Airports
Dubai forms logistics alliance to expedite vaccine distribution
Dubai launches a new Vaccine Logistics Alliance in support of the COVAX initiative to distribute COVID-19 vaccines around the world. ➤
Month: January 2021
Airports
KIX Task Force readies airport community for COVID-19 vaccine
Kansai Airports announces its KIX Vaccine Transport Task Force has set up a framework for COVID-19 vaccine transportation at Kansai International Airport (KIX). The task force was formed in December 2020 to prepare for the ➤
Asia Pacific
FedEx to shift pilots out of Hong Kong to avoid onerous quarantine
FedEx Express is temporarily shifting its Hong Kong-based pilots and families to San Francisco as a result of the special territory’s plan for a rigorous quarantine for airline crew. ➤
Asia Pacific
Dimerco delivers critical telecoms cargo Guangdong-Lahore
International transportation and logistics specialist Dimerco delivers oversized cargo for a leading telecommunications client to Lahore (LHE), Pakistan from Guangdong (CAN), China. ➤
Asia Pacific
Korean Air, SkyCell partner on hybrid container leasing
Korean Air Cargo and SkyCell sign an agreement to lease SkyCell’s hybrid containers. ➤
Cool Chain
DHL expands medical, pharma logistics capacity in Germany
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its Leipzig Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) facility by approximately 2,500 sqm. The centre is located close to Leipzig Airport (LGG) and houses state-of-the-art equipment for storing and handling temperature-controlled ➤
Asia Pacific
Dachser lifts capacity of its air network for 2021
Starting in mid-January, logistics service provider Dachser resumes its weekly air charter from Hong Kong to Frankfurt, becoming a year-round service. “At the end of last year, the effect of increased e-commerce became especially evident ➤
Equipment Providers
Jettainer rolls out new basic ULD service, plug&fly
Jettainer, global provider of unit load device (ULD) management, launches plug&fly, a new basic version of its full-service ULD solution. ➤
Asia Pacific
Serai launches traceability solution for apparel supply chain
Serai, a network-based digital B2B platform by HSBC, has launched a traceability solution enabling apparel businesses to track cotton and other raw materials going into their product. ➤
Asia Pacific
New HK quarantine rules to sap 25% of Cathay’s cargo capacity
Although 2020 closed out with a relatively decent finish for the Cathay Pacific Group, new travel restrictions and quarantine requirements threaten to sap even more cargo capacity from the carrier. ➤