Ethiopian Airlines converts first B767 freighter 
Ethiopian Airlines Group has completed the first passenger to freighter conversion of one of its three B767 aircraft. Ethiopian partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and launched a B767-300ER freighter conversion line at Ethiopian MRO facilities in Addis Ababa.... mehr
Beware of piracy - in retreat
90 piracy and armed robbery attacks on merchant ships were recorded worldwide from January to September this year. According to the most recent quarterly report on piracy published by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), this... mehr
Von Kunden und Kandidaten 
Das Netzwerk Experts4Experts arbeitet 20 Jahre in der Logistikberatung zusammen. Die Jagd nach den geeigneten Kandidaten als Berater von Unternehmen ist für die Mitglieder des Netzwerks Experts4Experts Alltag. Aus zehn Ländern kamen Ende September Vertreter des Netzwerks... mehr
Connecting Abidjan
Swiss carrier MSC has added a new direct call at Abidjan to its Africa Express service. It will enable to transport freight travel directly and quickly between China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and Ivory Coast. MSC also added the port of Tema, Ghana, to the port rotation... mehr
A butterfly for Morocco
CMA CGM’s short sea lines division is strengthening its links to the Maghreb. Its new butterfly Morocco shuttle service will commence as from week 45 between ports of Morocco, France, and Spain. The weekly service (starting ex Agadir on 10 November 2022) between Agadir &... mehr
Acia and Solenta: more deals with DHL Express
Acia Aero Leasing, a provider of regional aircraft leasing and lease management services headquartered in Ireland, and Solenta Aviation, a South Africa-based specialist in aviation services, have further expanded their existing relationship with DHL Express. DHL Express has... mehr
DHL is not Fedex
Deutsche Post DHL Group is celebrating its preliminary results for Q3/2022. A particular focus lay on the group’s ebit, which passed the threshold of EUR 2 billion over the period (Q3/2021: EUR 1.78 billion). Thus, with its group ebit for the first nine months of 2022... mehr
Das Eis schmilzt – so oder so
Bericht von der Konferenz über «Die Zukunft der Luftfrachtlogistik für norwegisches Seafood». Einige Herausforderungen gilt es zu bewältigen, sollen skandinavische Fischexporte ihr volles Potenzial ausschöpfen. Zentral sind Massnahmen zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels und dessen... mehr
Clarksons sees "solid maritime conditions"
Maritime analyst Clarksons Research is comparably optimistic in its recent edition of its Shipping Review & Outlook report. The Clark Sea Index, the company's index for ship revenue, witnessed a small setback in September, but remains averaging USD 38,880 per day so far... mehr
Stronger throughput in European ports
In August 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) soared to 127.4 points from the 126.5 points (seasonally adjusted) registered the month before, according to... mehr