The Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. (PACTL) recently began regular operations at its new, CEIV-certified “Cool Center” on-site at Pudong International Airport. With the new temperature-controlled terminal operating under the best practices of IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) program for pharmaceuticals, PACTL offers complete inbound and outbound cargo handling[…]

Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics entered into a memorandum of understanding to raise its stake in Chennai-based Indev Logistics Pvt. Ltd. from 30 percent to 50 percent, as it prepares to handle increased demand for logistics services from growth in ecommerce and industry, driven, in part, by the Indian government’s new “Make in India” program. With[…]

Fleet, described as an “online marketplace for international logistics,” has raised US$4 million in a seed funding round, led by Hunt Technology Ventures, LP. Designed as an online platform from which freight forwarders can showcase their services, Fleet enables potential customers to connect with forwarders and offers them sales and marketing assistance. Fleet also offers[…]

Export commodities from Vietnam’s rapidly growing industrial base in Ho Chi Minh City are driving the demand for airfreight, prompting Luxembourg-based Cargolux to increase the frequency of its scheduled freighter service to Ho Chi Minh City to three times weekly, beginning today. Cargolux first launched service to Ho Chi Minh City in 2007 and began[…]

Canada-based Cargojet is close to finalizing a deal with Air Canada Cargo, which would, in essence, construct a cargo bridge between South America and Europe via Canada. The deal, still subject to route approval, would represent Canada’s first dedicated freighter flights to Latin America.  Once the deal is set, Cargojet would ACMI-lease and operate 767-300Fs aircraft[…]