Etihad Rail to transport 60 million t of goods 
Ethihad Rail has reached another milestone in the building of its UAE national railway network. The company has completed the construction of package A of stage two, which extends over 139 km, and its connection through Al Ghuwaifat on the border with Saudi Arabia with stage... mehr
The other kind of "ship of the desert" 
The New Silk Road not only paves international corridors, it also hands out awards. In Kazakhstan, the Austrian Foreign Trade Centre Almaty has presented Gebrüder Weiss (GW) with the Silk Road Biz Award 2021 for completing a major project in which GW transported 35 dredgers from... mehr
Milestone for Hamad port
Hamad Port Qatar, which is one of the pillars of the country's supply, recently achieved a major milestone as it handled its sixth million container. The port has also processed 13 million freight tonnes of non-containerised cargo since the start of its operations in December... mehr
Flying invitation to first Expo in Middle East
Emirates, the largest A380 operator, premier partner and official airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, has revealed a head-turning A380 livery dedicated to further carrying the global event’s messages worldwide. Even the iconic Emirates red belly branding, which can be only seen when... mehr
To the unknown Covid-19 victims
Who is thinking of logistics personnel in the days of anti-pandemic measures? Global sea, air and road transport workers' organisations and trade unions called on world leaders meeting at the United Nations General Assembly last week to end the "humanitarian crisis in the... mehr
Telesis picks Naji Majdalani
GA Telesis Engine Strategy Group has named Naji Majdalani as director of business development, Middle East. He has over 20 years of experience in the aerospace, airline and travel industries. Before joining GA Telesis, Majdalani was CEO of charter airline Wings of Lebanon. ... mehr
Seychelles: a hub for sea-air transhipments
Mahe Shipping Company, a freight forwarder headquartered in the Seychelles, in cooperation with Mauritius-based Freight and Transit Company Limited (FTL) and Air Seychelles Cargo, has for the first time ever handled an exceedingly large cargo transhipment from sea to air... mehr
Linking Lyon to the cargo world
Two weeks ago, on 17 September 2021, Qatar Airways Cargo and ECS Group celebrated one year of serving Lyon. Since its first flight, the international cargo airline, together with the global GSSA ECS Group, has flown over 5,000 t of cargo out of France's second largest... mehr
Kuljit Ghata-Aura elected president of Boeing META
Kuljit Ghata-Aura was appointed president of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), excluding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective 30 September. He joined the airline in 2010, and his most recent positions were regional counsel for Boeing META and director of market... mehr
Securing air cargo from Africa to Europe
National Aviation Services (NAS) Ivoire, a West African division of the aviation services provider founded in Kuwait in 2003, has successfully completed its regulated agent third country validation process (RA3) for air cargo operations at Abidjan airport (ABJ). This is the... mehr