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HutchWatch: The $23bn port deal that nobody can close

Where we stand: CK Hutchison's mega-sale to BlackRock and MSC was supposed to settle the question of who controls the world's most strategic terminals. Eighteen months on, the answer is: it's complicated. When CK Hutchison announced plans in March 2025 to offload 43 ports across 23 countries to a consortium led by BlackRock and MSC's Terminal Investment Limited for $22.8bn, the deal was greeted with something close to relief. Washington saw the exit of a Hong Kong-linked operator from ...

DHL Aviation hires two Asia sales directors

DHL Aviation has appointed two new sales directors to help steer growth for the business in fast-growing Asia markets. Julie Zhu has been hired as senior director, China air capacity sales, and Jaspall Singh has been appointed as senior director, Southeast Asia air capacity sales, said Ingrid Raj, chief cargo officer at DHL Aviation. Confirming the appointments in a LinkedIn post today, Raj said that Zhu began her new role on 15 September and Singh will begin his new role on 1 January. Raj stated: "Southeast Asia and China are two of the world's fastest-growing air cargo regions and deserve dedicated leadership. "That's why I'm delighted to welcome Julie Zhu as Senior Director, China Air Capacity Sales, and to congratulate Jaspall Singh on his appointment as Senior Director, Southeast Asia Air Capacity Sales. "Both will report directly to me, and their appointments reflect our commitment to investing where our customers are growing fastest." Zhu joined DHL from Lufthansa Cargo, where she built her career over 22 years, most recently as head of revenue management and pricing for Asia Pacific. Based in Shanghai, she brings deep insight into China's air cargo landscape. Singh has been part of DHL for 16 years, beginning in Aviation Commercial Services (ACS) Finance and most recently serving as director of revenue management for China and Central and North Asia in Hong Kong. He brings strong transformation and leadership experience to the opportunities ahead in Southeast Asia, where he will be based in Singapore.

Box shipping and air freight - whither earnings when disruption passes?

The earnings driving this year's rally in container shipping and air cargo have more to do with capacity trapped in the wrong place than with how much the world is buying and shipping. Disruption, not volume growth, has become the main earnings driver. The open question is how long that lasts once the specific shocks behind it begin to fade. Container shipping's disruption began in earnest in December 2023, when Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea ...