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Transport and logistics
News about the global transport and logistics industry with a focus on developments in shipping, aviation and rail particularly in relation to Hong Kong and China.
Models of aircraft, including the C919, are displayed at the Comac pavilion during the 55th International Paris Airshow, June 18, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Comac

Decoding the future of China’s C919 jet in a shifting aviation landscape

In the latest China Future Tech webinar, experts discuss questions surrounding home-grown Chinese passenger jet.

China economy

Opinion | China is taking Silicon Valley’s market ‘hacks’ to a whole new level

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Hong Kong transport

Letters | Let’s move towards a unified platform for taxi and ride-hailing services

China-Middle East relations

Beijing tells China ships in Strait of Hormuz to phone home amid safety risks

Iran has control over the shipping chokepoint that handles much of China’s imported oil, and Beijing will get daily updates from shipping vessels in the worrisome region.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun addressed the US’ recent involvement in the conflict in Iran, among other questions, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Saudi Arabia

Growing China trade prompts Hong Kong venture for Saudi cargo carrier

The ‘China-Saudi story’ is rapidly growing across all sectors, creating many long-term opportunities for the logistics player, CEO says.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong government orders report after 2 driverless buses collide at airport

No passengers on board at time of accident, but experts urge thorough investigation as airport set to expand use of driverless vehicles.

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Hong Kong science and tech

2 Hong Kong pilot schemes testing drones for landslide prevention operations

Drones are being used to help the Geotechnical Engineering Office with its work, including inspecting landslide sites and monitoring hillsides.

Hong Kong has on average about 300 landslides a year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Singapore

Spike in armed robberies in Straits of Malacca and Singapore ‘concerning’

There have already been 72 reported incidents this year, surpassing the 62 recorded in all of last year.

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Britain

‘Appalling mess’: UK’s high-speed rail link faces new delays

Troubled high-speed railway line connecting London to Birmingham to be delayed beyond 2033.

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China manufacturing

At Paris Air Show, China’s aviation suppliers circle for a landing

The number of Chinese exhibitors has more than doubled at this year’s show, as producers across the supply chain eye European market.

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The number of Chinese suppliers attending the Paris Air Show has more than doubled for this year’s edition. Photo: Xinhua
Belt and Road Initiative

Opinion | Israeli strikes one more challenge for new China-Iran rail corridor

Weeks before the air strikes, a new overland trade route was launched that could help Iran evade sanctions and advance its regional ambitions.

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People gather in Nobonyad Square, Tehran, after Israeli airstrikes on Iran on June 13. Photo: Getty Images
China airliners

China’s C929 jet secures Western tech as manufacturer signs parts deals

Though supply chains and trade relations have been strained, China’s in-development widebody plane will feature components from Western firms.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | SemiDrive to supply cockpit chips in European EVs as Chinese firms go global

‘Striving to be a top global chip supplier, we need to expand from the China market to the global market,’ general manager Eugene Wang says.

China-Russia relations

How China is driving a surge in shipping along Arctic sea routes

The route’s Russian operator is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers, as it anticipates a significant rise in voyages by Chinese companies.

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A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker crosses the Arctic passage in 2021. Russia operates the world’s only fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers. Photo: AFP
Automotive industry

Hong Kong to allow drones with higher payloads to boost low-altitude economy

Laws and regulations are being amended to promote the development of the low-altitude economy, deputy financial secretary says.

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Visitors at Xpeng’s booth at the Hong Kong International Automotive and Supply Chain Expo on Thursday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Malaysia

‘Important step’: fatal crashes prompt Malaysia to curb speeding lorries, buses

Following a spate of accidents, the government will require all heavy vehicles to be fitted with ‘Speed Limitation Devices’ that would cap speeds to 90km/h.

Malaysia

Malaysia revokes bus owner’s permit after deadly crash

Fifteen people were killed in a predawn crash on Monday between a car and a university bus along Malaysia’s notoriously dangerous East-West Highway.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong needs route for taxis, ride-hailing firms to co-exist: lawmakers

Owners blame ride-hailing services for their taxi licences falling in value but legislators say there is more to it.

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The number of taxi licences has remained constant at 18,138 since the government stopped issuing them in 1994. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong transport

Editorial | Fairer fees at end of tunnel for Hong Kong motorists following shake-up

Hopes rise for more equitable system after last such facility created under build-operate-transfer model is handed over to Hong Kong government.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong can support taxi sector by using levies to create fund: Uber executive

Ride-hailing company’s global head of public policy says city can learn from how Australia adapted to platform’s entry into market.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

How BYD and Chinese peers are transforming Europe’s small EV market

Volkswagen, Renault and other EU stalwarts prepare a slew of smaller, cheaper EVs to fight an influx of Chinese models.

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BYD electric cars waiting to be loaded on a ship are stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in September 2024. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong minibus operators hail arrival of over 800 drivers from mainland China

Temporary scheme should be extended to steer sector to safety and plug gaps in ageing workforce, operators say.

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Minibus driver Yin Wang (left), stands alongside Ka Wo Motors manager Lee Pak-kay. The driver is among those brought in under a labour import scheme. Photo: Dickson Lee
US-China trade war

US retailers demand Chinese firms pay shipping costs as trade pressure grows

For years, US retail giants paid to ship goods from China to America. But that is changing as costs spiral amid the trade war.

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police launch first drone patrols in urban areas

Unmanned aerial vehicles can inspect an area the size of 13 football pitches in 25 minutes.

China shipbuilding

Big shipowners take wind out of US sails, continue to order vessels from China

MSC executive tells forum in Oslo that Chinese shipyards can build new vessels for sector’s energy transition.

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Ships under construction at Shanghai Shipyard in April. Photo: Chinatopix via AP
United States

Salvage team bound for burning cargo ship off Alaska carrying Chinese cars

Ship carrying about 3,000 cars, including 800 EVs, has been abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire.

Smoke rises from the Morning Midas, which was carrying around 3,000 vehicles. Photo: US Coast Guard via Reuters
Ukraine war

Ukraine says it attacked Crimean Bridge, as Russia halts traffic

Kyiv’s agents detonated mines on underwater supports, targeting a key transport link between the annexed peninsula and the Russian mainland.

Donald Trump

Judge blocks Trump admin’s attempt to strip TSA workers of union rights

Judge found the Trump administration’s reasoning ‘threadbare’ and suggested the move was meant to ‘punish’ the union.

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