• The Bangladesh air cargo market faces delays and sky-high rates after weeks of protests against the government and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators.
  • Drewry’s World Container Index for August 1 decreased 1% to $5,736 per 40ft container. It is 45% below the previous pandemic peak of $10,377 in September 2021, but it is 304% more than the average 2019 (pre-pandemic) rate of $1,420.
  • The construction of the future Duisport’s bimodal terminal in Kartepe, 150 kilometres southeast of Istanbul, Türkiye, is entering its final stages. The first trains and trucks should start rolling in at the beginning of 2025.
  • DB Cargo France is planning to launch two rail-road transport services at the beginning of 2025. One will link Metz and Nancy in eastern France with Valenton, in the Paris suburbs, while the second is a new ‘combi’ route to the UK via the Channel Tunnel.
  • Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) will launch a new service connecting Serbia, Hungary and Germany. The trains will serve Kruševac, in central Serbia, the BILK terminal in Budapest, and Duisburg.
  • Geneva-based MSC reached a record share of 19.8% of the global operated container fleet at the end of July. It has added some 400,000 TEU to its fleet this year, reaching the highest capacity ever recorded by a single carrier.
  • German SMEs are increasingly turning their attention on India as they look to reorient their supply chains – but suggestions that this forms part of a move away from China may be misplaced.
  • Korean Air has signed an “basic business sale agreement” with Air Incheon for Asiana Airlines’ cargo business.