News
News and shipment stories from Balanced Logistics: projects we have handled, changes in our services and what they mean for your shipments.
IATA: air cargo up 7.7% in September, while jet fuel costs doubled
IATA reports global air cargo demand grew 7.7% in September 2026. Jet fuel cost 103% more than a year earlier, and European airlines flew fuller planes with less capacity.
Read more →Finnair's Helsinki–Melbourne cargo route starts, with limits on temperature-controlled cargo
Finnair's daily Helsinki–Bangkok–Melbourne flights start on 25 October 2026. At launch, pharma and perishables are not accepted as through cargo between Helsinki and Melbourne.
Read more →Asia–Europe container rates rebound after 13 weeks of decline
Drewry's World Container Index rose 3% on 15 October 2026 as Shanghai–Rotterdam rates climbed 6%. Carriers are aiming for further increases from 19 October.
Read more →Air cargo in autumn 2026: volumes up 9%, China–Europe rates easing
Global air cargo grew 9% year on year in September 2026. China–Europe air rates fell in October, while Asia–Europe sea rates stay about 70% above last year.
Read more →Finnair Cargo volumes up in all markets in September
Finnair Cargo carried 12,275 tonnes in September 2026, 4.5% more than a year earlier, with the North Atlantic up 55.8% and Asia up 6%.
Read more →New belly capacity from Helsinki to Australia via Bangkok
From late October 2026 Finnair flies daily between Helsinki and Melbourne via Bangkok with Airbus A350 aircraft, and Finnair Cargo sells the cargo space.
Read more →Helsinki Airport winter season 2026–2027 brings more long-haul connections
The winter season starting 25 October adds 31 new routes from Finavia airports, including daily Emirates and Qatar Airways flights from Helsinki.
Read more →TT-Line to become second operator on the Muuga–Vuosaari freight route in 2027
Port of Tallinn has signed with TT-Line for a second ro-pax ferry between Muuga and Vuosaari, expected to start in the first quarter of 2027.
Read more →No services to or from Russia and Belarus
Due to sanctions, Balanced Logistics does not provide or facilitate services to Russia or Belarus, to entities originating from these countries, or for activities directed to or from them.
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Moving a 50-tonne vessel from Jämsä to Lake Saimaa
We planned and carried out the road transport of a 50-tonne vessel from Olkkola shipyard in Jämsä to the Saimaa lake system, including two cranes for unloading and launching.
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