Transportation

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Garuda Indonesia particularly hard, with the airline struggling to stay solvent.
Transportation

Indonesia court extends Garuda's debt restructuring process

National airline struggles to avert bankruptcy as creditors demand payment

21 January 2022
Xiangdao Robotaxi was launched jointly by SAIC Motor, a major state-owned automaker, hailing app operator Xiangdao Chuxing, and self-driving system developer Momenta. (Photo by Noriyuki Doi) 
Automobiles

Shanghai self-driving cabs offer smooth rides in early trial

Profitability and road safety still present challenges

21 January 2022
A container ship sails through New York Harbor. 
Climate Change

Decarbonizing shipping will cost '$1.5tn over 20-30 years'

'We need sustainable profitability,' Ocean Network Express chief says

20 January 2022
A COSCO ships sails on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey in 2018. Staff at the Chinese shipping giant say salaries and bonuses have risen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Caixin

Shippers pay bumper bonuses as supply chain chaos buoys profits

Staff at China, Taiwan shipping companies get windfall amid surging demand

20 January 2022
A commercial aircraft approaches to land at San Diego International Airport.
5G networks

After 5G delay, ANA and JAL to resume normal U.S. flights

Philippine Airlines also plans usual service as wireless companies pause rollout

20 January 2022
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines canceled more than a dozen U.S. flights this week over concerns on how 5G will affect jet instruments. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
5G networks

5G and airlines: ANA, JAL ground U.S. flights as disruption looms

Verizon and AT&T agree to delay service launch near key airports

19 January 2022
Containers are seen lined up at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Authorities have levied fines for collusive pricing on 23 shipping companies. 
Transportation

South Korea cracks down on shipping cartel amid supply bottlenecks

Taiwan's Evergreen, Hong Kong's OOCL among those fined total $81m for price fixing

18 January 2022
Relations between Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and Chinese President Xi Jinping are under the spotlight as the success of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative rests on Thai sector. (Source photos by Xinhua/Kyodo, Getty Images and Akira Kodaka) 
Economy

China's pan-Asian railway sputters to a halt in Thailand

Bangkok's indifference to Beijing's plan creates gap in Belt and Road network

16 January 2022
LG Energy Solution plans to use funds raised from its IPO for expansion to meet rising demand for electric car batteries.
IPO

LG Energy Solution confirms price for potentially historic IPO

World's No. 2 EV battery maker aims to raise $11bn to help meet rising demand

14 January 2022
Passengers at Hong Kong International Airport.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong bans transit flights from 150 nations after COVID outbreak

The new measures likely to dent struggling flagship carrier Cathay Pacific

14 January 2022
An Aeon mall in Cambodia. The company anticipates shopping center tenants using its warehouse. (Photo courtesy of Aeon Mall)
Retail

Cambodia to be ASEAN logistics hub for Japan retailer Aeon

Nation's 1st bonded warehouse will let importers store products duty-free

8 January 2022
A Hyundai Glovis cargo ship sits docked at the South Korean port of Pyeongtaek in 2018. 
Transportation

Hyundai Glovis shares get boost as Carlyle buys 10% stake

South Korea's Chung family sells portion of group company to meet new regulation

6 January 2022
Daikin's cold-storage containers will use inverters to save on fuel consumption and carbon emissions. (Photo courtesy of Daikin)
5 January 2022
The group's air carrier business is expected to retain the AirAsia brand after the corporate name change.
Transportation

AirAsia to rename itself Capital A, showing sky is not the limit

Malaysian budget carrier has expanded into ride-hailing and fintech

5 January 2022
Amanda Woo, chief executive of AirAsia SuperApp, spearheads the budget carrier's nonairline businesses. (Photo by P Prem Kumar)
Transportation

AirAsia keen to unseat Grab, Gojek as ASEAN e-hailing champion

Executive says ride-sharing app, already in Malaysia, to enter Thailand this year

4 January 2022
Due to a falloff in domestic transactions, Didi's revenues contracted 11.5% in the third quarter from the second. 
China tech

Didi Global pushed into the red by China crackdown

Ride-hailing company posts $4.8bn quarterly loss as rivals circle

30 December 2021
COVID-19 vaccines are unloaded from a Cathay Pacific cargo plane at Hong Kong International Airport.
Supply Chain

Cathay Pacific warns of 'dramatic' supply chain disruptions

Hong Kong airline forced to cancel flights after pilot quarantine rules tightened

29 December 2021
The rail-welding process in Tanzania. The standard-gauge railway has the potential to connect with a similar Chinese-built railway in neighboring Kenya. (Photo courtesy of Yapi Merkezi)
Transportation

Turkish builder seals $1.9bn deal to extend Tanzania railway

Indian Ocean country eyes links to African neighbors

29 December 2021
A Lion Air Boeing 737 Max jet is parked on the tarmac at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta in March 2019.
Transportation

Indonesia ready to restart Boeing 737 Max flights

Deadly crashes, including of Lion Air jet, led to groundings worldwide

28 December 2021
The DMV runs through the train portion on steel wheels. It takes 15 seconds for it to switch to rubber tires for the road. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Transportation

2-way player: Bus-train mashup pulls out of the station in Japan

In just 15 seconds, it's ready to rumble down the rails

27 December 2021
Malaysia Airlines is one of a number of AMCK Aviation customers facing financial distress. 
Transportation

Li Ka-shing to exit jet-leasing business in $4.3bn deal

CK Asset cites 'volatile and unpredictable' returns amid COVID

24 December 2021
China has been testing crew members before they dock at Chinese ports and imposing 14-day quarantines on all onboard even if only one person is infected with COVID, according to shipping companies. (Source photo by Reuters)
Supply Chain

China's tightening COVID controls add to global logistics woes

Port congestion, high airfreight costs weigh on suppliers, with no end in sight

24 December 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with his Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force and private sector CEOs at the White House on Dec. 22.
Supply Chain

'Christmas is saved': White House says supply chain crisis averted

Biden touts progress after meeting FedEx, GAP leaders

23 December 2021
LF Logistics runs 223 warehouses and fulfilment centers in 14 Asia-Pacific markets. (Courtesy LF Logistics)
Transportation

Hong Kong's Li & Fung to sell unit to Maersk in $3.6bn deal

Danish shipping conglomerate to take control of profitable logistics business

22 December 2021
Toyota Tsusho's pilot test will make use trucks powered by fuel cells. (Photo courtesy of Toyota Tsusho)
Climate Change

Port of LA to test manure-derived hydrogen as fuel for trucks, cranes

Japan's Toyota Tsusho launches pilot to tap renewable energy source

22 December 2021