Share this article May 22, 2018 : Dachser India Private Limited, an air and sea freight logistics service provider has proudly announced that it has successfully completed 10 years of partnership with terre des hommes, a Germany-based NGO for corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. About…

Share this article May 21, 2018: The Northeast Frontier Railway has started operating one lease Parcel Cargo Express Train (PCET) on fortnightly basis, connecting Northeastern part of the country to the West Coast. The route of this Parcel Cargo Express Train lease is: New Guwahati in Assam to…

Share this article May 21, 2018: UPS has named Rami Suleiman as president of ISMEA to oversee market opportunities in the district that represents more than 70 high growth markets for the company. “The ISMEA district holds immense importance in UPS’s transformation growth strategy and is a market…

Share this article May 21, 2018: Volvo Car and DSV have opened the doors to the first national parts warehouse for Volvo Car India. DSV will manage all aspects of the warehouse, including customs clearance, value added services, and last mile delivery to dealers within India. “This will provide…

Share this article May 18, 2018: Jet Airways has announced today that from November 5, 2018 it will launch its first non-stop service between Mumbai and Manchester, further strengthening its connect to the United Kingdom (UK). This is the first nonstop service connecting India, via its economic…

Share this article May 18, 2018: Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has said that the civil aviation ministry is in final stages of formulating the drone policy, which is likely to be released shortly. “We have finalised our work on the drone policy. Some tricky issues need to be…

Share this article May 18, 2018: WOW air, Iceland’s low-fare transatlantic airline, recently announced the launch of its flight operations in India from December 7, 2018 subject to getting slots at the Delhi airport. The airline said that it will have five direct flights a week between New Delhi and…

Share this article May 17, 2018: Commenting on April 2018 trade data, the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) president Ganesh Kumar Gupta has said that the exports outcome was not encouraging. Almost all the labour-intensive sectors of export including gems & jewellery, leather &…

Share this article May 17, 2018 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the prime minister Narendra Modi has given approval for development of trunk infrastructure components for the integrated multi-modal logistics hub known as 'Freight Village' at Nangal Chaudhary in Haryana under…

Share this article May 16, 2018: Blue Dart Express Limited has posted Rs 34.13 crores profit after tax (PAT) and Rs 142.10 crores for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2018, respectively. The revenue from operations stood at Rs 716.77 crores and Rs 2,790.85 crores for the quarter and year ended,…

Share this article May 16, 2018: Jet Airways has announced the launch of its operation under the Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme. Out of the four routes awarded under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), the airline will launch operations on three new routes and will subsequently launch…

Share this article May 16, 2018: Major container carrier Safmarine has recently announced that they will be working on a behemoth project for Cryolor Asia Pacific. Safmarine will be delivering 80 Cryogenic tanks for Cryolor Asia Pacific from India to Charleston, USA by December 2018. Low…

Share this article May 15, 2018 : Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu recently reviewed the status of skill development in aviation sector and the progress being made on developing National Air Cargo Policy. He directed the concerned in the ministry to come up with a comprehensive development…

Share this article May 15, 2018: Taking a digital leap, Kuehne + Nagel recently launched its new global warehouse management system (WMS) KN SwiftLOG, a scalable platform with global reach, powered by market-leading JDA Warehouse Management. Gianfranco Sgro, member of the managing board of Kuehne +…

Share this article Warehouses in India have gradually transitioned from being just godowns for storage to ulta-modern, state-of-the-art facilities. What is now revolutionizing the warehousing experience is the advanced level of automation as robotics, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things…

Share this article May 14, 2018: In a week-long visit to India recently, Thomas R Hardy, Director of Congressional and Public Affairs met with high-level public and private sector decision-makers to discuss ongoing projects and future collaboration. Core to the visit was co-hosting the US-India…

Share this article There has been a paradigm shift in the way logistics is perceived. The future calls for gravity defying logistics. Logistics was considered as a mundane activity but it will be an amalgamation of frontier technologies like robotics, aerospace technology and artificial…

Share this article Hyperlocal logistics is about getting a product in 24 hours, 4 hours or 45 minutes, to smaller towns where the majority business of e-commerce is generated. While many hyperlocal logistics firms failed since 2014, there are many innovative ones that are redefining how business is…

FROM MAGAZINE : E-commerce shines with logistics push Share this article AsIndia speedily takes the shape of a massive e-commerce marketplace, the numerous possibilities are bound to leave customers spoiled for choices. In such scenario, logisticswill be widely regarded as a crucial piece of…

Share this article AISATS is a 50:50 ground handling joint venture between Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services. Mike Chew, CEO, AISATS , talks about the dynamic growth of AISATS, the technological innovations, domestic and international growth, its proficient infrastructure to handle…

Share this article May 11, 2018: Kale Logistics Solutions has enabled trade facilitation for global logistics players through their state-of-the-art community platforms. These platforms are designed to offer several fulfilment mechanisms as per the guidelines around Trade Facilitation Agreement,…

Share this article May 11, 2018: The Indian arm of ECS Group, ECS Globe Air Cargo India, has bagged the contract for comprehensive GSSA services for Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) from its New Delhi headquarters. Starting May 1, ECS Globe Air Cargo India supports Ukraine International Airlines…

Share this article May 10, 2018: Schenker India , part of logistics giant DB Schenker, has roped in Vishal Sharma as new chief executive officer – India and the Indian sub-continent, with effect from May 2 this year. He succeeds Oliver Bohm who has moved into new role as Europe chief commercial…

Share this article May 10, 2018: Florida-based airline Western Global Airlines (WGA) has selected Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) to handle its first scheduled service into Hong Kong. The new twice-weekly 747-400F service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles is being operated in partnership with…

Share this article May 08, 2018: Emirates SkyCargo uplifted 33,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables from Indian destinations in the year 2017-18. This is 8.25 percent of the 400,000 tonnes of total perishables cargo uplifted by the freight division of Dubai-based Emirates from across its network of…

Share this article May 8, 2018: Leading beauty company L'Oréal India has partnered with 3PL solution provider Mahindra Logistics to implement its post-GST supply chain consolidation strategy which is focused on achieving efficiencies in total cost. As part of this, a distribution centre in Haryana…

Share this article May 07, 2018: Al-Gosaibi, Saudi Arabia’s leading shipping agency, has gone love on CAPELLA - a state-of- the art CAPELLA Container Freight Station / Inland Container Depot Management System by Kale Logistics Solutions. Al-Gosaibi is a well-known brand, associated with versatile…

Share this article May 7, 2018: Siemens Postal, Parcel and Airport Logistics (SPPAL) has opened a new MindSphere Application Center (MAC) in Dubai to further expand its digital portfolio. The MAC is used to develop future-oriented analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for airports,…

Share this article May 4, 2018: FreightBro, an Indian logistics technology company, completed raising a seed round with Suresh Kumar, former Global CIO of Bank of New York Mellon, as a significant investor. Kumar will also function as an advisor to the firm and assist FreightBro as they continue to…

Share this article May 04, 2018: Turkish Cargo has launched scheduled cargo flights to Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. The carrier aims to focus on transporting mainly time and temperature sensitive shipments such as drugs and other express products on the route. In the earlier months, the…

Share this article May 3, 2018: Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has signed an agreement with Cold Box Express to offer innovative shipping solutions for temperature-sensitive cargo. Cold Box offers an active temperature-control pallet shipper, designed for mixed-load ground…

Share this article May 03, 2018: The Union Government has announced plans to build India’s second biggest airport, after Mumbai, in the Mopa district of Goa. The government said: “A joint team of the Airports Authority of India ( AAI ) and Commerce Logistics Department will visit Goa on 7 and 8th…

Share this article May 2, 2018: Leading handler dnata has gained Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification from IATA for its pharma-handling processes and facilities in Dubai. dnata’s two-year preparation for certification included…

Share this article April 30, 2018: DP World in partnership with Virgin Hyperloop One has formed DP World Cargospeed to provide hyperloop-enabled cargo systems for faster, sustainable and efficient delivery of palletised cargo. The launch was attended by vice president and prime minister of the UAE…

Share this article April 28, 2018: Pharmaceutical sector has posted a volume of 1.9 percent of all air cargo flown by air contributing to 2.6 percent of total airline cargo revenue i.e. $1.4 billion, an IATA study reveals. The biggest export and import market – US showed a growth of 2.1 percent per…

Share this article April 28, 2018: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed on Friday its Annual Performance Contract i.e. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Civil Aviation for the year 2018-19. The MoU was inked between RN Choubey, secretary, civil aviation and Guruprasad…

Share this article April 28, 2018: Apollo LogiSolutions Limited (ALS), one of the leading integrated logistics solution providers has appointed Samarnath Jha as its chief executive officer (CEO) and director on the board. Jha who comes with two decades of experience in logistics industry, will lead…

Share this article April 25, 2018: The centre has given a final nod to connect Jewar airport in Greater Noida by two different train systems to Delhi. Even though three Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) corridor from Sarai Kale Khan has been approved, UP government is examining the feasibility of…

Share this article April 24, 2018: Fraport AG and Swissport signed a long-term lease agreement for a new air cargo facility for Swissport in CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). The facility will consist of 16,900 square meters, with an additional 2,260 square meters for office and social…

Share this article April 24, 2018: CMA CGM has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire an equity stake of nearly 25 percent of CEVA Logistics AG, a global leading player in the logistics sector. CMA CGM has committed to subscribe for mandatory convertible securities of CEVA in an estimated…