Share this article July 27, 2018: As many as 17 facilities that can be used as roads as well as airstrips are being developed in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. The facilities are being developed under the ambitious Bharatmala project that mainly seek to strengthen roads network in…

Share this article July 27, 2018: Future Supply Chain Solutions has signed new clients for its contract logistics business. This includes Haldirams Products (a reputed Indian snacks brand), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (an established brand for appliances), Myntra Designs (a well-known…

Share this article July 27, 2018: The government said there is no proposal, at present, with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to develop and modernise any aerodrome under public private partnership. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said the…

Share this article July 27, 2018: Cathay Pacific has undertaken a proof of technology trial of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons in the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, the airline’s cargo hub in Hong Kong. The trial, in harness with Unilode Aviation Solutions and OnAsset Intelligence, focused on the…

Share this article July 26, 2018: Despite increasing global protectionism, India’s exports will continue to register healthy growth rates and is expected to touch USD 350 billion in the current fiscal said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, in New Delhi. The…

Share this article July 26, 2018: India’s Cochin Port has unveiled plans to construct a new cruise terminal with a capacity to handle 5,000 visitors by February 2020. According to the country’s Ministry of Shipping, Cochin Port Trust issued a contractor work order on July 20 to commence the…

Share this article July 24, 2018: Swiss WorldCargo has obtained full IATA CEIV Pharma certification extending to its entire network. In order to qualify for this certification, all its processes and knowledge for the transportation of pharma products were thoroughly reviewed by independent auditors.…

Share this article July 24, 2018: India’s containerised trade with the BRICS´ nations trademarks a rise of 14 percent. Export trade from India to Brazil, China, Russia and South Africa increases 7.5 percent YOY. South Africa turned to be Indian´s top trade partner. BRICS EXIM trade registers steady…

Share this article July 23, 2018: Tata Technologies Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vidarbha Defence Industries Association (VDIA) at the ‘Made in Vidarbha – Aerospace and Defence’ Summit held at Nagpur last week. This partnership will lead to the setting up of a new…

Share this article July 20, 2018: Sumed Marwaha has joined Unisys as the new managing director for its India operations and regional vice president for Services. Marwaha succeeds Ravikumar Sreedharan, who left the company in June to pursue other interests. Marwaha joins Unisys from NTT DATA, where…

Share this article July 20, 2018: DB Schenker, a major logistics service provider, and the Eastern China city of Pinghu concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a state-of-the art logistics center in Pinghu, Zhejiang province. Due to its convenient location near the…

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Share this article July 18, 2018: Druk Air, the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan, is expected to introduce flights between Paro and Singapore via Guwahati, reports suggest. Earlier Drukair had commenced flights between Paro and Bangkok via –Guwahati. The Assam government has offered to provide…

Share this article July 18, 2018: CMA CGM INDIA loaded, for the first time, a helicopter on board one of the vessels operating the EPIC 2 service for final destination London Gateway. The helicopter was loaded at BMCT (PSA) - Nhava Sheva. The shipment weighed 4 MT with dimensions of 13.6 m X 3.05 m…

Share this article July 17, 2018: Adani Logistics Ltd (ALL), a subsidiary of Adani Ports & SEZ has signed an agreement with NYK Auto Logistics (India) Private Ltd (NALI) to form a joint venture which specialises in transportation of finished vehicles using automobile freight trains, and concluded an…

Share this article July 17, 2018: Airbus has roped in Ashish Saraf as head of the helicopter division of Airbus India to lead its initiatives across the civil, defence and parapublic rotorcraft markets. Saraf takes over from Xavier Hay who leaves India after six years to take over new…

Share this article July 17, 2018: Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has announced the sale of an S-76D aircraft to the Government of Maharashtra in India. The announcement came during the Farnborough International Airshow. This contract marks the first sale of an S-76D helicopter in India.…

Share this article Incoterms are a set of rules which define the responsibilities of sellers and buyers for the delivery of goods under sales contracts. First published by the ICC in 1936, the Incoterms rules are revised from time to time. The latest revision came into force in January 2011,…

Share this article These are heady times for India’s logistics sector. As the country aspires to become a global powerhouse for manufacturing, government initiatives, unified tax reforms and increasing transparency give that extra edge to the sector. What’s more, free trade warehousing zones and…

Share this article Whether it is getting the latest top secret collections delivered safely and securely to the ramp or responding to the ‘need it now’ approach of e-commerce customers or exporting high end fashion apparels out of the country, logistics players are well aware of the demands and are…

Share this article Healthy deliberations and doable action plans among policymakers and industry players are revitalizing India’s logistics sector. With the set up of Logistics Division, the Indian government is changing the face of logistics sector like never before. Shalini Nair The Indian…

Share this article The logistics sector in India has undergone a sea change and now with the infrastructural status, the sector is all set to bank on several opportunities and take risks. And it is a fact that the performance of logistics sector in the economic development of India has never been…

Share this article With the recent relaxation on cabotage laws for foreign vessels, there could be an increased utilisation of Indian ports as transshipment hubs, contributing positively to cargo traffic within India. Shalini Nair India is the sixteenth largest maritime country in the world. Its…

Shipping container, perhaps, might appear an unlikely candidate for the most influential invention of the 20th century, but it has arguably had a bigger impact than the aeroplane or the microchip. Containerisation is also said to be the last best standardisation in the global shipping industry,…

Share this article July 16, 2018: Korean Air commenced operating a B777 freighter to Delhi three times a week. The new freighter will depart from Incheon, make a stop at Hanoi and arrive at Delhi the next day. The return flight from Delhi to Incheon includes stops in Vienna and Milan. Korean Air…

Share this article July 16, 2018: Locus has announced the launch of FieldPro that automates and optimises sales beat plans for mobile workforce leading to increased profitability, resource efficiency, and time savings especially for the FMCG/CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) sector. A beat (route) plan…

Share this article July 13, 2018: Envirotainer, a major player in temperature controlled airfreight solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain has announced that international private equity firm Cinven has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Envirotainer from current majority…

Share this article July 13, 2018: DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont), a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division and the manufacturer of DuPont™ Tyvek® brand thermal cargo covers; and SkyCell, the Swiss-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled containers for food and…

Share this article July 12, 2018: Vistara, a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has agreed to place firm orders with Airbus for 13 aircraft from the A320neo family and six 787-9 Dreamliner from Boeing. Together, the deals are valued at $3.1 billion, based on published list prices.…

Share this article July 12, 2018: The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 3.91 percent and together handled 174.02 million tonnes of cargo during the period April to June, 2018 as against 167.48 million tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year. For the period from…

Share this article July 12, 2018: Indian Railways has introduced double stack dwarf container services. This freight train was flagged off from Western Railway’s Rajkot railway station on its maiden commercial run recently. The train was booked from the Reliance Rail Siding at Kanalus to Rewari in…

Share this article July 12, 2018: Qatar Airways’ business class experience, Qsuite, is now available on flights to and from Mumbai and Bengaluru. Patented by Qatar Airways, Qsuite features the industry’s first-ever double bed available in Business Class, as well as private cabins for up to four…

Share this article July 11, 2018: Tata Motors Finance Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors Limited, has picked up a 26 percent stake in TruckEasy, a tech based freight aggregator owned by Loginomics Technologies Solutions Limited, a Bangalore based logistics company. TruckEasy was…

Share this article July 11, 2018: A leading Indian transformers manufacturer recently chose Bolloré Logistics India to ensure the shipment of four sets of transformers along with their accessories to Australia. Bolloré Logistics India’s project team had been inquired by its client on providing a…

Share this article July 11, 2018: Panalpina, the Swiss freight forwarding and logistics company, has opened a new, purpose-built logistics center in Singapore. Strategically located at Pioneer View, the new facility is constructed over six floors and offers 25,800 square metre of usable warehouse…

Share this article July 10, 2018: Lufthansa Group’s decision-making bodies have approved Lufthansa Cargo’s operation of two new Boeing 777F freighters. Lufthansa Cargo ordered two brand-new Boeing 777 freighters in May of this year. The question of who would manage and operate these was left open…

Share this article July 10, 2018: AerOceaNetwork Member APS Logistics has been selected as the freight forwarding partners for the Colombo Fashion Week 2018. The apparel industry has been the main focus of APS Logistics and there is no bigger event in the industry’s calendar than Fashion Week.…

Share this article July 9, 2018: Saudia Cargo chief executive officer Omar bin Talal Hariri has been selected as a member of the Cargo Committee of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The committee of 19 members represents different global airlines companies. The Cargo Committee is…

Share this article July 9, 2018: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) – operator of the BLR Airport – has identified Autodesk BIM 360 (Building Information Modeling) as the design and planning platform for construction of Terminal 2 (T2). This platform will ensure that the entire team is…

Share this article July 4, 2018: Maersk Line, the global containerised division of the Maersk Group, announced its successful execution of first mile service for imports of live apple saplings from Verona, Italy to Sonepat, India for leading importer of apple saplings. This was a first ever store…