August 3-7, 2019. The NDC Matchmaker is a free web-based tool to bring…

Share this article August 5, 2019: Uber Freight is set to take its logistics on-demand platform to Germany, which could help address bottlenecks and severe driver shortages in the country's road transport sector. "In an increasingly demanding sector, Uber Freight has the power to unlock efficiencies…

Share this article August 5, 2019: Hactl's value-added logistics arm Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) has extended its SuperLink China Direct (SLCD) scheduled road feeder services to Zhuhai and the western Pearl River Delta (PRD). Hacis has entered into a strategic partnership…

Share this article August 3, 2019: United Cargo has signed an interline agreement with all-cargo carrier AeroUnion, making the widebody TempControl service now available to Mexico City International Airport (MEX). It has also added five European and two US locations to its TempControl network –…

Share this article August 2, 2019: Digital freight logistics provider Cogoport has expanded its offering by launching refrigerated (reefer) cargo services to and from destinations across the globe. Shippers who need cold storage facilities can now compare rates and book reefer containers through a…

Share this article August 2, 2019: Japan Airlines (JAL) has entered into a freighter codeshare arrangement with Kalitta Air, effective August 1, 2019. The codeshare agreement with Kalitta Air will allow JAL to offer freighter services between Asia and North America. According to the agreement,…

Share this article August 2, 2019: Silk Way West Airlines has appointed Jenny Zhao as its new vice president Asia-Pacific region (APAC) effective August 1. She will take over from Nurid Aliyev, who has stepped down for personal reasons. In the new role, Jenny will be responsible for providing…

Share this article August 1, 2019: US-based natural health products company iHerb has chosen CEVA Logistics to provide air export services to Japan and Singapore from their newly opened logistics and distribution centre near South Korea's Incheon International Airport, the country’s main gateway…

Share this article August 1, 2019: Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed veteran Keith Winters as CEO with immediate effect. Winters replaces outgoing CEO, John Magee, who is leaving after 11 years in the role. Winters has worked in strategic and executive leadership positions for over 20 years in…

Share this article August 1, 2019: Gateway Distriparks Ltd (GDL) subsidiary Gateway Rail Freight flagged off the first export train service from the newly-built inland container depot (ICD) at Viramgam near Ahmedabad. The first consignment of export containers of Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India…

Share this article July 31, 2019: The International Air Transport Association's (IATA) 2018 performance figures suggest that Asia-Pacific region airlines carried the largest number of passengers (1.6 billion) worldwide, an increase of 9.2 percent compared to the region’s passengers in 2017. These…

Share this article July 31, 2019: Ethiopian Airlines will start flying four weekly passenger services to Bengaluru from October 27. Currently, Ethiopian operates passenger flights to Mumbai and Delhi, as well as cargo service to Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi. Flight ET 0690…

Share this article July 31, 2019: Cargo Community System Japan Co. (CCSJ) has adopted a CHAMP Cargosystems-powered cloud-based system that delivers a full stack solution for electronic cargo data exchange. The platform, which includes IT infrastructure, has helped CCSJ process millions of digital…

Share this article July 31, 2019: Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd (EBTL) has registered a growth of 22 percent growth in its third-party business in the quarter ending June 30, 2019. The company achieved an overall cargo throughput of 7 MT (million tonnes) in Q1 FY2019-20, of which 1.1 MT was third-party…

Share this article July 30, 2019: Malaysia Airlines and Dorak Holdings have signed a three-month agreement for charter flights between Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport from October until December 2019. The agreement was signed between Hazman Hilmi Sallahuddin, member…

Share this article July 30, 2019: National airline Air India has adopted Unisys Digistics™ integrated logistics software suite to create a connected and automated cargo ecosystem for consistent and accurate data across the organisation. While Air India has been using Unisys technology for…

Share this article July 30, 2019: Sports goods company Decathlon has awarded a five-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel to operate a new distribution centre of 23,000 sqm located within the facilities of the Port of Cartagena Group, through its sea terminal Contecar. The distribution centre in Cartagena…

Share this article July 30, 2019: Eric Born, president and CEO of Swissport International AG will continue in his post after agreeing to extend his contract subject to the company’s successful completion of its debt refinancing by September 30, 2019. Swissport recently announced its plans for…

Share this article July 30, 2019: Scoot will introduce its first A321neo aircraft into its fleet after it is delivered in the last quarter of 2020. The first aircraft named 'Wings of Change' is part of the 16 brand-new A321neo aircraft, which the airline will use on routes within six hours…

Share this article July 29, 2019: Thai Airways, the official flag carrier airline of Thailand, completed 15 years of services to Bengaluru. Since March 2004, Thai Airways has served 1.1 million passengers from Bengaluru to over 60 destinations across the world through its network. To commemorate the…

Share this article July 29, 2019: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a contract agreement with Aireon LLC for the implementation of space-based air traffic surveillance service in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata’s oceanic airspaces. AAI aims to deploy space-based Automatic Dependent…

Share this article July 29, 2019: US parcel delivery firm FedEx has defended itself from allegations by China State Post Bureau which rejected the US parcel delivery firm's defense for rerouted Huawei packages. "We have and will continue to fully cooperate with the Chinese authorities on the…

Share this article July 29, 2019: Top Airports Authority of India (AAI) executives participated in the second edition of a two-day annual conference from July 25-27. The theme for this year’s conference was 'Sustainability for Future Operations, in Financial, Operational and Environmental Domains'.…

Share this article July 26, 2019: Freight forwarding company Flexport has appointed James Chen as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Most recently, he was a director of technology at Amazon. James has served as CTO previously at Jenzabar (CampusCraze) and Rakuten (Freecause). While at Rakuten,…

Share this article Data drives decisions in the supply chain. More data is not the answer but better data is. Accurate and organised data is a requirement for today's logistics manager. Business intelligence such as on-time delivery performance, shipment management, payment accuracy, pricing models,…

Share this article How do you operate, maintain, or repair systems when you aren’t in their physical proximity? That was the challenge for NASA when it had to monitor its rockets and vehicles on space missions. So it created mirrored systems or digital twins, still on earth that allowed engineers…

Share this article Trading intuition for accurate data-driven insight has been a compulsory and continuous journey for today’s logistics businesses. This quest has led to innovations that have automated and streamlined process, in order to bring improved efficiencies to the logistics and supply…

Share this article Delivery times for ecommerce goods are getting ever shorter with the number of same day and one or two hour delivery services rising. This has had a knock on effect on customer expectations. End recipients are demanding greater flexibility as well as more delivery options, fitting…

Share this article The change of its name from TVS Logistics Services to TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS) was an important one. TVS SCS has become an integrated service provider, offering the entire realm of supply chain solutions. In an interaction with Reji John and Blessy Chettiar, R Shankar,…

Share this article Web-based e-cloud platform LogYcode offers a cost-effective solution for freight forwarders, exporters, importers, and also air freight carriers. From published tariffs and surcharges of all carriers from pan-India, to a user-friendly interface, LogYcode employs AI and machine…

Share this article July 25, 2019: Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman has been appointed the first class secretary, department of industry and internal trade (now called department for promotion of industry and internal trade), in the ministry of commerce. He will take charge from August 1.…

Share this article With more than 4 million square feet warehouse facility at 65 sites across India, Schenker India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DB Schenker is planning to expand its warehousing footprint to 7 million within the next three years. Vishal Sharma, CEO India and Indian subcontinent,…