Qatar Airways joins Iata CO2nnect 
In partnership with the International Air Transport Association (Iata), Qatar Airways Cargo, the freight division of the Qatar Airways Group, will become the first cargo carrier to join the Iata CO2nnect platform, and offer its clients customised environmental solutions. The... mehr
Paycargo chooses Amit Gairola
Paycargo has named Amit Gairola as chief design officer. Prior to this appointment, Gairola worked at Amazon for ten years in a variety of general management, product and commercial roles, including most recently as general manager of Amazon Freight in Europe. During his... mehr
Mena Aerospace expands board
Mena Aerospace Enterprises has promoted two senior executives to board level. Peter Hewett (right) has been named general manager of MAE Aircraft Management, responsible for commercial, operational and product delivery services. Peter Hewett and Omar Matar will work... mehr
Adapting intralogistics to new shopping habits
According to Tiktok's latest market research feedback study, 90% of the users of this social network in Saudi Arabia, 83% in the UAE and 79% in Egypt significantly increased their online shopping habits in 2020. In order to meet the customers' new omnichannel requirements,... mehr
Trucks acquired for UAE’s building sector
Abu Dhabi Ports Group is entering the construction logistics business: Its subsidiary Micco Logistics has acquired 31 tipper trucks to offer a wider range of integrated logistics support to the UAE’s construction and metals manufacturing sectors. The trucks will join Micco’s... mehr
Dnata chooses Guillaume Crozier
Dnata, a provider of global air and travel services has promoted Guillaume Crozier to senior vice president, UAE Cargo. Crozier has been with Dnata since 2011. Most recently, he has managed operational performance as well as innovation and product development across Dnata's... mehr
Setting anchor in Dubai
Bremen (Germany)-headquartered logistics company Röhlig Logistics has opened an office in Dubai. It is headed by CK Prasanth (branch manager), who reports to Kuben Reddi, managing director of Röhlig-Grindrod and Röhlig Dubai, based in South Africa. From the board, Robert... mehr
Shipments on chartered passenger aircraft
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air is launching private charter services under the title of "Boutique Charters", which allows its global clientele to book private direct charter flights with personalised itineraries. The new service is available to government and... mehr
Focus on leasing business
Suttons International is acquiring ISO tank containers, personnel and overseas customer contracts from VTG Tanktainer, including VTG's shares in the Brazilian JV Mission Line. VTG's stake in the Cosco VTG Tanktainer JV to serve the Chinese market is not included in the Suttons... mehr
Flowfox links up with DCSA
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) was founded in 2019 as a joint effort of carriers to support the development of global, digital standards in shipping. Now, Flowfox is starting to work with DCSA on the import container release. The Hamburg-based logistics... mehr