Tigers gets Asendia Oceania off the ground

Tigers has been selected as the local logistics partner for the launch of Asendia Oceania and provide B2C and omnichannel fulfilment in Australia. The Hong Kong-based company has an extensive warehouse network across Australia in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney with a focus on B2C markets. Asendia, with its headquarters in Bern, Switzerland specialises in […]

Menzies Aviation renews contracts with Thai Cargo

Menzies Aviation has renewed its cargo handling contracts with Thai Cargo in Oceania at five airports across Australia and New Zealand. The five-year contract will see Menzies provide cargo handling services at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth airports in Australia, and in Auckland, New Zealand. The Menzies teams will handle 40,000 tonnes of cargo per […]

B&H creates commercial role for Mark Hollis in Oceania

B&H Worldwide has strengthened its senior management team by creating the role of head of commercial – Oceania for Mark Hollis. His appointment is effective immediately and Hollis will lead the business on all commercial activities in the region while reporting to the executive board. Hollis will work alongside Colin Kaltner, the aerospace logistics company’s […]

Tonnage fall of 2.5% in October at Incheon

Seoul’s Incheon International Airport saw cargo volumes fall 2.5 per cent in October handling 247,000 tonnes. The gateway put the decline down to the loss of operating days in the month, due to the golden Chuseok Holiday, which meant it only operated on 18 days in October as opposed to 22.5 days. However, the airport […]

Logwin takes stakeholding in New Zealand firm SCI

Freight forwarder Logwin has invested a one third stake in New Zealand company Supply Chain International Ltd (SCI). The deal was made in October. SCI was established at the beginning of 2017 as a subsidiary of the Auckland-based Supply Chain Solutions (NZ)(SCS). The subsidiary is being managed by another stakeholder, Peter Furlong, who has 30 years experience […]

Yusen Logistics expands its services in New Zealand

Yusen Logistics (Australia) has started ocean and airfreight forwarding operations to and from New Zealand servicing its global network and partners. The forwarder says it initially commenced in late 2016 servicing business customers to and from Australia and now offers global coverage that includes logistics services across the entire supply chain. In March 2016, Yusen acquired […]

New forwarding offices opened by C.H. Robinson

C.H. Robinson has opened new offices in Asia and Canada and more after acquiring APC Logistics, which has extensive freight forwarding and customs brokerage services in the Oceania region. The US freight forwarder says the move has ensured shippers’ “needs are met and exceeded” by expanding its global footprint in key strategic global markets, and led to creation […]

Contract wins for Menzies as it grows its presence

Menzies Aviation has started a new partnership with Orlando Melbourne International Airport as part of a four-year exclusive contract to provide ground handling at the Florida gateway. As part of the contract it will handle cargo for Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Porter Airlines and Elite Airways. It will also run passenger and ramp handling and […]

Kenya Airways Cargo to export flowers into Australia

Kenya Airways Cargo (KQ Cargo) is now exporting Kenyan cut flowers to Australia after partnering with Qantas Airways. The new service was introduced after market research identified Sydney and Melbourne as being key markets for Kenyan flowers. The Kenyan carrier is targeting to lift more than 30 tonnes of flowers into Australia every month as part of […]