Global container flows better than expected 
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) increased by 3.2 points (seasonally adjusted) to 126.6 points in August, according to the current flash estimate. The value of the... more
Reverse logistics becomes a fashion
Global logistics company Geodis is adding returns management to its range of e-commerce services. Retailers and e-merchants can now make use of the group's end-to-end technological and logistical solution covering the entire value chain, from order orchestration to product... more
First city-wide medical drone network
Matternet, a global provider of urban drone-delivery solutions based in California, has entered into a partnership with SkyGo, a company from the UAE with knowledge of the Abu Dhabi healthcare landscape and expertise in logistics and distribution in the Gulf region. Together... more
Kuwait Airways extends GSSA partnership
After an already long-lasting partnership in Austria and the Netherlands, ATC Aviation Services is now representing Kuwait Airways as cargo GSSA in Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Slovenia. With 54 offices in 33 countries, the GSSA will be responsible for... more
New port in Haifa operational
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG)'s commitment, made in 2015, for the concession to build a new port in Haifa has brought fruit. Early in September this year, the NIS 5.5 billion (USD 1.7 billion) investment came to a close with the opening of the Bay Port at Haifa,... more
UAE pushes digitalisation
The United Arab Emirates has become the first country in the Gulf Cooperation Council region to move forward on digitalising the TIR system. At a ceremony held in Dubai and virtually, a memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of representatives of the UAE’s... more
(Too) much time spent in ports
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence used recent data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (Unctad) on port stays of vessels to gain more information about current bottlenecks in the container shipping industry.... more
Enhanced handling in Pakistan
Pakistani ground handling services provider Gerry’s Dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. The partnership will see Gerry’s Dnata provide quality and safe ground, passenger and cargo handling services to the airline in Karachi... more
Hutchison Ports feels spark of hope
Two major logistics players have joined forces for a new project: Spark, an energy hub in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, and Hutchison Ports, a terminal operator, have inked a shareholders’ agreement for the formation of a joint venture to manage and operate the dry port and... more
Christian Dornhaus to head EMEIA
Paycargo has appointed Christian Dornhaus as managing director for Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia (EMEIA). He brings over two decades of experience in the logistics and freight industries, most recently as vice president of sales Europe at UPS company Coyote and has... more