On 15th and 16th December 2023, on the Red Sea – out side of Suez Canal have attacks on ships of Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk. Therefore, four major shipping companies, including Denmark's Maersk, Germany's Hapag-Lloyd, Switzerland's MCS and France's CMA CGM, have temporarily suspended operations across the Red Sea. The Red Sea has the Suez Canal at its northern and the narrow Bab el-Mandeb strait at its southern, leading into the Gulf of Aden. It is a busy maritime route with ships passing through the Suez Canal to transport goods between Asia and Europe. Therefore, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait along with Egypt's Suez...
HONG KONG AIR CARGO ADDS FIRST EUROPE SERVICE WITH PLANS FOR MORE
Hong Kong Air Cargo has expanded into Europe for the first time with a new flight operating to Italy targeting e-commerce volumes. The new three-times-per-week service will operate between Hong Kong International Airport and Milan Malpensa on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday with a departure time of just after midnight and arrival in Italy at 09:15am. The flights will be operated by one the carrier’s Airbus A330-200 freighters. The first flight took place on October 29. This service is a dedicated solution for e-commerce logistics, ensuring same-day delivery of goods, the carrier said. The airline added that it hoped to add more flights to Europe...