Share this article November 3, 2017: Global trade enabler DP World operated India Gateway Terminal handled more than 51,000 TEUs in October. The growth is due to the rise in cargo traffic from the hinterland of Tamil Nadu which consists of cargoes like coir, coco peat, garments, activated carbon and…

Share this article November 4, 2017: To facilitate company’s prospects for growth and development, Dachser India has moved its Chennai branch to a new location. The new premises are centrally located in the modern KRM Plaza, and offer easy connectivity by road, rail and air travel. “The new office…

Share this article November 4, 2017: United Airlines is marking ten years of its daily nonstop service between Mumbai Airport and its New York/Newark hub, Newark Liberty International Airport. Launched in October 2007, the service has carried over 1.6 million customers on over 7,000 flights.…

Share this article November 2, 2017: Transport Corporation of India (TCI) has announced its financial results for the second quarter/ half year ended on September 30, 2017. The integrated supply chain and logistics solutions provider registered 17 percent growth in the standalone revenue and a 30…

Share this article November 3, 2017: The National carrier, Turkish Cargo has received QEP Accreditation from Envirotainer for two more stations - Brussels and Atlanta- as an indication of the quality of its pharmaceutical transportation service. With enhanced carrying cargo capacity, new…

Share this article November 2, 2017: Government of Haryana signed pact with Verbind at the sixth edition of CII Invest North 2017 being held in Mumbai. The state government has signed an MoU with Verbind for the project to come up at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore in Haryana. The logistics and…

Share this article November 2, 2017: For the first time in India, Safmarine has enabled the movement of 90x20 containers (full rake capacity) for a single shipper on one single train. This milestone was achieved in association with Flying Trade India and Gateway Rail. A full rake of rice cargo is on…

Share this article November 2, 2017: The leading international service partner for outsourced ULD management, Jettainer, is welcoming Lufthansa Cargo as its first costumer for its ‘Cool Management’ service. From now on, Jettainer not only manages the temperature-controlled ULDs for its parent…

Share this article November 2, 2017: India Electronics and Semiconductor Association ( IESA ), along with, The Indus Entrepreneurs ( TiE, Bangalore ), will host the third edition, IoTNext from November 8-9, 2017 at Park Plaza, Bengaluru. The Global Summit will focus on the opportunities and…

Share this article November 2, 2017: Countdown for the ‘ FIATA World Congress 2018 ’ scheduled to take place from September 25 to 29 in New Delhi, has begun with commencement of formal registration procedure at the 56th FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) World…

Share this article November 2, 2017: The Minister of Shipping , Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari digitally flagged off a consignment of 230,000 tonnes of steel cargo from Vizag port to Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Kochi through coastal…

Share this article November 2, 2017: Blue Dart Express recently piloted electric vehicles in Gurugram in its bid to operate its last mile e-tail delivery service with clean pick-up and delivery solutions. The launch was inaugurated by Sukhwinder Singh, regional head – North, Blue Dart. According to…

Share this article November 1, 2017: Express distribution company, TCIEXPRESS has announced its financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2017. The results for the Q2 and H1 reflected augmented growth revenue with a rise to 10.05 percent and 12.81 percent respectively…

Ethiopian makes its debut with B787-9 service to Delhi Airport Share this article November 1, 2017: Ethiopian B787-9 Dreamliner that joined the airline’s most modern operating fleet on October 27, 2017, made its debut flight to India’s capital city of Delhi. The Dreamliner fleet which is an…

Share this article October 31, 2017: As part of the commitment made by the Government of India to supply 1.1 million tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan on grant basis, External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Salahuddin…

Share this article October 31, 2017: Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) served 12.39 million passengers and recorded 11.7 percent growth in overall traffic in the first half of the fiscal year 2017-18. The domestic passenger traffic shows a growth of 13.3 percent compared with…

Share this article October 30, 2017 : Vistara recently inaugurated its direct service between Delhi and Ranchi, making it the fifth destination in Eastern India on the airline’s network. Vistara will operate double daily direct flights between the two cities, providing a convenient same-day return…

Share this article October 30, 2017: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is reconnecting with Mumbai with the launch of triweekly connections to Amsterdam Schiphol, after a 16 year hiatus. KLM is using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft for the service. The aircraft, which is scheduled to land in Mumbai at…

Share this article October 28, 2017: This winter, SpiceJet will connect Rajasthan with a slew of flights to connect key tourist and business destinations in the State beginning October 29. SpiceJet will launch its fourth daily flight under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme between Jaipur and…

Share this article October 30, 2017: After a series of successful commodity-specific logistics conferences across India, Indian Transport & Logistics News ( ITLN ) will host the maiden edition of High-Tech Logistics Summit on November 16, 2017 at JW Marriott, Bengaluru. The conference aimed at…

Share this article October 28, 2017: The Minister of Shipping , Road Transport & Highways and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari today digitally flagged off a RoRo cum general cargo vessel MV IDM DOODLE carrying a consignment of 185 trucks from Chennai Port to…

Share this article October 27, 2017: va-Q-tec , a leading supplier of high-performance thermal containers, and Lufthansa Cargo will be cooperating in the passive temperature-controlled container market in future. Due to the new cooperation, the containers from va-Q-tec are now available worldwide at…

Share this article October 27, 2017: In order to offer more transparency, agility and simplicity to all those working within the supply chain, Geodis has developed a new web portal Neptune, for its road transport-related activities. Neptune enables real-time co-ordination of transport activity,…

Share this article October 27, 2017: The Ministry of Shipping has sanctioned Rs 25 crore as grants-in-aid to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and another Rs 50 crore to the Government of Karnataka for Karwar Port, for developing their infrastructure, under the Coastal Berth Scheme of its flagship…

Share this article October 26, 2017: Jet Airways to commence its third daily non-stop service between Mumbai and London Heathrow with effect from the forthcoming weekend. The latest frequency to London Heathrow – 9W 116, will depart on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 0925 hrs (LT) from Mumbai. The…

Share this article October 26, 2017: AIR FRANCE KLM MARTINAIR Cargo will operate its new winter schedule from 29 October 2017 to 25 March 2018. From Amsterdam Airport Schiphol the airline will fly its 787 Dreamliner to new routes to Mumbai– India (3x/week), San José– Costa Rica (2x/week) and Port…

Share this article October 25, 2017: AV Vijaykumar, the recently elected chairman-elect, FFFAI , from Paramount Shipping Services based in Chennai, is unequivocal about the changes in mindset that Indian Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders should be striving for, especially when the landscape of…

Share this article October 25, 2017: The Maharashtra Cabinet has given a formal approval to Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL) of the GVK Group to build a second airport for Mumbai at Ulwe for Rs 16,000 crore. According to a press statement issued by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra's…

Share this article October 25, 2017: One more Indian logistics company is hitting the equity markets. This time it is Mahindra Logistics , an asset-light company as described by the management, will open its initial public offering (IPO) on October 31, 2017. The IPO will close on November 2, 2017.…

Share this article October 25, 2017: The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a plan to develop approximately 83,677 km of roads at an investment of Rs 6.92 lakh crore by 2022. The highway construction programme is aimed at pushing economic activity and generating at…

Share this article October 24, 2017: DP World has reported that it handled 52.3 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first nine months of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 10 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and 9.6 percent on a like-for-like…

Share this article October 24, 2017: Envirotainer , a global player in secure cold chain solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain has announced that they are opening two more stations for carrying its flagship RAP e2 solution in APAC. This is part of Envirotainer’s strategy to enhance its…

Share this article October 24, 2017: LOGOS India is increasing its Asian footprint by launching a new logistics venture with commitments from Ivanhoé Cambridge and QuadReal Property Group (QuadReal). The strategy of the venture, to be known as the LOGOS India Logistics Venture (the Venture), is…

Share this article October 24, 2017: International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina grew volumes in both air and ocean freight in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period last year. The company said in a press release that year-on-year, Panalpina’s reported EBIT…

Share this article October 23, 2017: Exuding confidence on the boom fuelled by increasing e-commerce businesses and uniform tax reforms in the country, industrial real estate investor IndoSpace is raising $550 million for its third fund, reported The Economic Times. The move comes five months after…

Share this article October 23, 2017: CargoLogicAir (CLA), the only British all-cargo airline, has launched its second new scheduled cargo service with a new weekly route connecting London and Frankfurt with Dubai and Hong Kong. Departing from London every Saturday, CLA’s new Boeing 747-8 Freighter…

Share this article October 23, 2017: Etihad Cargo has announced two senior management changes. Senior Vice President David Kerr will be leaving the company at the end of the year to pursue another opportunity within the industry. Acknowledging Kerr’s vital contribution to the company, Peter…

Share this article October 23, 2017: Airports Council International 's (ACI) chair Declan Collier, chief executive officer (CEO), London City Airports, turned over the chair position of the ACI World Governing Board to Bongani Maseko, CEO and executive director, Airports Company South Africa…

Share this article October 23, 2017: The Jaipur and Srinagar Airport got first and second rank respectively in the category of 2-5 million passengers in ACI-ASQ Survey. Airports Authority of India chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra along with his team received the ACI-ASQ Award at a function held in…

Share this article October 23, 2017: Blue Dart Express Limited has posted Rs 41.39 crores profit after tax for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 marking a 3.29 percent fall from the same quarter in the previous year. The logistics major had clocked a net profit of Rs 42.80 crore in the year-ago…