End-to-end solutions for 2024 challenges 
Challenge Group can look back on a successful 2023, despite the many challenging conditions of a soft market coupled with yield decline. With the introduction and deployment of its B767 fleet, it not only uplifted more tonnage than ever before, but also increased its... plus
Developing new food corridors
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi Airports and Abu Dhabi Food Hub – Kezad, the region’s first dedicated food wholesale market, have signed a tri-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly establish a fully compliant and transparent... plus
A new logistics provider for Egypt
The German EMS-Fehn-Group has established a new company in Egypt after decades of experience in the Middle East and North African market. EFG Logistics Services will be headquartered in Cairo, from where the team will offer road, air and sea transport services and complex... plus
À mi-chemin et plus loin 
Bonnes nouvelles de Bakou. Le Caspian Air Cargo Summit, auquel Michael Mackey a assisté fin 2023 pour l’ITJ, a émis deux signaux visant l’industrie: d’une part l’Azerbaïdjan essaie de s’établir comme plaque tournante du secteur du fret aérien entre l’est et l’ouest et d’autre... plus
Extending cooperation on dangerous goods
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) have extended their long-standing cooperation on setting and implementing global standards for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by air. An agreement to this effect... plus
Maersk bypasses the Red Sea
In response to the volatile situation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Maersk ME2 service will temporarily be diverted via the Cape of Good Hope. The adjusted route will include Jebel Ali (UAE), Mundra and Jawaharlal Nehru (India), Port Tangier (Morocco), Algeciras (Spain),... plus
Avant la crête de la vague
La capacité mondiale de la navigation conteneurisée va croître le plus fortement en 2024. La construction de porte-conteneurs a sa propre logique selon le principe «Me Too». Les volumes de fret élevés de 2021 et 2022 ont ainsi entraîné un boom des commandes. La capacité... plus
Shark fins hiding among dry fish
One week ago, on 15 January 2024, Hong Kong Customs seized about 800 kg of suspected scheduled shark fins, with an estimated market value of about HKD 4 million (USD 500,000), at Hong Kong airport. Upon inspection of an air consignment, declared as dry fish arriving from... plus
Bluetooth is watching you
Baku (Azerbaijan)-based Silk Way West Airlines has extended its longstanding strategic collaboration with unit load device (ULD) provider ACL Airshop. Under the new agreement, the partnership will now introduce Bluetooth technology for real-time ULD tracking. Vugar Mammadov... plus
Red Sea tensions: a global impact
Missile attacks in the Red Sea – most recently on two commercial vessels, the 'Gibraltar Eagle' and the bulk carrier 'Zografia'- continue to disrupt global supply chains. Despite air and missile strikes by the USA, the UK, and their allies in Houthi-controlled Yemen, the... plus