Transportation

JAL plans to make Spring Airlines Japan a consolidated subsidiary by the end of June. (Source photos by Masayuki Terazawa and Wakako Iguchi)
Transportation

JAL to make China-focused LCC a subsidiary, eyeing tourism return

Major Japanese carrier plans to put several billion yen in Spring Airlines Japan

25 April 2021
Virgin Australia aircraft at Sydney Airport after a thunderstorm. The airline went bankrupt last year in the wake of the pandemic but hopes to receive a boost from the cheap fares.
Travel & Leisure

Australia's half-price tickets lift airlines but hotels remain grounded

$930m stimulus leaves accommodation sector 'for dead,' critics say

22 April 2021
Companies in Osaka and its surrounding areas are facing a quiet Golden Week due to surging coronavirus cases, after the governor said he would ask for another state of emergency to be declared in the prefecture. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Markets

Retail and transport stocks down as Osaka faces 3rd COVID crisis

Hopes for Golden Week sales boost dim as investors grow nervous

19 April 2021
Auto Shanghai 2021, China's largest auto show, opened April 19.
19 April 2021
Qantas Airways expects domestic passenger capacity to exceed pre-COVID levels in the next fiscal year.
Transportation

Qantas sees domestic flights back at 90% capacity this quarter

Australian carrier enjoys local travel revival as country controls COVID spread

16 April 2021
ANA has partnered with Hessen-based Wingcopter, a German startup that develops drones, on a new delivery service. 
Transportation

ANA to start drone delivery service as Japan eases regulations

Airline to deploy craft from German startup to carry goods to remote islands

14 April 2021
Grab's delivery to be the biggest segment over next 3 years. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Startups

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan

Accumulated losses reach $10bn; Singapore company raises Myanmar risk

14 April 2021
The containership Ever Given is pictured while it was stranded in the Suez Canal on March 26. The 400-meter-long vessel remains in Egypt even after being refloated.
Transportation

Ever Given impounded in Suez Canal

Reckoning insurance damages for Japan-owned vessel could take years

14 April 2021
The Grab-Altimeter deal will likely be the biggest listing through a SPAC.(Photo by Dimas Ardian)
Startups

Singapore's Grab to list in US through $40bn SPAC deal

Tech unicorn to lead Southeast Asia IPO rush after pandemic supercharges growth

13 April 2021
A prototype of the Sagawa-designed small electric commercial van (Photo by Kosuke Imamura). 
Electric cars in China

Japan's Sagawa to buy 7,200 low-priced EVs made in China

Guangxi Automobile to make Japan-designed commercial minivans on OEM basis

13 April 2021
An SF Holding truck in Hong Kong. SF's warning of a net loss for the first three months of the year has pushed its stock price down sharply. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Transportation

China delivery price-war hits market leader SF Holding

Intense competition at home pushing courier groups to go abroad

12 April 2021
Shipping containers, like these shown at a port in Ho Chi Minh City, are in short supply in Vietnam.
Trade

ASEAN share of US-bound container shipping reaches 20%

Growth, driven by furniture and electric equipment, reflect shift from China

11 April 2021
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines plans to invest in LNG-fueled ships to reduce its carbon footprint. (Photo courtesy of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines)
Transportation

Shipper Mitsui OSK to invest $1.8bn in decarbonization over 3 years

LNG-fueled tankers feature in plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050

6 April 2021
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visits a victim of the train derailment at a hospital in Hualien, Taiwan on Saturday. (Source photos by Executive Yuan/AP and Taiwan Presidential Office)
Transportation

Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades shows infrastructure flaws

The poor safety record is out of character for the progressive, democratic society

5 April 2021
"We take it that things will not get back to normal before the Chinese New Year holiday in 2022," a logistics company executive says.
Transportation

Asian cargo faces logjams in Europe after Suez blockage

US stimulus money expected to add to surge in global container demand

5 April 2021
The Ever Given container ship wedged in the Suez Canal on March 26. 
Transportation

Suez Canal blockage underscores a serious risk for supply chains

Container ships grow in size and become potential obstacles in trade arteries

4 April 2021
Containers are stacked up at the port in Long Beach, California.
Transportation

Freight rates spike as Asian cargo ships jam US West Coast ports

Container shortage grows as ports struggle to handle import surge

3 April 2021
The Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, navigates the Suez Canal on March 29 after being fully floated to unblock the crucial waterway.
Transportation

Suez ship's Taiwanese operator denies liability for blockage

Evergreen chief pins responsibility on vessel's Japanese owner

2 April 2021
Robust cargo shipments last year were a boon for China's big state-owned airlines, shippers, logistics service suppliers and port operators. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
Transportation

Resilient Chinese exports lift airlines, shipping lines and ports

COVID slashed 2020 passenger numbers, but strong cargo demand helped

1 April 2021
A first-class seat with a meal costs $540. (Photo courtesy of ANA)
Transportation

ANA 'passengers' savor $540 first-class dining -- on parked plane

Japanese airline offers 'restaurant with wings' as pandemic curbs travel

1 April 2021
The total length of China's high-speed rail network jumped 91% between 2015 and 2020. 
Caixin

China looks to slow growth of struggling high-speed rail

Plan will derail local governments' efforts to boost economic figures

1 April 2021
A Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea: Investors are increasingly bullish on the country's shipbuilders as they announce a slew of new orders.
Transportation

South Korean shipbuilders enjoy jump in new orders

Samsung and KSOE shares soar after megadeals point to end of slump

31 March 2021
A tugboat pulls the giant containership Ever Given through the Suez Canal on Monday.
Transportation

Suez Canal doubles traffic to clear backlog, from cattle to crude

Waterway remains cost-competitive alternative to African route

31 March 2021
The containership Ever Given has been refloated and will be checked for damage at Great Bitter Lake. (Photo courtesy of Suez Canal Authority)
Transportation

Suez Canal reopens for traffic after cargo ship refloated

Waterway authority chief says backlog of vessels could be cleared in 3.5 days

30 March 2021
AirAsia has been working to overcome the harsh financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic by cutting costs, raising operating capital and hasten its expansion of non-airline businesses.
Transportation

AirAsia records worst-ever earnings, but sees brighter year ahead

CEO Fernandes 'very optimistic' for restart of global air travel in second half

29 March 2021