Tag: Asia

Air cargo booking platform cargo.one bags $18.6 million in series A funding

The Berlin-based startup is building an operating system to simplify air cargo booking, with plans to expand to North America and Asia. ... Read More
May cargo demand up 2.9% for Asian carriers

Air cargo demand, in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms, increased by 2.9 per cent, whilst offered freight capacity grew by 5.1 per cent, leading to a 1.4 percentage point decrease in the average international freight load factor to 63.5...... Read More
Forwarders more upbeat about airfreight than sea

The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index for May indicated some improvements from April’s decline. In particular, the six-month outlook appears bright as airfreight gained 2.8 points to 63.4 and sea freight increased 2.1 points to 62.9.... Read More
Schiphol tonnages hit by slowing Chinese output

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo throughput totalled 385,842 tonnes in the first three months of 2015, down 1.8 per cent on 2014.... Read More
Asians least satisfied with e-shopping experience

Survey highlights preferences for alternate delivery locations and enhanced mobile... Read More
Two management appointments for Virgin Cargo

Virgin Atlantic Cargo announces new vice president sales roles for transatlantic and international business... Read More
EU port volumes set to slip

European container ports are unlikely to be able to maintain the strong growth rates of the past three decades, Fitch Ratings says.... Read More
Evergreen increases Asia-East Africa routes

Evergreen Line will adjust its existing AEF joint service and enter into a slot exchange agreement with CMA CGM and Emirates Shipping Line on their ASEA service... Read More
A350 XWB embarks on demo tour of Asia

MSN5 takes off to South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia... Read More
The future of Asian airline aircraft demand

Clear skies or turbulence ahead for Asian aircraft order book? CIT Aerospace offers view.... Read More