Share this article From traditional logistics concepts to new era of digital logistics, the internet is steering tremendous increase in supply chain velocity and cost reduction through information sharing and logistics synchronisation between trading partners and service providers. Technology is…

Share this article With the use of new technologies, the traditional freight forwarding business of simply buying and selling is disappearing. Shippers are comparing the areas of consumption with - where they have their production facilities and warehouses to optimise logistics. Steering logistics…

Share this article The Akshaya Patra Foundation, which began its journey in 2000 feeding 1500 school children in five schools in Bangalore has transformed from its humble beginnings to a colossal scale, making its Mid-Day Meal Programme the world’s largest school lunch programme. To make the…

Share this article Indian government’s ambitious plan to make India as an aircraft manufacturing hub cannot take-off till initiatives like SEZ is viewed as a real estate business, opines Aravind Melligeri, chairman & CEO, Aequs . Speaking to Shalini Nair & Shreya Bhattacharya on creating ecosystems…

Share this article Text by Surya Kannoth & photos by Meghana Sastry The history of The Akshaya Patra Foundation began when Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the ISKCON, looked out of a window at Mayapur near Kolkata, and saw a group of children fighting with dogs over scraps of food.…

Share this article Sagarmala is a project for port-led development to harness India's 7,500-km coastline, 14,500 km of navigable waterways and to enhance access to international maritime trade routes. The concept was approved by the Union Cabinet in March 2015 and a National Perspective Plan (NPP)…

Share this article 14 September, 2018: Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) - operators of Kempegowda International Airport, have signed a MoU to jointly drive the digital transformation of the BLR Airport. The declaration of intent…

Share this article September 12, 2018: Affirming its support for a cold chain industry, Etihad Cargo has launched FreshForward to its growing list of specialised products. The new product ensures items such as fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat and flowers move seamlessly across Etihad…

Share this article September 12, 2018: The 9th Annual SCM Pharma Summit 2018 organised by UBM, recently concluded on a successful note, with logistics players and pharma manufacturers discussing some thought provoking concepts to decode how the logistics industry can walk the extra mile to…

Share this article September 11, 2018: A study by a climate protection organisation, myclimate, shows that SkyCell containers are almost cutting in half the CO2 emissions per air cargo shipment. In a comprehensive life-cycle analysis, the climate protection partnership compared SkyCell 2500 and 1500…

Share this article September 10, 2018: Kuehne + Nagel for the first time leveraged the benefits of blockchain technology in a large scale operational environment with 800,000 transactions per month while upgrading its well-established VGM Portal. The enhanced solution provides shippers with new…

Share this article 10 September, 2018: Qatar Airways Cargo recently chartered 100 tonnes of medications from Mumbai to Brasilia for its customer Hermes Travel and Cargo Private Limited. This is one of the largest charter of medicines on a single flight among the several pharma charters performed by…

Share this article September 10, 2018: Avantida, an INTTRA company, today announced that CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd, two of the world’s largest liner shipping companies, are offering reUse container management services in Mexico. reUse is a container triangulation service for transporters made…

Share this article September 10, 2018: SpiceJet has announced the launch of its dedicated air cargo services and inducted its first freighter aircraft at a grand ceremony at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi. SpiceJet would operate the cargo services under the brand name SpiceXpress…

Share this article September 7, 2018: The Major ports in India have recorded a growth of 5.13 percent and together handled 288.38 million tonnes of cargo during the period April to August, 2018 as against 274.32 million tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year. For the period…

Share this article Sep 6, 2018: Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) will be offering customers the option of using active tracking devices on its flights starting the first week of September. This will enable them to track their shipments more precisely, whenever and however it suits them best.…

Share this article Sep 6, 2018: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), operators of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) and Vision-Box - have signed an agreement to launch paperless biometric self-boarding technology, aimed at transforming passenger experience and…

Share this article Sep 6, 2018: CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, launched CLIMACTIVE, the most advanced technology for the transportation of highly sensitive fruits and vegetables by active controlled atmosphere during the 2018 edition of the Asia Fruit Logistica fair. CLIMACTIVE is the…

Share this article Sep 6, 2018: Panalpina is expanding the company’s executive board, to include its three core products: air freight, ocean freight, and logistics. “Our company has ambitious growth targets for the coming years and a clearly defined plan for reaching them. Our three products – Air…

Share this article September 5, 2018: SpiceJet has launched its operations for the much awaited un-served market of Kishangarh, Rajasthan effective 8th October 2018. The airline will operate a daily direct flight on Delhi-Kishangarh-Delhi sector. The marble city of Kishangarh marks SpiceJet’s eighth…

Share this article 5 September 2018: Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker recently addressed key leaders in the aviation industry including government officials, airline CEOs, aviation industrialists and senior dignitaries among others, as part of the International Aviation Summit, a…

Share this article September 4, 2018: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Government of India to maximise the potential contribution of aviation to India’s development by addressing infrastructure constraints that limit growth and government policies that impose…

Share this article Sep 04, 2018: Digital freight forwarder, Twill has announced a change in its brand affiliation from Damco to Maersk. The platform was created as a ‘Damco innovation’ and operated as a partner with the freight forwarder and supply chain management company, which is part of A.P.…

Share this article September 3, 2018: Logistics startup WheelsEye has reportedly raised $1 million from Prime Venture Partners. The funding by the early-stage venture capital firm will be used to improve and refine the company’s technology product, which is still in early stages of development.…

Share this article September 3, 2018: Boeing reports that the Asia Pacific region will have the greatest global demand for new civil aviation personnel over the next 20 years. The region is projected to account for 33 percent of the global need for pilots, 34 percent for technicians and 36 percent…

Share this article September 1, 2018: In what is one of the longest hauls in Inland Water Sector (IWT) movement in the country, a consignment of bagged fly ash bound for Pandu Inland port in Assam sailed from Kahalgaon in Bihar recently. Marking the commencement of a critical integrated movement…

Share this article August 31, 2018: DHL Express has inaugurated its first service center in Jalandhar. This marks the second facility established by DHL Express in Punjab. Commenting on the inauguration of the facility, RS Subramanian, country manager, DHL Express India said, “As Punjab continues to…

Share this article August 31, 2018: Wipro has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) to spearhead the development of blockchain standards and drive blockchain adoption in the transportation industry. BiTA is an industry group dedicated to establishing blockchain standards for the freight…

Share this article August 30, 2018: The Jawaharlal Nehru Port trust under the ministry of shipping, the ministry of railways and the state governments of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have inked a MoU for implementation of a 362 kilometre new railway line between Indore and Manmad. The project will…

Share this article August 30, 2018: Mahindra Logistics (MLL) has announced the acquisition of a strategic stake in Transtech Logistics, also known as ShipX. ShipX is a SAAS (Software as a Service) based Transport Management Solution (TMS) platform that serves the supply chain automation needs for…

Share this article August 30, 2018: With a view to extend a helping hand and support the ongoing Kerala floods relief drive, AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited, a subsidiary of Airports Authority of India has decided to exempt 100 percent cargo handling related charges upto 31st…

Share this article August 30, 2018: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu recently chaired a meeting of different exports stakeholders and commerce ministry officers to discuss a strategy for revitalising India’s exports and doubling the country’s exports by 2025. The minister said…

Share this article August 29, 2018: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 2.1 percent in July 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was the slowest pace…

Share this article August 29, 2018: CEVA Logistics has appointed Laurent Binetti as the new chief commercial officer. He will join the company as of 1 September, 2018. He will be based at the CEVA Logistics head office in Baar, Switzerland and will also be part of the executive board. After starting…

Share this article August 29, 2018: The Indian government is set to introduce new regulations from 1st December for operating Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), bringing them under a Digital Sky Platform. Since drones are a technology platform which has wide-ranging applications from…

Share this article August 29, 2018: Visakhapatnam Customs has recently implemented the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) on Nepal-bound containers via Visakha Container Terminal (VCT). Under this modality, import containers bound for Nepal will be affixed with an ECTS seal as against the…

Share this article August 29, 2018: AeroLogic will receive a brand-new Boeing 777F freighter in January. Shareholder Lufthansa Cargo will lease the jet from Boeing specifically for this purpose. The fleet of this equal partnership joint venture with DHL Express will then total eleven aircraft.…

Share this article August 28, 2018: The National Logistics Portal, which is being developed to ensure ease of trading in the international and domestic markets, will be launched next year, Finance and Corporate Affairs minister Arun Jaitley has said. The digital trade platform will secure all…

Share this article August 28, 2018: Fraport has named Max Conrady as the senior vice president at its Cargo Development and Management department. Conrady, 43, would take charge from November 1, 2018. He is succeeding Felix Kreutel, who will become SVP Real Estate & Properties. With his years of…