(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
Turkish Cargo: Sputnik-V doses from Serbia
Turkish Cargo has delivered more than 35,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines produced in Serbia as a donation for African countries, from Belgrade to Tunisia and Lebanon. The vaccines, which were specially packaged and loaded on the aircraft with the Lifo (last in first out)... more
Remarketing two combi freighters
ACC Aviation has successfully disposed of two de Havilland Dash 8-100 combi-configured aircraft. Working between its USA and Middle East office, the asset management division of the global aviation services group was exclusively mandated by Canadian North. Working in close... more
Seven more years in Saudi Arabia
SAL, Saudi Logistics Services company, has signed a seven-year agreement with Gulf Air – the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier – to provide ground handling solutions to its fleet at the main airports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), where SAL handled a total of 900,000... more
Ten years of serving Sofia
Qatar Airways marked a milestone in its history with Bulgaria, celebrating ten years since its first flight between Doha and Sofia on 14 September 2011. In October 2020, flights resumed post-Covid-19, as a tag on service with Bucharest, Romania. From 16 December 2021, flights... more
ICS proposes decarbonisation by tax
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has presented to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) a new proposal for a market measure (market based measure, MBM) in the form of a global fuel tax. Its aim is to “accelerate the deployment of fuels with zero carbon... more
Emirates Skycargo opens bookings on "Cargowise"
Emirates Skycargo is launching a new technical solution for its customers that will enhance user experience and the efficiency of booking processes for cargo shipments. Working with Wise Tech Global, a provider of software solutions to the logistics industry, the cargo... more