Nippon Express has opened a Global NVOCC Center (GNC) to strengthen its ocean cargo forwarding business. Adopting a business-based approach compatible with the growth strategy for core businesses outlined in the “Nippon Express Group Business Plan 2023 – ‘Dynamic Growth'”, Nippon Express has positioned forwarding as a core business and is aiming to expand its handling of ocean cargo as a base cargo. Nippon Express has established a presence in NVOCC ocean cargo forwarding to and from Japan via its Japan-centered business infrastructure and customer base, but it is seeking to bolster its ocean ..read more

COVAXX has announced a global logistics partnership with Maersk. The agreement lays out a framework for all transportation and supply chain services that will be needed to deliver COVAXX’s vaccine candidate UB-612 around the world, once approved by regulatory authorities. Financial terms of the agreement are not disclosed. COVAXX is developing UB-612 using a high precision, synthetic peptide platform to activate both B-cell and T-cell arms. The investigational vaccine is designed to mimic natural biology and preclinical studies have shown high immunogenicity and levels of neutralizing titers a ..read more

“K” Line recently delivered 6 brand-new Japanese railway coaches to the Union of Myanmar. The “Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase I”, managed by the Official Development Assistance (ODA) loaned by the Japanese Government, includes the installation of railway coach of 24 units in total, exported from Japan and recent 6 units as first lot of this project are the first imported Japanese brand-new coaches, since its democratization in 2011. The discharging operation was performed at Thilawa port upon her arrival. On that day, “K” Line Group welcomed top leaders of Myanma Railways an ..read more

DB Schenker has implemented a new autonomous mobile robot (AMR) in a warehouse around 120 kilometers east of Prague. The robot named MiR Hook 200 helps to detect and transport trolleys to make operations even more efficient. The robot comes from the Danish technology company Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and was deployed in cooperation with DREAMland. While DB Schenker is using autonomous machines in various countries already, the new installation is the logistic company’s first robot in the Czech Republic. Tomáš Holomoucký, DB Schenker Managing Director for the Czech Republic: “I am extre ..read more

DSV Panalpina has acquired Prime Cargo from Mitsui-Soko Group in Japan. The acquisition includes Prime Cargo’s activities in Denmark, Poland and China. Prime Cargo is headquartered in Kolding, Denmark, but operates internationally and has activities in both Poland and China. DSV says the acquisition of Prime Cargo offers new opportunities for both companies and their customers. Prime Cargo’s customers will benefit from a global network and new services, and existing DSV customers will get access to strong capabilities within e-commerce and fashion retail. “Together, we can offer our customers ..read more

The port rotation of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) Elephant service is being fine-tuned to meet the needs of an improved South East Asia to USEC service. The structural change within its network comes in order to match the evolving demand as volumes remain strong across Asia and the USA. With this comes the return of direct calls to Laem Chabang and Tanjung Pelepas within the rotation. The new rotation will start with voyage 042W in Laem Chabang. Details are as follows: Elephant service New Rotation from MAERSK SEMARANG voyage 042W, ETD Laem Chabang 19/10/2020 rotating as follows: Lae ..read more

DHL Freight, one of the leading providers of road freight and customs services in Europe, extends the coverage of Eurapid and adds new features to its premium less-than-truckload (LTL) product. The service is now covering 95 percent of all business addresses within 25 countries in Europe. In addition to an improved same-day pick-up and Pre-12 delivery service, an additional Pre-10 delivery option is now also available in defined zip-code areas. Furthermore, all services booked via Eurapid are now completely climate neutral. The carbon emissions caused by Eurapid shipments are fully offset in r ..read more

On the occasion of the launch of the SITC COWIN‘s new container, SITC International, together with Xiamen International Port and Customers, held the landing ceremony of the “Bulk change to Container Transportation Mode” Item at Xiamen Haitian Terminal on the afternoon of August 26. Xue Mingyuan, President of SITC International Shipping Group, Lai Zhiyong, President of Logistics Group, Meng Xianliang, General Manager of Container Transport Xiamen, Pan Wenliang, General Manager of Logistics Xiamen, and Wang Shangyi, General Manager of SITC COWIN all attended the event. SITC International develop ..read more

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to unveil a further addition to their extensive service network connecting Asia to the Indian Subcontinent. Starting from 26th October 2020, the new China-India-Pakistan (CIP) service will provide an additional service option for customers providing greater flexibility to efficiently streamline their supply chains. The China India Pakistan (CIP) service rotation is as follows: Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva – Karachi – Mundra – Colombo – Port Kelang – Hong Kong – Shanghai Enhancing coverage of the Indian Subcontinent ma ..read more

DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials has become the distribution partner for Eastman in the Asia Pacific region. Under the agreement, DKSH will provide marketing and sales, as well as distribution and logistics for Eastman’s broad range of specialty materials, which can be used in various hair and color care applications. Eastman has a long history of providing specialty ingredients to the personal care and cosmetics industry. Axieo, a company recently acquired by DKSH, has provided services to Eastman for over 30 years in Australia. Christian Derbez, Director, APAC Region, Eastman, said ..read more