ONE's AIM Service now to sail once a week 
The shipping company Ocean Network Express’ (ONE) has decided to increase the sailing frequency of its "AIM Service" that connects Africa, India and the Middle East. Instead of fortnightly, the frequency will be weekly, starting from May 2023. The increased... mehr
Container throughput remains weak
According to the latest flash estimate, the container throughput index of RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained almost unchanged in March compared to the previous month at a seasonally adjusted 118.1... mehr
Chapman Freeborn picks Russell Cook
Chapman Freeborn, the global aircraft charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Russell Cook as industry vertical director – automotive. Cook has had a career in freight forwarding for over 30 years, 20 of which have been spent looking after... mehr
Ethiopian Airlines: direct flight to Karachi
Ethiopian Airlines has finalised preparations to launch direct flights to Karachi, Pakistan as of 1 May 2023. Ethiopian first served Karachi from July 1966 to December 1971, and resumed the service from June 1993 until July 2004. The upcoming flight will be operated four times a... mehr
Rwandair to serve Paris in two months' time
Rwandair is scheduled to launch new direct flights to Paris (CDG) for the first time on 27 June 2023. The new service will operate three times a week, giving customers access to one of Europe's economic powerhouses, as well as connecting France with Kigali (KGL), from where... mehr
UTC's urgent charter shipment to Chicago
UTC Overseas recently arranged a charter to transport aero-derivative gas turbines from Cairo and Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, to Chicago, IL, USA. Once they arrived at ORD, UTC further coordinated the last-mile transport to multiple destinations to support power stations. In total,... mehr
Cargo Ai: cargo capacities stable in March 2023
Q1/2023 closed on a positive note showing signs of stability in terms of global capacity, tonnages as well as air freight yields, as may be seen in the report which compares month-on-month (MOM) data from March 2023 vis-à-vis February 2023, based on the total capacity on... mehr
Chapman Freeborn picks Lloyd D’Souza
Chapman Freeborn, a global aircraft charter specialist and part of Avia Solution Group, has appointed Lloyd D’Souza as the new regional business development manager – cargo for the IMEA (India, Middle East and Africa) region. With over 25 years of experience the cargo... mehr
Swimming for a winning team
Winning Logistics in Guinea, a West African branch of a global logistics provider headquartered in Singapore, has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald cranes on barge. After on-site commissioning in Q3/2024, Winning will operate a total of ten of such cranes from the Finnish... mehr
Die Zukunft im Blick 
Die Grimaldi Group investiert in Struktur und Flotte. Die neapolitanische Reederei setzt 2023 ihren Investitionskurs fort – fünf Fahrzeug-Carrier (PCTC) sollen die Dienste zwischen Europa, Afrika sowie dem Nahen und Fernen Osten verstärken. Des Weiteren schreitet auch der Ankauf... mehr